Contemplation. Embodiment. Mysticism. Mischief. Join former nun and neuroscience aficionado Kelly Deutsch as she interviews contemplative teachers, embodiment experts, psychologists, and mystics about the untamed frontiers of interior life. Each episode is jam packed with life-changing stories, spiritual practices, and powerful insight to support your journey toward wholeness and divine intimacy.

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Ever wonder how to pray contemplative prayer?In this short video, I show you just how to get started.This is part 4 to our Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism! Be sure to subscribe to catch part 5 next week. :)

How do you pray contemplative prayer? (Including demo!) | The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 4

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Hey lovely humans!Kelly here, with another burning question.What’s the difference between meditation and contemplation?It’s different than most people think!Here’s what the mystics have to say - in under 3 minutes. ***This is a BONUS episode of the Spiritual Wanderlust podcast, offered as a part of the Seeker&#39;s Guide to Mysticism mini-series!**

Contemplation vs. Meditation in under 3 minutes | The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 3

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How does one become a mystic? What does it mean to be contemplative?If you&#39;re like me, you&#39;re hungry to grow spiritually. To grow closer to that divine union so many sages and saints talk about.Want to know how to get there?In this episode, I&#39;ll share 4 steps - and one big misconception to watch out for!This is part 2 to our Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism! Be sure to subscribe to catch part 3 next week. :)

How do I Become a Mystic? | The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 2

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Have you ever felt curious about mysticism? 💡What exactly is it?💡Is it the same thing as contemplation?💡Am I a mystic? How do I become one?After hearing so many questions about this best-kept secret, I set about creating a FREE course split into bite-sized episodes.Click to listen to part 1 of our NEW Seeker&#39;s Guide to Mysticism!This week, we&#39;ll define that cloudy concept of mysticism in less than 100 characters.What other questions would you like answered?

What is Mysticism? | The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 1

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Growing up in an evangelical church, Mitch Gainey had some powerful experiences of the divine. However, coming into his identity as a gay man didn’t leave him much room outside of the attempts to “pray the gay away.” Today Mitch will share his story of emerging from the shame he had internalized to the freedom he found on his path to healing.  Much of that healing journey happened in and through his body, ultimately resulting in Mitch becoming a coach and counselor himself. We’ll talk about one of his favorite embodied practices, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as tapping), and how this practice taps into your body’s hardwiring so it can process, integrate, and ultimately heal itself. To learn more about Mitch’s work, visit <a href="http://www.mitchgainey.com" rel="nofollow">www.mitchgainey.com</a>. _______________________WELCOME TO SPIRITUAL WANDERLUST.Contemplation. Embodiment. Mysticism. Mischief. Join former nun and neuroscience aficionado Kelly Deutsch as she interviews contemplative teachers, embodiment experts, psychologists, and mystics about the untamed frontiers of interior life. Each episode is jam packed with life-changing stories, spiritual practices, and powerful insight to support your journey toward wholeness and divine intimacy. For FREE resources for your own spiritual journey (like the Psycho-Spritual Maturity Assessment!) - check out<a href="http://www.spiritualwanderlust.org/" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="http://www.spiritualwanderlust.org/" rel="nofollow">www.spiritualwanderlust.org</a>.

Using the Body for Inner Healing: EFT with Mitch Gainey

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Ever wonder what significance your dreams hold - or how the divine might speak through them?  Fr. Daniel Renaud is a spiritual director, religious priest, and dream worker, who loves integrating his Jungian dream work with his contemplative practice. He also trains other spiritual directors to offer dream work themselves. Today we’ll talk about <ol><li>what dreamwork is, </li><li>how it can be integrated into your spiritual practice, and </li><li>how dreams can be a tool for healing our broken society. </li></ol> I’ve also brought along one of my own dreams from the last week, and will ask Fr. Daniel to offer a dream interpretation live!------ABOUT FR. DANIEL RENAUDFr. Daniel Renauld is a dream worker, spiritual director, teacher, and religious priest. He is adjunct faculty at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, and the host of a new TV show on called &#34;Becoming Fully Human&#34;. He is a perpetual student who loves sharing his passion for God, resilience and the contemplative life. ﻿_______________________WELCOME TO SPIRITUAL WANDERLUST.Contemplation. Embodiment. Mysticism. Mischief. Join former nun and neuroscience aficionado Kelly Deutsch as she interviews contemplative teachers, embodiment experts, psychologists, and mystics about the untamed frontiers of interior life. Each episode is jam packed with life-changing stories, spiritual practices, and powerful insight to support your journey toward wholeness and divine intimacy. For FREE resources for your own spiritual journey (like the Psycho-Spritual Maturity Assessment!) - check out<a href="http://www.spiritualwanderlust.org/" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="http://www.spiritualwanderlust.org/" rel="nofollow">www.spiritualwanderlust.org</a>.

