The Practice of Sacred Noticing: Transforming Your Spiritual FootprintWhat if the most important thing about every conversation you have is not what you say - but what you leave behind?The Practice of Sacred Noticing begins with a deceptively simple idea: every encounterleaves a trace. A feeling that lingers. An atmosphere that shifts. A presence that remainslong after you've left the room. at trace is your spiritual footprint-and whether yo...

Today we are being confronted with new challenges that touch both our personal lives and our world. We are being asked to live the paschal journey of Jesus whose mission is to unite all things in heaven and all things on earth. As Christian believers our lives only make sense when we can unite our personal and group stories with what God is doing for the whole of humanity. In the gospel we see Jesus creating groups of friends whose love is secure enough to widen the circle of human accepta...

Cutting through all the white noise, chatter, and superficiality our cell phones and social media cause, one of Tibet's highest and most respected spiritual leaders offers simple and practical advice to help us increase our attentions spans, become better listeners, and strive to appreciate the people around us.In a world of iPhones and connectivity to social media and email, we are all in constant connection with one another. Then why are so many people feeling burned out, distant...

Dissolve the distractions of ego to find our authentic selves in GodIn his bestselling book Falling Upward, Richard Rohr talked about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity. But if there's a False Self, is there also a True Self? What is it? How is it found? Why does it matter? And what does it have to do with the spiritual journey? This book likens True Self to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pr...

Gifted spiritual teacher and intuitive Matt Kahn guides readers on their spiritual path with 10 Golden Rules to help unlock emotional freedom.Do you feel an insatiable drive to fulfill a mission greater than yourself? To be reacquainted with a long-lost desire to follow the excitement of passion, inspiration, and playfulness? Have you reached a turning point in your reality?In this powerful work, spiritual teacher and intuitive Matt Kahn explores the 10 Gol...

'I cannot put this book down' - BONO'One of the most influential speakers in the world' - OPRAH WINFREYIn his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus' last name? Too often, Rohr write...

Stop letting negativity drain all of your energy, leaving you unable to see the brighter side of life.A noisy brain is the biggest cause of unhappiness. It prevents us from seeing what possibilities lie before us. Life turns into a minefield rather than a set of new opportunities. Let's change this - right now.Don't be your own greatest enemy.Calm Your Thoughts is a book that understands where you’ve been through,the exhausting situ...

For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to...

Author Deborah Schoeberlein pioneers the practical application of mindfulness in education. By showing teachers how to tune into what's happening, inside and around them, she offers fresh, straightforward approaches to training attention and generating caring both in and outside of the classroom. Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness emphasizes how the teacher's personal familiarity with mindfulness plants the seed for an education infused with attention, awareness, kindness, ...

Whether we are carrying out routine life behaviors, trying to pray, or conversing with others, the way our minds work significantly impacts how well we function. But many times we may feel like our mind has a mind of its own. • You fall into bed exhausted at the end of the day, craving a good night's sleep, only to have your mind race in a million directions. • Prayer is an exercise in futility, full of distractions and wandering thoughts. • In the midst of a conversation, you suddenly rea...

Explores the deepest questions of identity, spirituality and meaning.In Falling Upward (and many of his other teachings), Richard Rohr talks at length about the False Self and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity, especially if its preoccupations continue into the second half of life.Here he focuses on the True Self, which he likens to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pressure of our lives, needing to be searched for, uncov...