Welcome to my Blog
Deep calls to deep… Get comfy and settle in as I share my thoughts and latest musings about being a seeker of Truth and a curious observer as a follower of Christ. I write about practicing yoga from a Christian perspective, which includes topics like breathwork, meditation, and prayers to boost both physical and spiritual health.
Praying with Beads for Lent: A meditation for Ash Wednesday
Through the ages, prayer beads have been used as a universal tool for meditation and prayer in most every culture and faith tradition. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, and the Baha’i Faith all use some form of prayer beads to recite chants, prayers, or devotions. Judaism uses knotted fringes on the corners of a prayer shawl as a reminder for prayer.The practice of pausing on each knot or bead during prayer helps us to center our hearts on God and to guard our minds against distraction.Using beads during prayer [...]
Wabi-sabi and the Art of Imperfection
I have never thought myself particularly pretty. It is not that I don’t have confidence. I was raised to be a confident young woman. It is just that I have never been under any impression that I was able to win the favor of the world through my appearance. To me, it seems that mirrors do not ever quite get it right, and I have long since given up hope that a photo would capture me the way the way I feel. You see, often times, I FEEL beautiful but [...]
Yoga, Epiphany, & the Ajna Chakra
Want to learn more about Christianity and chakras? Get your FREE Jesus and chakras tool-kit sent straight to your inbox. Sign up here.What do the practice of yoga, ajna chakra, and the season of Epiphany have in common?The mystery of revelation.During the season of Epiphany, Christians celebrate the revelation of Jesus as Messiah to the world. The God of the Bible is a God who reveals himself through his people, through his Word, and throughout Creation! I love this season because it emphasizes the big-ness of God, and reminds me that I worship [...]
Advent: Looking Back to Remember
In last week's post, Advent, Yoga, & Maya, we considered how the practice of yoga helps to draw back the veil of Maya, allowing us to see the world more clearly, perceiving the whole picture of what God is doing in the world.During the Advent season, Christians are invited to recall the past, awaken to the present, and anticipate the future. We are reminded that there is a bigger story being told, and we are living in the "time between".The season of Advent can be traced back to the fifth [...]
Advent, Yoga & Maya
Advent is a time of new beginnings. Not only does Advent mark the beginning of the liturgical year in the Church, but Advent, for me, also marks the beginning of my journey of teaching Christ-centered yoga classes.I first began teaching these Scripture-based yoga classes during the Advent season in 2012. I was in a sweet phase of impromptu, middle-of-the-night Bible-study in which my eyes were being opened to new ways of understanding the nature of God and applying the Truth of his Word. It was during this time that I [...]
Advent, Yoga, & Equanimity
Finally, the season of Advent is coming to a close and the Christmas season is around the corner. Over the past four weeks, we have explored how the practice of yoga can help draw back the veil of Maya, allowing us to see the world more clearly. We were reminded that the birth of Jesus, first coming of Christ, was the beginning of God’s ultimate plan to heal the world and reunite heaven and earth. We considered how the second coming of Christ, in this present moment, transforms our hearts [...]
