Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance In order to fully participate in the sacred dance, our hearts, minds, and bodies must all be present and open. Too often in the Western world, the body is ...
Breath Prayer
Breath Prayers Breath Prayer is an ancient form of prayer and it is easily adaptable. Simply choose one or two lines to meditate on and inhale and then exhale through them. ...
Prithvi Hai Akash Hai
The earth and the heavens are both equally important and they must be synchronized; just like the light and the dark. This mantra teaches that the dark and the light are ...
Seven Part Body Prayer
Andrew Harvey shares in this video in these seven postures the path to becoming a Divine Human not only becomes embodied, but also enshrined. Each posture represents a step and stage ...
Ice Bath
Everyones talking about sharing morning routines. So, here you got one! 😉 A refreshing ice bath/swim. Wouldn’t you all agree that this is the best way starting off the day? No ...
Open and Receive
Marcus Borg demonstrates a form of body prayer in this excerpt from the video and internet-based series “Living the Questions: An Introduction to Progressive Christianity.”
How to Pass The Peace Without Touching
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) we have developed an alternative way to Pass the Peace without making physical contact – and while maintaining good “social distance.” This is a gesture ...
The Order of Julian of Norwich
The 14th century Christian mystic, Julian of Norwich, once wrote, “The fruit and the purpose of prayer is to be ‘oned’ with and like God in all things.” This body prayer ...
Vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation: Role of Yoga and Meditation in strengthening Cranial nerve, enhancing immunity Kirti Pandey Many psychologists, neuroscientists, & integrative health experts say that there are various ways we can ...
Bodily Knowing
Bodily Knowing St. Francis objectively experienced mutual indwelling with Jesus and with all of God’s creatures. We see this most clearly late in his life when the cruciform shape of reality ...
Body Prayer
Body Prayer If the incarnation is true and we are the Body of Christ, then prayer is fully experienced when it is also from the bottom up, when we “pray from ...
Whole-Body Awakening in Six Practices – Part One
Theologian Ramone Panikkar, says that Christ is “the Christian symbol for the whole of reality.” Panikkar further points out that the “whole of reality” consists of three seamlessly connected dimensions: (1) ...
Mindfulness Exercise: Awareness of Your Body
The third exercise is to become aware of your body as you are breathing. “Breathing in, I am aware of my whole body.” This takes it one step further. In the ...