Dreamwork as Spiritual Practice - with Fr. Daniel Renaud

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Are you easily moved? Do you feel others’ feelings, and have a hard time separating them from your own? Do you get overwhelmed by crowds or noise or commotion? You may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), a trait possessed by 20% of the population--and I’d wager 50% of contemplatives. Thomas Merton once remarked that his fellow monks at Gethsemane weren’t contemplatives: they were just introverts. I’d say the term he was looking for was HSP. We crave silence, solitude, simplicity--and are also drawn into the depths of spirituality. What does it mean to have bodies with this trait? Listen in to learn what this trait is, the biology behind it, the impact it has, as well as some practical strategies to help reset your nervous system so you can find what your bodyspirit needs to be fully alive. This video is taken from the Spiritual Off-Roading Program, and is offered to you as an exclusive sneak peek! Many participants named this video as the most impactful part of the program, so I’m excited to share it with you! If you’re hungry to journey with kindred spirits, check out <a href="http://www.spiritualoffroading.com/" rel="nofollow">www.spiritualoffroading.com</a>. _______________________WELCOME TO SPIRITUAL WANDERLUST.Contemplation. Embodiment. Mysticism. Mischief. Join former nun and neuroscience aficionado Kelly Deutsch as she interviews contemplative teachers, embodiment experts, psychologists, and mystics about the untamed frontiers of interior life. Each episode is jam packed with life-changing stories, spiritual practices, and powerful insight to support your journey toward wholeness and divine intimacy. For FREE resources for your own spiritual journey (like the Psycho-Spritual Maturity Assessment!) - check out <a href="http://www.spiritualwanderlust.org/" rel="nofollow">www.spiritualwanderlust.org</a>.

with Kelly Deutsch

The Contemplative’s Guide to Nervous System Care (and being an HSP)

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How might our bodies be an icon of the divine? Might it be possible, that by becoming more embodied--more at home in our skin and sinews--that we might become more divine? Theology of the Body is a revolutionary way of looking at our bodies, our sexuality, and our longings. Christopher West, founder of the Theology of the Body Institute, bestselling author, and serious Bruce Springsteen fan - is the leading teacher on the topic.  Today we’ll explore how our existential longings (one might call it our spiritual wanderlust??) intersect with our erotic longings, and how to interpret where they’re leading us. To learn more about Christopher and his work, visit www.tobinstitute.org.

Theology of the Body with Christopher West

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Clark Massey left a profitable job in finance to live amongst the poor. Today we’ll talk about the ministry he started - inspired by Catholic Worker, Saint Francis, and Mother Teresa - and what he’s learned from the personal relationships with his friends who live in poverty.  Clark Massey founded A Simple House in 2003, which he calls “an experiment in Christianity.” I volunteered with A Simple House for a year after college, where I received firsthand experience of small-scale ministry - and the scandalous notion of loving a few people really well.  Learn more about A Simple House at <a href="http://www.asimplehouse.org" rel="nofollow">www.asimplehouse.org</a>.

My Homeless Anam Cara - with Clark Massey

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Bruce Davis is the author of 9 books, including Monastery without Walls and Simple Peace: The Spiritual Life of Saint Francis of Assisi. With a PhD in contemplative psychology, he is the leader of one of the top 10 meditation retreats in the world. Today, Bruce will share his decades of experience leading silent retreats - and pursuing a practice of silence himself. Why is silence so powerful? Why do we fear it - and why are we drawn toward it? Bruce also founded one of the first interspiritual retreat centers in Assisi, Italy, after falling in love with the joy of Saint Francis. What does this mystic have to teach us today? Join us for a deep dive into joy, silence, wonder, and play. To learn more about Bruce’s work, visit assisiretreats.org and silentstay.com.

The Joy of Silence - with Bruce Davis

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Do you struggle with a busy mind? (How can we not, with the pace of life??) Whether you’re seeking to quiet your monkey brain for meditation, or you simply want to be free from gripping anxiety, today’s practice has the potential to give you the inner calm you crave. IFS (Internal Family Systems) is my favorite tool for doing inner work. Last week Emily Kerpelman, IFS practitioner and superwoman, joined me for a conversation about what IFS and how it works. This week, we’ll show you a demonstration of how you can use this in your own life! Have you ever used IFS? What are your other favorite tools for inner work? Leave us a line in the comments below! To learn more about Emily and her work, visit <a href="http://www.ek.coach" rel="nofollow">www.ek.coach</a>.

