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Category Archives: Listening prayer-meditation
Different ground
Walk on trustdifferent ground © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anxiety, fear, journey, surrender, trust
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5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times
A deep happiness! This is my first published spirituality article: “5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times,” by Meisaan Chan. The article integrates simple relaxation meditations with body somatics (what I call “embodied meditations”), which has been an increasingly critical tool … Continue reading
Posted in A note from Meisaan, addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Embodied Meditation, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged body prayer, calming, coronavirus, relaxation, somatics, soothing, spirituality, yoga
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Order in the chaos: Your clarity is love
Your clarity is love, says the LordLove will protect you from despairLove will protect you from overwhelmLove will protect you from blindnessLove will protect you from crumblingLove will protect you from confusionLove will protect you from hateLove will protect you … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Feminine God, God speaks poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged coronavirus, George Floyd, help me, love, protests
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The not-really-wilderness
I’m in the wilderness, I say to the LordNot really, the Lord says to meHow is this not so, I ask. There is no path, no one else, no markers, no mapYou are walking upon my heart, the Lord says … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Feminine God, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, guidance, help, help me, lost, map, reassurance, wilderness
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Window meditation
Morning sunjewel in the skybird in flight © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Earth poetry, Feminine God, Food addiction, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged contemplation, Earth poetry, Goddess, haiku, meditation, sunrise
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A movement prayer during times of instability
Friends, Here is a movement prayer that has kept me grounded during tumultuous times. Feel free to slow it down however much you need, taking your time to really feel that mind/body/spirit fusion in each line and movement. If you … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual search, Video
Tagged anchor, anxiety, contemplation, grounding, help, help me, joy, meditation, movement, prayer
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Sources
Healthy joy points back to Godunhealthy joy points back to anywhere else.Stay awake: One turn into the other© Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual search
Tagged awake, awareness, balance, healthy, joy, source, unhealthy
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As you struggle against it
As you struggle against it ask what part of you really wants to give in; unrest comes in fragmentation © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Listening prayer-meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged fragmentation, prayer, struggle, unrest, wholeness
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The slipping
[the audio link is below, for those of you who would like a listening prayer-meditation] Sometimes on our climb I lose my footing and as I slip, I wonder why I’m on this path, why there are paths at … Continue reading
Posted in Listening prayer-meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged cliff, existential angst, fear, path, rescue
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