As I’ve blogged elsewhere, I get a mite annoyed when people imply that if I disagree with them, I’m disagreeing with the Will of God.
Why do Christians speak like this? Is it some kind of power trip?
And then, this. God told him to clothes-line the sick. I need to go and watch it again, I’m not sure I quite believed my eyes.
h/t: leaving munster
Posted in Healing, Violence | 7 Comments »So one thing I’ve never been super good at has been taking good care of myself, being gentle/kind to myself, etc. Rachelle posted this Healing Rite with Hot Stones last week, and it struck me as beautiful and gentle and, well, healing. I wish I had been at the meeting of Monkfish when she did it. I want to try it out with my lovely wife Megan quite soon.
I realize that some proportion of our readers, like me, are not Christians, but it seemed to me that this Rite could be fairly simply adapted to anyone’s spirituality.
I’d love to hear how you practice compassion to self.
Healing Rite with Hot Stones
Note: I used special “facial massage stones” which I paid a ridiculous amount for at a migraine-inducing essential oil and massage supply shop. What a scam! Just find some small flat stones in your local river-ish type place, wash them, line your crock pot with a few washcloths, pour in some water, and heat away. Do test them before you hand them out so no one gets burned.
Healing Meditation
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Get in a comfortable position, sitting of lying down. If you are seated, let your spine be grounded and centered. You can do this by aligning your sitting bones with the earth, shifting back and forth slightly to find your most grounded seat, and then allowing your weight to sink in to the earth. If you are lying down, let your body sink into the ground, allowing the earth to support your head and shoulders, your upper back, your lower back, your hips, your legs, your ankles, your feet, your arms, and your wrists.