One-Minute Exercise to Tame or Slow the Mind

This short video is produced by Dr. Sue Morter. After she explains how the endless chatter of our mind needs to be stilled, she describes an exercise for us to slow our minds through breathing and focusing on our bodies instead of our minds. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gCzxU1ANulU?start=150 In addition, here is a 23-minute guided solar plexus chakra … Continue reading One-Minute Exercise to Tame or Slow the Mind

Thomas Keating: Links to Interviews

Father Thomas Keating overlapped with Thomas Merton in his adoption of Eastern spiritual traditions of contemplation and meditation which he promoted using the term "Centering Prayer". He is a brilliant thinker and theologian-Trappist monk. His centering prayer movement has taken off among Christians, especially in the Episcopal Church. This could be an important step along … Continue reading Thomas Keating: Links to Interviews

Fast Track Stillness: Two Techniques

Nearly every spiritual advisor recommends meditation. The mind must be stilled to connect with our ground of awareness. Modern civilization promotes busyness, which means meditation time may be scarce, or shoved aside for another activity, such as spending time gazing into one's cell phone screen. If you can't meditate for 12 minutes, 20 minutes, or … Continue reading Fast Track Stillness: Two Techniques