Spiritual Practices

NEW WORKSHOP – An Introduction to the Deep River Within

Jan 13, 2012 1 Comment by Carol Hohle

Chicago women – come and nourish your soul. Experience what a little bit of slowing down can do to bring balance back into your life! In this workshop you’ll be introduced to the core practices outlined in Abby Seixas’ book, Finding the Deep River Within — A Women’s Guide to Recovering Balance & Meaning in Everyday Life, that nurture a deeper meaning in everyday life.

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NEW – Art of Slowing Down Group in Chicago

Jan 13, 2012 No Comments by Carol Hohle

Within each of us flows a deep river of creativity, clarity, and contentment. Sometimes we lose connection to it as the busyness of everyday life pushes in on us and find ourselves going through the motions of life without a sense of balance or meaning. “Finding the Deep River Within: A woman’s group in the art of slowing down” is a new program being offered at The Awakening Center in Chicago, IL.

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What Gratitude Looks Like

Jan 11, 2012 No Comments

This is one of those timeless and timely messages that if we watched everyday and then lived – then we would be truly at peace!

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Relief from stress

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments

“For fast-acting relief from stress, try slowing down.”

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Listening to the rain

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments

“The rain surrounded the cabin … with a whole world of meaning, of secrecy, of rumor. Think of it: all that speech pouring down, selling nothing, judging nobody, drenching the thick mulch of dead leaves, soaking the trees, filling the gullies and crannies of the wood with water, washing out the places where men have stripped the hillside….

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The High Price of Materialism

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments

In this short animation from The Center for a New American Dream, psychologist Tim Kasser discusses how America’s culture of consumerism undermines our well-being. When people buy into the ever-present marketing messages that “the good life” is “the goods life,” they not only use up Earth’s limited resources, but they are less happy and less inclined toward helping others.

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