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This podcast explores the wide variety of contemplative practices for our modern world.
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Send us a textToday, we are joined by spiritual guide Betsy Gonwa to discuss the intersection of food, spirituality, and health. We hope you find inspiration from her story and the ways healthy eating impacts our daily lives.Learn more at listeningspacemke.comSupport the show
Send us a textWe are continuing our series about food, looking at 4 common ways we relate to food. Check out Ep 198, Spirituality of Food, for the first part of the series.Support the show
Send us a text Food is something every single one of us interacts with regularly. Join us as we take what might seem like a mundane part of life and explore some of the spiritual implications.Support the show
Send us a textAs the US is in an election week, we are reminding ourselves of some helpful spiritual practicesSupport the show
Send us a textJoin us for Part 2 where we continue the conversation from last week around common questions and ideas about spiritual direction and contemplative spirituality. For part 1, please check out Episode 195.Support the show
Send us a textWe have collected a few common questions and ideas about spiritual direction and contemplative spirituality. Join us as we address some myths and help expand our understanding around the benefits of spiritual guidance. Support the show
Send us a textToday we have the honor of interviewing one of the leaders of Spiritual Directors Europe, an organization that networks and trains spiritual guides across that continent. Join us as Rafael Maria Theuvenet shares about spiritual direction in the Netherlands, as well as other parts of Western Europe.Support the show
Send us a textToday we hear from an interior designer (Carol), bus driver (Chris) and non profit worker (Abbie) about ways they are seeing God show up in their work and everyday lives. We hope you find inspiration in your own life and work.Support the show
Send us a textToday we learn wisdom from Ancient Chinese Medicine about the shortest season and how we might engage with it. Even though most of us follow a four- season calendar, we hope you find ways to contextualize this fifth season.Support the show
Send us a textThere is something deeply spiritual about places and our orientation to particular places. Poets, photographers, and families remind us of their importance and meaning. Join us as we explore our relationship with place through a contemplative lens.Support the show
Send us a text Today non-profit community director, Justin Markofski, shares insights on what it means to love our neighbor as ourselves. He dives into the delight of deepening our love of God and how that overflows into the community around us.Support the show
Send us a textToday we talk about the speed of life. Join us as we explore a topic that comes up over and over again and has relevance for our daily living.Support the show
Send us a textToday we explore the idea of resource netting, a term first heard by the author Greg McKeown and then built upon by Martha Beck & poet, David Wythe. Join us as we look at our resource rich world and the contemplative invitations for us in it.Support the show
Send us a textToday we explore various times in our lives when we face interruptions, both small and large. We discuss ways we’ve found helpful in reframing them.Support the show
Send us a textToday we discuss some of the benefits and challenges of those who identify as Empaths. We also note people who do not identify that way but live, work or regularly relate to those who do and how we can learn and grow together.Support the show
Send us a textJoin us as we reflect on the cyclical nature of life and the wisdom our seasons offer us.Support the show
Send us a textToday we explore aspects of activating something new and reactivating former parts of our lives. Discover how these 2 aspects build off each other.Support the show
Send us a textToday we are joined by Linda Hershberger. Learn how empty nesting, relocation and a cancer diagnosis led her to seeking out training as a spiritual guide for others.Support the show
Send us a textToday we are joined by spiritual guide, Grace Schmelzer. Learn how a recent graduate (less than 2 years) has started her practice and mindsets faced along the way. Additional Resources:graceschmelzer1@gmail.comSupport the show
Send us a textToday we are joined by spiritual guidance trainer, Jo Giarrante. Together we explore what Jo has learned in her decades of spiritual guidance ministry and hear wisdom as it relates to her hopes for the future of this work.Support the show
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