https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wander--4673960Join host Greg Powell on a walking spiritual practice. Each episode features a new practice.
Whether you're ultra-busy or ultra-spiritual already, come along for the journey.]]>enSpiritualityCopyright Westshore Communityhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/77dadd7a27c89cde9ffd945c0092fa5d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wander--4673960Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:25:03 +0000Westshore CommunityWestshore Communityfeeds@spreaker.comEach of us loses "balance" from time to time. Spiritual practices, though, help us to regain that equilibrium. Join host Greg Powell on a walking spiritual practice. Each episode features a new practice. Whether you're ultra-busy or ultra-spiritual...Join host Greg Powell on a walking spiritual practice. Each episode features a new practice.
Whether you're ultra-busy or ultra-spiritual already, come along for the journey.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confronting-racial-bias-a-practice-to-move-the-subconscious-to-the-conscious--44322476In this episode, Greg leads a practice of shining a metaphorical light on our assumptions and implicit biases for the purpose of changing those biases, which is an admittedly difficult task.
For full effect, bring this on a walk down a busy sidewalk. Alternatively, sitting at home and using your imagination will have a profound effect.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44322476Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:30:12 +0000Westshore CommunityFast thinking, a term coined by Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman, is what allows humans to survive and thrive. Conversely, it also leads us to make assumptions about other people. Assumptions and stereotypes are the root of division and separation, be it...In this episode, Greg leads a practice of shining a metaphorical light on our assumptions and implicit biases for the purpose of changing those biases, which is an admittedly difficult task.
For full effect, bring this on a walk down a busy sidewalk. Alternatively, sitting at home and using your imagination will have a profound effect.]]>1123bias,implicit bias,racism,stereotype,supremacy,unconscious bias,walkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forgiveness-a-practice-of-both-offering-and-requesting--44308415But it's not always clear how to ask for forgiveness, or even that for which we need forgiveness.
Join Greg, either on a walk or as you are, to consider two prerequisites for forgiveness and two circumstances from you own life where forgiveness is needed.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44308415Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:32:00 +0000Westshore CommunityEach of us needs forgiveness, and more of it. Forgiveness if the gateway to flourishing relationships. But it's not always clear how to ask for forgiveness, or even that for which we need forgiveness. Join Greg, either on a walk or as you are, to...But it's not always clear how to ask for forgiveness, or even that for which we need forgiveness.
Join Greg, either on a walk or as you are, to consider two prerequisites for forgiveness and two circumstances from you own life where forgiveness is needed.]]>1035accountability,apology,context,forgiven,forgiveness,hurtcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letting-go-kenosis--43593403We also can practice letting go; we can empty ourselves to allow God's will to be our will. Then our behaviours and desires align with the promise of new life.
Join host Greg Powell for a sit beside a creek to practice kenosis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43593403Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:40:41 +0000Westshore CommunityDuring both the temptations in the desert and at the crucifixion (including in the Garden of Gethsemene), Jesus engages in the self-emptying practice of kenosis. He liberates himself from his own will and desire to make room for God's will and God's...We also can practice letting go; we can empty ourselves to allow God's will to be our will. Then our behaviours and desires align with the promise of new life.
Join host Greg Powell for a sit beside a creek to practice kenosis.]]>922desert,empty,jesus,kenosis,lent,meditation,self-emptying,wanderingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tapping-into-our-brain-s-happiness-chemistry--43033371(Keeping in mind, of course, that there's a lot more to life than happiness.)
Join Greg on this walking-optional meditation. And bring a pen to jot down your ideas that come to mind.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43033371Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:28:18 +0000Westshore CommunityA healthy brain both offers and thrives upon the happiness hormones dopamine, oxytocin, seratonin, and endorphines. By making a few simple changes to our routines, environments, and lifestyle, we can use chemistry and biology to multiply happiness....(Keeping in mind, of course, that there's a lot more to life than happiness.)
