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Meditating with a sacred phrase
Episode 57
In this meditation, I invite you to sit with a simple phrase: “Be still and know.”
Drawn from scripture, the words are not used as argument or explana…
4 months, 1 week ago
Returning to the Foundations
Episode 56
In this meditation, I invite you to return once again to the foundations of the practice.
If you are new here, you are very welcome. These returning t…
4 months, 1 week ago
Meditation as Deep Rest
Episode 55
In this meditation, I invite you into deep rest, a way of settling that is neither full sleep nor full activity.
We begin by gathering ourselves from …
4 months, 1 week ago
Breathing with the Present Moment
Episode 54
In this meditation, I invite you to breathe with the present moment, allowing the breath to become a steady anchor for awareness.
In our tradition, th…
4 months, 1 week ago
Opening the Heart
Episode 53
In this meditation, I invite you to open the heart, allowing loving kindness to arise gently and without effort.
We begin by resting in a place of pea…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Taking the Long View
Episode 52
In this meditation, I invite you to take the long view of practice and to rest in the slow, quiet work it is doing.
We reflect on why we come back to …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Meeting Distraction with Gentleness
Episode 51
In this meditation, I draw on the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales, often known as the gentle master, to explore a kinder way of meeting distraction.
He…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Becoming an Instrument of Peace
Episode 50
In this meditation, I invite you into a Franciscan way of praying and meditating, rooted in peace.
Within the Capuchin tradition, meditation is unders…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Quiet Power of Micro-Relaxation
Episode 49
In this meditation, I invite you into a practice of micro-relaxation, gently softening the face through careful attention and breath.
We begin by noti…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Recovering the Form
Episode 48
In this meditation, I invite you to recover the form of the practice, returning again to the foundations that steady us.
If this is your first time h…
4 months, 2 weeks ago