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Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2021/10/your-god-spot-the-starting-spot-for-energy-healing/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Your God Spot: The Starting Spot for Energy Healing</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> October 22, 2021 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2021/10/your-god-spot-the-starting-spot-for-energy-healing/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/265/2017/08/woman-happiness-sunrise-silhouette-40192-350x350.jpeg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>I know it’s not politically correct (PC) to use the word “God” in energy medicine. But there is a particular reason that label for whatever you personally call the Oneness is just right. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2021/10/your-god-spot-the-starting-spot-for-energy-healing/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=New Visions channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/new-visions> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/energy">energy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/god">God</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/healing">healing</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-2346" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-2346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-breathing-exercises tag-channel-contemplative tag-meditation tag-mindful-living tag-mindfulness tag-mindfulness-practices" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">September 12, 2018</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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In my latest book, Just Breathe: Meditation, Mindfulness, Movement and More, my intent is to share not only the basic practices of breathing, meditation, and mindfulness, but also honor how they can help you lead a more meaningful, fuller life. Meditation and breathing exercises help you calm down in the moment, transitioning from a reactive response to stressful situations to a more... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2018/09/3-ways-to-live-more-mindfully/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=New Visions channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/new-visions> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/breathing-exercises">breathing exercises</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/channel-contemplative">Channel - Contemplative</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/meditation">meditation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/mindful-living">mindful living</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/mindfulness">mindfulness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/mindfulness-practices">mindfulness practices</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-2311" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-2311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-angels tag-channel tag-compassion tag-consciousness tag-divine-source tag-god tag-grace tag-guided-meditation tag-healing tag-inner-child tag-spirituality tag-transformation tag-treat-people-as-precious tag-war tag-weather tag-wounded-child" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">October 6, 2017</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/10/autumn-2017-message-12-archangels/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Autumn, 2017 Message from the 12 Archangels</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> October 6, 2017 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/author/belindawomack/"><span itemprop="author">Belinda Womack</span></a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/10/autumn-2017-message-12-archangels/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/265/2017/10/belinda-logo-150x150.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>Autumn 2017 Message from the 12 Archangels Our message to humanity begins by saying, “all are in shock.” The primary divine law of Schoolroom Earth states “when one is harmed, all are harmed.” From the perspective of Heaven, every human being is feeling the trauma of the events of the past few weeks, months, years and centuries. The weather mirrors back to the human collective what the present emotional state is of the human collective. This does not diminish the... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/10/autumn-2017-message-12-archangels/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=New Visions channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/new-visions> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/angels">angels</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/channel">channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/compassion">compassion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/consciousness">consciousness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/divine-source">divine source</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/god">God</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/grace">Grace</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/guided-meditation">guided meditation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/healing">healing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/inner-child">inner child</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/spirituality">spirituality</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/transformation">transformation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/treat-people-as-precious">Treat People as Precious</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/war">war</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/weather">weather</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/wounded-child">wounded child</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-2304" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-2304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">August 25, 2017</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/spiritual-loneliness-families/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Spiritual Loneliness in Families</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> August 25, 2017 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/spiritual-loneliness-families/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/265/2017/08/pexels-photo-130111-350x350.jpeg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>It shocked me that the ones I felt closest to—my husband, Steve, an agnostic with Greek Orthodox background, and my Jewish parents—had the hardest time adjusting to my Christian commitment. The more intense the bond, the greater was their sense of disorientation and betrayal. They simply didn’t see it coming. They knew only one facet of my personality—the familiar, verifiable, and taken-for-granted side. No one should ever presume to know someone through and through, especially a loved one. To their... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/spiritual-loneliness-families/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=New Visions channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/new-visions> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-2300" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-2300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-christianity tag-identity tag-judaism tag-spiritual-path tag-writing" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">August 17, 2017</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/journaling-path-spirituality/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Journaling as a Path to Your Spirituality</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> August 17, 2017 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/journaling-path-spirituality/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/265/2017/08/writing-1209121_960_720-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>My spiritual coming of age happened against the backdrop of a loving, albeit quirky family–who cultivated their secular Judaism amidst South Carolina’s Bible Belt culture. The day I told my Dad that I had embraced Christianity, he said, “If you were younger, I could put you over my knee and spank you.” At thirty-seven, I had insulted my Jewish family and every generation preceding them. Remarkably, after thirty years of belief, I have assimilated Christian resolve with my personal identity and resumed a... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/journaling-path-spirituality/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=New Visions channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/new-visions> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/identity">identity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/judaism">Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/spiritual-path">Spiritual Path</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/tag/writing">Writing</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-2295" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-2295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-happiness tag-quakerism tag-spirit tag-spirituality" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">August 16, 2017</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/quaker-religion-teaches-contentment-chaotic-world/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">How the Quaker Religion Teaches Contentment in a Chaotic World</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> August 16, 2017 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/spiritualitychannelseries/2017/08/quaker-religion-teaches-contentment-chaotic-world/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/265/2017/08/woman-happiness-sunrise-silhouette-40192-350x350.jpeg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>According to published reports in 2016, out of the U.S. population of 324,118,787 people, a mere 76,360 were Quakers. That’s like siphoning a gallon of water out of the Atlantic Ocean. Also, according to reports in the news, we are a seriously divided country. By economics, religion, race, ethnicity, education, language, politics, you name it. And noisy. Everyone’s always yakking at each other and often in not so cordial ways. Frankly, it’s a wonder we ever accomplish anything. 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