A Demonstration of IFS session for Healing Anxiety - with Emily Kerpelman

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I’m so excited to share about my favorite tool for inner work! Both the people I work with and my own inner work has grown by leaps and bounds using Internal Family Systems (IFS) for shadow work.  Shadow work helps us examine the parts of ourselves that we would rather not look at. These are the parts of us that don’t fit into the picture of who we think we are--or who we think we should be. Today I will be joined by Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner and coach, Emily Kerpelman - and together we’ll share how we can use Internal Family Systems to do our own shadow work. We’ll also explore: <ul><li>The 3 key “characters” you’ll meet while using IFS </li><li>What really drives our behavior</li><li>Tools to turn down your anxiety</li><li>Why some religious concepts can be counterproductive to your inner work </li><li>And a Rumi-inspired meditation at the end to meet all your own inner parts!</li></ul> If you’re dedicated to your personal or spiritual growth, this episode is definitely for you!

My Favorite Tool for Inner Work: IFS and Shadow Work with Emily Kerpelman

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Get ready for a full-bodied experience! Join Mark Kutolowski and Kelly Deutsch as they explore what it means to be embodied and how suffering can transform us. We’ll talk about: (1) how embodied practices change your physiology, (2) how suffering can carve out spaciousness in us (and how resisting or ignoring it can perpetuate it), (3) the role of anger in activism.  He’ll also share about Systema, the Russian Orthodox martial arts (the only martial arts born out of Christian tradition), and lead us through an embodied practice from Systema, designed to help us expand our inner capacity. Join us for a juicy conversation!

Transforming suffering in our bodies: embodiment, pain, and activism with Mark Kutolowski

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What is it that artists try to communicate through their medium? And what does it have to do with the divine? Join opera singer Laura Wilde, sculptor Kate Marin, and painter Kelly Kruse as they reveal what moves them to create art. They’ll also share how their landscapes formed them, and what their art has in common with the contemplative path. (Hint: it has something to do with longing!) You won’t want to miss this one!

An opera singer, sculptor, and painter on the spirituality that moves them - with Laura, Kate & Kelly

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How does togetherness incarnate God’s presence? How might community become a place of mystical encounter? Join us as we explore spiral dynamics, Luke’s story of falling apart and being put back together, and what it really means to experience “we.”Luke Healy is the co-founder of the Integral Christian Network, where they seek to make mystical experiences of God accessible to the individual and to people in community. Learn more about their work at<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0UDy0GCUNJGTnfelRYxVQ6JDvtFyfpQgJNt4RXwRN-Cvk5ToKc2H-JvuX5msHH1deeFUGuyugRePHc-00muKBcRqYGLDwdOOzjfrnaOT6qHytbJMJKQ-ldEjiMkwcN075aclcun006OsgNKcTa26of0sbvgDd6MHBZXyXglJkzxUpSe6mzteOvkADQCuwrZxEMzKTQipQItUUL06FxkCplOpAKABVoZGg&h=AT0fa5Wq14SHgyzHl_P6zyNnZxHEQdq4JSXPnDP4mx6c3_8FH5px9vjcj-dsY36PlouMvdnd05T7cgWm0BA8IZvXR3S77ucytnSbL3lNsfEXLw7hXyiskTx7H5dyCKh6sIGc8iA&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.integralchristiannetwork.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3M8dyzNDxwNY2TGmTwVw7VeE11V4mUgDHytjMYr72YUJkWfe1AuVS_amY" rel="nofollow"> https://www.integralchristiannetwork.org.</a>

Mystical togetherness - with Luke Healy

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James Finely is a mystic, teacher, psychologist, and student of Thomas Merton. Today we’ll talk about the intersection of psychology and spirituality - particularly in those sacred moments where we’re vulnerable and open to the divine.  You will learn - <ul><li>How to make therapy “meditation for 2”</li><li>How spirituality and psychology overlap in “thin spaces”</li><li>The 6 ways to know you’re in a “thin,” or liminal moment, where we become momentary mystics</li><li>3 practical steps to living in divine presence throughout the day, even when you&#39;re busy</li><li>Plus, a sneak peek at the new book Jim is writing - part memoir, part exploration of how trauma can open us to mystical encounters.</li></ul> Jim embodies contemplative wisdom so deeply that you’ll find your insides quieted by his very presence (I always do!).  To find out more about James Finley and his work, visit <a href="http://www.jamesfinley.org/" rel="nofollow">www.jamesfinley.org</a>.

Sacred Moments of Vulnerability - with James Finley

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What does it mean to be whole? Join feminine rebel Amy Piatt and Kelly Deutsch while we talk about integrating our feminine and masculine sides, so we can be a place of healing for the world. We&#39;ll also explore what happens when our leaders fall - and why we feel so crushed. One Jungian possibility: perhaps we want our heroes to be good so we don&#39;t have to be.

Why we need feminine energy to be whole - with Amy Piatt