Sacred Practice #3 – Ecumenical Prayer Stick

Sacred Practice 3: Prayer Stick For the month of Quickening– Feb 21- Mar 20 In this last month of Winter, we find ourselves stirring, quickening, anxious for the impending Spring. It’s the perfect time to pray for what we want in the months to come. Epiphany in the Desert Southwest I discovered the delight of … Read more

Inner Strength #3 –Bravery

Inner Strength Practice 3: Bravery For the month of Quickening – Feb 21- Mar 20 “I act on my conviction, and I face threats, challenges, difficulties, and pains, despite my doubts and fears.” -VIAcharacter.org Bravery is one of four character strengths associated with the virtue of courage. The other strengths that comprise courage are perseverance, honesty, … Read more

Meditation Practice #3 – Body Scan / Mindfulness of the Senses

Meditation Practice 3: Body Scan/Mindfulness of the Senses For the month of Quickening – Feb 21- Mar 20   This month’s meditation practice, the mindful body scan, was a staple in the mind-body programs I designed and taught at Boston’s Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center in the 1980’s. I first learned the practice from my colleague, … Read more

Celebrate the Cross Quarter Day of Imbolc

February 1-2 From Pocketful of Miracles by Joan Borysenko Excerpted from Pocketful of Miracles by Joan Borysenko, PhD, copyrighted 2021 Used with permission of Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc Listen to the Imbolc practice read by Joan: https://courses.joanborysenko.com/wp-content/uploads/pob-winter/Imbolc.mp3 Download MP3 Looking for more small, delightful morsels of daily wisdom and … Read more

Sacred Practice #2 – Poetry as a Spiritual Practice

Sacred Practice 2: Poetry as a Spiritual Practice For the month of Being– Jan 21- Feb 20 In this middle month of Winter, there are still plenty of short days and long nights of cold and quiet yet to come. This might be the perfect time to get into the wonderful practice of reading some … Read more

Inner Strength Practice #2 – Playfulness & Humor

Inner Strength Practice 2: Playfulness & Humor For the month of Being – Jan 21- Feb 20 “I approach life playfully, making others laugh, and finding humor in difficult and stressful times.” -VIAcharacter.org Humor is one of my top five character strengths. I sure wasn’t born that way. Let me tell you why and how … Read more

Meditation Practice #2 – Inner Guidance

Meditation Practice 2: Inner Guidance For the month of Being – Jan 21-Feb 20   Did you ever wonder whether your intuition- an experience of inner guidance- was trustworthy? When my husband Gordon Dveirin and I wrote Your Soul’s Compass: What is Spiritual Guidance, we set out to answer that question. Here’s the simple summary of … Read more

Book & Audio Excerpts from Pocketful of Miracles

Download Book Excerpt (PDF) Listen to Audio Excerpt https://courses.joanborysenko.com/wp-content/uploads/pob-autumn/Gift-audio-POM-excerpt.mp3 Download MP3 Looking for more small, delightful morsels of daily wisdom and inspiration? An exquisite and powerful collection of spiritual practices to help you create miracles every day of the year—updated and revised with Joan’s decades of experience with the mind-body connection… and with a beautiful … Read more

There is Only Love – by Karen Drucker

Listen https://courses.joanborysenko.com/wp-content/uploads/pob-winter/There-Is-Only-Love.mp3 Want more of Karen Drucker’s beautiful music? She has 20 gorgeous albums to choose from. Check out karendrucker.com