Join Greg on this walking-optional meditation. And bring a pen to jot down your ideas that come to mind.]]>1163chemistry,dopamine,endorphines,happiness,hormones,meditation,oxytocin,positive psychology,science,seratonin,walkingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-people-and-how--42846653This is a riff off of the "3 Things and Why" gratitude meditation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42846653Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:45:29 +0000Westshore CommunityOn this walking meditation, Greg guides a practice to visualize three people who have had a profound influence on your life and to attune, specifically, to how that influence took shape. This is a riff off of the "3 Things and Why" gratitude meditation.This is a riff off of the "3 Things and Why" gratitude meditation.]]>866influencers,meditation,mentors,mindfulness,rolemodelscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-in-the-wilderness-by-teri-meyer--42819282In this episode, Greg reads a reflection from Teri Meyer on God's unwavering love even during times in the wilderness.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42819282Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:26:00 +0000Westshore CommunityVenturing into the wilderness can be an exciting adventure, if of one's own accord. But wilderness experiences outside of one's choosing are quite another matter. In this episode, Greg reads a reflection from Teri Meyer on God's unwavering love even...In this episode, Greg reads a reflection from Teri Meyer on God's unwavering love even during times in the wilderness.]]>618advent,fogelberg,love,meyer,pacific,pmr,spiritual,teri,wildernesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peace-in-the-wilderness-by-julianne-kasmer--42439446Join Greg on a walk and listen to these words of Julianne's.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42439446Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:06:19 +0000Westshore CommunityJulianne Kasmer opens her reflection on the theme of Peace in the Wilderness with a quote from the Book of Jeremiah. For several reasons, lament seems an appropriate place to begin. Join Greg on a walk and listen to these words of Julianne's.Join Greg on a walk and listen to these words of Julianne's.]]>562advent,jeremiah,lament,peacecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peace-by-lori-megley-best--42401798https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42401798Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:24:36 +0000Westshore CommunityCome for a contemplative walk, and listen to this reflection on peace by Lori Megley-Best. Amidst the waiting and preparing, why not move and practice?548advent,christmas,jesus,peace,psalms,season,spiritual,spiritualcare,waiting,walkingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-in-the-wilderness-by-marc-coulombe--42384498https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42384498Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:39:17 +0000Westshore CommunityJoin Greg for a walk as he reads Hope in the Wilderness, a poem plus reflection both written by Marc Coulombe. This is actually the first of the Advent offerings, focusing on hope.637advent,hope,meditation,walk,wildernesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peace-in-the-wilderness-by-ingrid-brown--42354986https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42354986Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:00:17 +0000Westshore CommunityJoin Greg on a walk as he reads an Advent reflection by Ingrid Brown on Peace.833advent peacecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-aligned-by-karen-millard--42308423https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42308423Fri, 04 Dec 2020 06:11:51 +0000Westshore CommunityRev. Karen Mill from Squamish United Church wrote this piece as part of an initiative to offer support to other clergy in this season of Advent. Its themes, though, apply to all of us in one way or another.585cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-the-first-reading--42290751This is the piece I wrote on hope.
As always, this is intended as a walking meditation -- I didn't even trip while recording it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42290751Thu, 03 Dec 2020 04:57:14 +0000Westshore CommunityColleagues from the Pacific Mountain Region of The United Church of Canada are writing reflections through Advent, and I'm adding voice to their writing. This is the piece I wrote on hope. As always, this is intended as a walking meditation -- I...This is the piece I wrote on hope.
As always, this is intended as a walking meditation -- I didn't even trip while recording it.]]>749advent,hope,lectiodivinacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/giving-the-perfect-gift--42184388Join Greg as he leads a few contemplative approaches to deciding what to give.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42184388Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:00:03 +0000Westshore CommunityDo you share the affliction of coming up with great gift ideas mere hours or days after the big day? Christmas is approaching and although it is not about the gifts, gift-giving is an important love language. Gifts communicate that we care. So why not...Join Greg as he leads a few contemplative approaches to deciding what to give.]]>1022christmas,gifts,giving,love,presentscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-things-and-why--42061691Lace up your shoes, or charge your wheelchair, and join Greg on a walk to do this gratitude practice together.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42061691Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:00:09 +0000Westshore CommunityOne of the interventions shown to bring the greatest flourishing into our lives is a simple practice of gratitude. Lace up your shoes, or charge your wheelchair, and join Greg on a walk to do this gratitude practice together.Lace up your shoes, or charge your wheelchair, and join Greg on a walk to do this gratitude practice together.]]>892flourishing,gratitude,seligman,three_thingscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walking-lovingkindness--42042814We start with a brief scan of ourselves and our day so far, then dive into the practice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42042814Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:31:53 +0000Westshore CommunityA lovingkindness meditation is a simple yet profound way to connect with others and to recognize that we share a journey toward wholeness or peace. We start with a brief scan of ourselves and our day so far, then dive into the practice.We start with a brief scan of ourselves and our day so far, then dive into the practice.]]>766cleanfull