Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Roy DeLeon
Time for another guest post from one of our amazing Wisdom Council members! This week we have Roy DeLeon sharing his reflections with us on being a monk in the world. I first met Roy at St. Placid Priory about ten years ago, where we are both Benedictine oblates. Roy is also a yoga teacher with a true […]
Give up your endless searching (a love note from your online Abbess)
Give up your endless searching Lay down your map and compass, and those dog-eared travel guides. Rest your weary eyes from so much looking, your tired feet from so much wandering, your aching heart from so much hoping. Lay down on the soft green grass wet with morning dew, and watch as the tree heavy […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Melissa Layer
I first met Melissa Layer in person at a workshop I was leading at St. Placid Priory, as she lives in the beautiful Northwest as well. She took several online courses, including the very first one I ever taught on Benedictine Spiritual Practices, and then she then participated in the Awakening the Creative Spirit intensive and in monthly […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Time to hear from another of our amazing Wisdom Council members! I first met Richard Bruxvoort Colligan through his wife, Trish (another Wisdom Council member) several years ago in my very early time of blogging (under the name Sacred Art of Living – a few of you are still around from those days!) I fell in love with the music […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Stacy Wills
I am delighted to introduce our next member of the Wisdom Council to you: Stacy Wills. I first met Stacy through the Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist online class. She continued on with the community for several classes, and I had the pleasure of meeting her (and her delightful husband) in person […]
How to Feel the Sap Rising (a love note from your online Abbess)
How to Feel the Sap Rising (a poem for summer) Walk as slowly as possible, all the while imagining yourself moving through pools of honey and dancing with snails, turtles, and caterpillars. Turn your body in a clockwise direction to inspire your dreams to flow upward. Imagine the trees are your own wise ancestors offering their emerald […]
Wisdom Council: Guest Post from Dana Reynolds of Sacred Life Arts
I am so delighted to be starting a weekly series of guest posts from each of the Wisdom Council members, with their reflections on what being a monk in the world and an artist in everyday life means for them, in the context of their own work and ministries. It is with great pleasure that I host Dana Reynolds […]
