Category: Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices

Rhythms of Grace

As we begin a new school year at UDTS, I made a short video exploring rhythms of grace for our incoming students: holistic ways to think about our bodies, minds...

Your Brain on Stress

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking at the Bethany Presbyterian Church’s Women’s Retreat on spiritual practices, the brain, and living in the ...

The Child of Tomorrow

When I was seven, I walked into an empty church and was struck by the silence and peacefulness. There was a Presence in that silence I longed to know. A few yea...

{Day 26} The Contemplative Body, Part 3

The third challenge I find to contemplative awareness and the body (mind, heart, spirit) is that we often continue to do things that we know from past experienc...

{Day 25} The Contemplative Body, Part 2

In my last post exploring the importance of the body in contemplative living, I suggested that there are three challenges to paying attention to the well-being ...

{Day 24} The Contemplative Body, Part 1

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. W...

{Day 12} Single-Tasking, Pt 3

Up to this point in the series, I’ve asked you to simply pay attention to the present moment. Today I’d like to invite you to try a technique called...