Day to day, we are bombarded and easily influenced by social media, advertisements, and the voices in the back our mind from long ago. Those voices that denigrate, criticize, belittle us as well as compare us to others. Those voices keep us searching for what is outside of us that might make us happy as...
Author: Deb Phelps (Deb Phelps)
Honoring Your Emotions
In our Mindful Book Group online yesterday, I shared a mindful body scan and RAIN practice to help us with any emotions we may have been feeling with the Supreme Court’s decision. We took about 35 minutes to do so and then opened to a sharing in the support of our sangha. It’s important that...
Rest & Restore: A Tool for Stress Management
I LOVE Restorative yoga! This type of resting yoga is what assisted me in my journey several years ago when I became extremely ill with mold-associated illness and its resulting challenges of fibromyalgia, fatigue, lack of concentration, IBS, and respiratory response, increased chronic migraine (which I had since age 13) to name a few. By...
Mindfully Dealing with Difficult People
No matter how enlightened we may get, there will always be people who rub you the wrong way, are troublesome or difficult. There is no reason to become a doormat when this occurs. These “difficult” people can show us where we can develop and grow as human beings. Yes, sometimes it feels like we are...
Take Time to Listen Within
Watch this Sound Healing Meditation held online on June 12, 2022. You can watch for free or make a donation below. Our session directs us to listen within as we experience the sounds and vibrations of the singing bowls and instruments.
Integral Sound Healing Session vs. Group Sound Bath
What is Sound Healing? Sound healing is not a new form at all as it dates back thousands of years. Our ancestors embraced sound as the very essence of life itself. Ancient peoples embraced sound as the very essence of life and they understood what modern science is now discovering. Even Pythagoras, often considered the...
Healing Our Collective & Personal Grief
Clips from Sunday’s Sound Meditation online. Theme was “Healing Our Collective and Personal Grief.” Monochord, Crystal & Tibetan Singing Bowls, and other instruments. Watch full 30-minute video in stereo at the link below. Join in every Sunday at 9:30 am Central Time. Pay what you can. Suggested Donation $10.
Global Healing Response for Gun Violence
This was held Saturday, June 4th at 11:00 am Central Time The Global Healing Response called for this special session where we will be gathering to virtually walk a labyrinth together. There is healing energy in the circle that we will create. Our intention is to feel the coherent energy of our own hearts and...
Loving-Kindness and Tragedy
I share with you today my inspirational message from the Friday Meditation Circle. I talked about how we can use our practice of Loving-Kindness as we navigate the recent senseless tragedies and violence. I know many of our hearts are heavy and overwhelmed but as we lean into our practice our hearts become stronger as...
Loving-Kindness to Gratitude
Our Sunday Sound Healing Meditation session for May 22nd, “Thank You: A Healing Mantra,” was focused on gratitude which occurs naturally as we practice loving-kindness.
May 7th is World Labyrinth Day
Today is World Labyrinth Day! Although I am not holding a Labyrinth Walk to coincide with the 1 pm intention to “Walk as One.” A Labyrinth is a wonderful tool for meditation, inner connection, and reflection. You can find more information on an online finger/handheld labyrinth walk hosted by Veriditas where I was trained as...
Metta for Self | Singing Bowls
Join Me Every Sunday at 9:30 am CDT for Singing Bowls!In this Peace Meditation Circle, our focus is on inner and outer peace. This class will incorporate singing bowls with meditation phrases or chants, silent meditation and sometimes various meditation techniques. Recordings will be in library but you can access last Sunday’s below. Register for...