Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project: A 5 Minute Advent for Week 3 What do you value? What rituals support that value? Every time we do a ritual, like an Advent service, we are helping ourselves, and those with us, to create a mental story that reminds us of what we value. Scientists who study ritual…
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Practicing Celebration: Week TWO: The 5 Minute All-ages Advent
Practicing Celebration: Soul Sculpting Project: Week TWO 5 Minute Advent Celebration A war zone, year 2006: Israeli women find themselves living in conditions that are threatening and uncontrollable. How do they deal with the anxiety? Some of the women choose to recite Psalms. Those that recite frequently have lower anxiety levels. Sosis and Handwerker (2011…
Practicing Celebration Soul Sculpting Project : A 5 Minute Advent Celebration for Ages 2- 102+
Soul Sculpting Project : A 5 Minute Advent Celebration for Ages 2- 102+ I didn’t grow-up doing home Advent Services, perhaps you didn’t either. I experienced my first one many years ago with some friends and their 2 year-old daughter, Anna. It was simple. We lit candles, read, sang and prayed. The candles held Anna’s…
Soul Sculpting Project: The 5 Minute Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Practicing Celebration New Soul Sculpting Feature Soul Sculpting Project: The 5 Minute Rosh Hashanah Celebration In a few days I’ll put on my apron and spend some time creating a meal with round loaves, chicken and carrot tzimmes. I’ll find the best looking apple and put some honey in a glass dish. I’ll get out…
Soul Sculpting Project: A New Rhythm of Prayer Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day Part 3: Pray
Soul Sculpting Project: A New Rhythm of Prayer Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day: Part 3: Pray I did not grow-up with a daily rhythm of prayer. Did you? When I reached my mid-teens I began a daily prayer rhythm with a time in the morning and a time at night. Though I had…
Soul Sculpting Project: Playing with My Food
Soul Sculpting Project: Playing with My Food I’ve been playing with my food more lately and it is making a difference. Why do I eat? Why do you eat? Hunger is one reason I eat, but so many more reasons dominate my decision to put food in my mouth. I eat as social connection. Others…
