We meet on Zoom every Wednesday at 6 pm, PST, to practice Christian Mindfulness and talk about the intersection of wellness and spiritual practice. Now you can see what it’s like AND practice along with us— after the fact! That’s because we’ve launched a podcast of the live recordings. For now you can find ourContinue reading “PODcast: PraXis Session with Centering Prayer Coach and Author Rich Lewis”
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Reborn Bodily into the New Year
Christ is Born! Welcome to the new year! If you want some relief from the stress, distraction, and isolation that 2020 (and now 2021) has thrown our way, we invite you to join our PraXis online group on Zoom and MeetUp. This year, we will begin to discuss and practice embodied forms of prayer asContinue reading “Reborn Bodily into the New Year”
PraXis Mindfulness Session: A Word on the Nativity with Pastor Andru Morgan, 6 pm, PST, 12/23/20
We’ll be blessed this week as he joins us to preach on the day the Word was born.
PraXis Mindfulness Session: Centering Prayer Coach Rich Lewis, 12/16/20 6 pm PST
Salve! This week’s Christian Mindfulness session will include a presentation by author and Centering Prayer coach Rich Lewis.
PraXis Mindfulness Session: Lectio Divina, and Waiting on the Spirit, 12/9/20, 6 pm PST
This week we will continue our exploration into Christian Mindfulness by adding Lectio Divina to our contemplative prayer.
PraXis Mindfulness Session with Guest Aaron Miller, Wed. 12/2/20
Happy Advent! This Wednesday night’s Christian Mindfulness session will host a visit from my dear friend, Rev. Aaron Miller. Aaron is the Lead Minister of University Hill Congregation, a progressive Christian church located at the University of British Columbia campus. Aaron is part of a network of church programs that includes embodied practices such asContinue reading “PraXis Mindfulness Session with Guest Aaron Miller, Wed. 12/2/20”
Miraculous Encounter: Walking with Christ in Contemplation
The other day, a Christian man shared an amazing religious experience that he had had while practicing walking contemplation.
Intro: Christian Diet/Fasting
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” Matthew 6:16 Fasting isn’t self-torture; it’s an ancient spiritual practice that improves our health while cultivating our intimacy with God. In remembrance of Christ,Continue reading “Intro: Christian Diet/Fasting”
Intro: Wellness as spiritual practice
PraXis might be a strange concept to some Christians. We combine ideas of spiritual growth with a conversation about how fitness, food, and your thoughts and emotions lead to health and peace of heart. The word praxis is just Greek for practice. The idea of spiritual practice, distinct from liturgical worship, was foundational to theContinue reading “Intro: Wellness as spiritual practice”
Intro: U.S. health crisis, “salvation” and a Christian view of wellness
“Your Faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19 Too often we forget that the English word salvation, is actually a translation of the Greek word soteria, used in the New Testament. In Greek, the word applies to more than protection from harm, but also to health and well-being through Christ: the Healer (soter). The medicalContinue reading “Intro: U.S. health crisis, “salvation” and a Christian view of wellness”
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