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.
Lessons in Loving
I recently had a revelation when reading in Mark 12 where Jesus is teaching his followers about the most important of all of the commandments. Mark reads: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 First and foremost, we are made to love God with all that we are; heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Message translation reads, "love the [...]
Jehovah Rophe- The Healer
Yahweh (Hebrew) transliterated as Jehovah- the existing One; to exist/ to be (past, present & future); to become known Rophe/ Rapha (Hebrew)- to heal; to restore; to make healthful Jehovah Rophe- The God who has healed, is in the process of healing, and will heal and restore to health (Exodus 15:26) Many times we think of healing solely on the physical level, however, Jehovah Rophe is the God that heals on all levels- mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, relationally, and environmentally, just to name a few. Jehovah Rophe knows the specific healing that is [...]
Pronouns
I had a curious conversation last week following my Inner-Light yoga class. A lovely woman, with whom I have recently been getting acquainted, attended my scripture yoga class for the first time. She came up to me, after class, to discuss some insights that she thought might be helpful for me as a teacher. She shared with me that she teaches trainings on diversity and is a feminist. According to her, it was "an obstacle" to hear Scripture that portrays God as male, specifically referring to God as "He" and as "Heavenly Father". She [...]
Getting out of the way…
I want to tell you a secret... I am afraid. This process of writing my thoughts down for everyone to see, to read, to judge, to like (or dislike) and to understand (or misunderstand) is really very terrifying for me. You see, I have come to this realization in the past months and years; I have a very strong desire to be liked and to be understood. I would say that being liked and understood are definitely idols in my life. I don't think the desire to be liked or understood [...]
