Meditations

Spirit of Love: Celebrating the Sacred

July 13, 2020

By Kathy Keary “The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; he will rejoice over you wi...

From the Heart: Contemplative Communication — Part 2

July 6, 2020

By Kathy Keary Part 2 of 2. Read Part 1 Here. In our last article, the Circle was described as a too...

From the Heart: Contemplative Communication

June 22, 2020

By Kathy Keary The Circle is a method of contemplative communication where members find themselves t...

Video 3 — Focusing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body for Healing

June 19, 2020

By Kathy Keary
Focusing is a life-giving spiritual meditation that honors the wisdom that lies within us. We've discussed the method and demonstrated it. Today, I'll walk you through a guided meditation using focusing.

The Healing Power of Contemplative Prayer

June 15, 2020

by Kathy Keary In our world today, so much is happening. It can gnaw at our sense of well-being. A c...

Video 2 — Focusing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body for Healing

June 10, 2020

By Kathy Keary
If you experience stresses in your life or are weighed down by emotional baggage, you may find the focusing method to be freeing. In this video, we demonstrate how to do focusing.

Focusing: Reverencing the Wisdom of the Body for Healing 3

June 8, 2020

By Kathy Keary
We've looked at the background and mechanics of Focusing. Now, I will discuss the topic on a more personal level covering a few points about my own experience of focusing in hopes that it will encourage you to give this life-giving practice a try.

New Video Series — Focusing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body for Healing

June 2, 2020

By Kathy Keary
The focusing method honors the wisdom that lies within us and speaks to us in a way that can be felt in our bodies. This is known as a felt sense. This felt sense alerts us to what needs our attention. By reverently caring for this bodily reaction, a natural life-enhancing process is nurtured.

Focusing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body for Healing 2

June 1, 2020

By Kathy Keary
Part 2 of 3 Parts. The first article in this series introduced you to “focusing,” a tool spiritual directors use to help directees identify and care for emotions by paying attention to one’s body. This week we take a more detailed look at the specific steps involved in focusing.

Focusing: Listening to the Wisdom of the Body for Healing 1

May 27, 2020

By Kathy Keary
Society teaches us to suppress our feelings and to distract ourselves from our emotions rather than to care for them. If you found a way to listen to the wisdom of your emotions as revealed in your body and care for them in a life-giving way, would you try it?

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