We've been taught that stillness means not moving.
But the Buddha walked for forty-nine days after his awakening. Maybe wisdom needs legs.
How does your body find its own way to stillness?
Read the full story
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-toward-stillness-315ccaf8e421
#meditationpractice #embodiedwisdom #movementmeditation
#buddhism #contemplativepractice #spiritualjourney
#mindfulness #runningmeditation #walkingmeditation
Gather in Linthicum, Maryland, April 24-26, 2025, for Deepening our Roots: Nurturing the Soul and Growing in Connection. Hosted by ACPE's Psychotherapy Commission at the Maritime Conference Center, this in-person weekend invites therapists, chaplains, clergy, spiritual directors, educators, and all who feel called to this work. We celebrate a spectrum of spiritual orientations, whether situated in a specific tradition, weaving multiple paths, or exploring a new spiritual vocabulary. You are welcome to arrive with clarity, curiosity, questions, or quiet openness.
Learning together will include reflective dialogue, experiential practices, embodied exploration, and meaningful connection. The retreat focus includes deepening inner awareness, strengthening relational roots, honoring cultural and spiritual diversity, practicing embodied presence, supporting professional sustainability, shared learning and reflection, and growing in community and belonging.
Logistics: sessions begin Friday at 4pm and conclude Sunday at 12pm. Check-in opens at 3pm; check-out is 11am. Maritime Conference Center amenities include free parking, complimentary hotel shuttle, complimentary Wi-Fi, a snack and convenience shop, the Deck Club bar, fitness center, walking and jogging trails, a 100% smoke free facility, and pets are welcome. A limited ACPE-rate hotel block is available at $169 per night via the booking link or by calling (410) 859-5700 and requesting the ACPE rate.
Registration is $99 for ACPE members and $200 for non-members, including all sessions, materials, CE certificates, and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Participants handle their own lodging and travel. Up to 10.0 hours of CE credit are available. While up to 10 units of continuing education are available, participants don't have to come to every session and it's ok to take space and rest.
CE approvals: ACPE is approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7004. ACPE Provider 2045 is an ASWB ACE provider. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Counselors.
Accessibility or other questions: contact Latasha Matthews at latasha.matthews@acpe.edu.
Registration and full information at https://bit.ly/3NWT3l3
The #ACPE #Psychotherapy Commission is a community invested in the practice of integrating #spirituality into our work. This work may done by a volunteer helper, a #spiritual #healer, or a licensed mental health practitioner. We offer training. Learn more at https://sip-com.wildapricot.org . Blog at https://sip-com.wildapricot.org/news .
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@spirituality @religion
I was surrounded by books on non-attachment, deeply attached to every one of them.
The irony was lost on me then, I had to step on my mat to find it.
What irony have you found in your reading practice?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/what-books-couldnt-teach-me-about-yoga-3af80e9c0db9
#spirituality #yoga #books
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #embodiedwisdom
#spiritualbooks #studyandpractice #mindfulreading
My teacher told me to put my books down for one week. I thought it would be easy.
It wasn't. Without my concepts, I had to feel what I'd been studying instead.
What has your body taught you that books couldn't?
#yoga #embodiedwisdom #teachers
#rishikesh #spiritualpractice #movementasmedicine
#yogaretreat #guruwisdom #bodywisdom
I still wake early, still run, still practice yoga. The practices didn't change. My relationship to them did.
Holding it loosely. Trusting rhythm, not the plan.
What would shift for you if you held your practice a little more loosely?
#yoga #practice #presence
#mindfulness #surrender #listening
#holdlightly #embodiedwisdom #dailypractice
My yoga practice is completely unremarkable. And that's exactly where the transformation happens.
Same basic asanas, a thousand times.
What does your unremarkable, everyday practice look like?
#dailypractice #yogaathome #consistency
#homeyoga #mindfulness #yogajourney
#authenticpractice #embodiedwisdom #yogalife
My hamstrings taught me more about non-harming than any yoga text ever could.
After my first marathon, my body ached for weeks. That pain wasn't punishment, it was a message I'd been ignoring.
What has your body been trying to tell you lately?
Find the full essay
#ahimsa #bodylistening #yogawisdom
#injuryprevention #recovery #mindfulmovement
#selfcare #intuitivemovement #embodiedwisdom
I used to run to conquer my body. Now I run like having a conversation with it.
My hamstring whispers, I slow down. My breath labors, I adjust pace.
How do you know when to push and when to listen to your body?
Read essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/when-the-body-says-no-e5ca3df5f30a
#mindfulrunning #bodylistening #yoga
#runningmeditation #embodiedwisdom #presence
#runningpractice #yogarunner #intuitivemovement
My yoga practice is completely unremarkable. And that's exactly where the transformation happens.
Same basic asanas, a thousand times.
What does your unremarkable, everyday practice look like?
#dailypractice #yogaathome #consistency
#homeyoga #mindfulness #yogajourney
#authenticpractice #embodiedwisdom #yogalife
Deepening our Roots: Nurturing the Soul and Growing in Connection meets April 24 to 26, 2025 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum, Maryland. This retreat invites therapists, chaplains, clergy, spiritual directors, educators, and other practitioners who feel drawn toward reflective and integrative work. The gathering affirms a wide range of #spiritual expression, including those rooted in a single tradition, those who weave multiple pathways, and those still exploring language that feels authentic. It is a setting where clarity, curiosity, questions, and quiet openness are all welcome.
The retreat is designed around reflective dialogue, experiential practices, embodied exploration, and meaningful community connection. We will explore deepening inner awareness, strengthening relational roots, honoring cultural and #spiritual diversity, practicing embodied presence, fostering professional sustainability, engaging in shared learning and reflection, and growing together in a sense of belonging.
Our schedule runs Friday from 4 pm to Sunday at 12 pm. All meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch are included, along with materials and continuing education certificates. A discounted lodging block is available on site. While up to 10 units of continuing education are available, participants don't have to come to every session and it's ok to take space and rest. Maritime Conference Center provides free parking, a complimentary shuttle, complimentary WiFi, a fitness center, walking and jogging trails, and a 100 percent smoke free campus where pets are welcome.
This program offers up to 10.0 hours of continuing education with approvals through NBCC, ASWB, and the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners. Questions or accommodation needs may be sent to Latasha Matthews at latasha.matthews@acpe.edu.
Registration and full information at https://bit.ly/3NWT3l3
The #ACPE #Psychotherapy Commission is a community invested in the practice of integrating #spirituality into our work. This work may done by a volunteer helper, a #spiritual #healer, or a licensed mental health practitioner. We offer training. Learn more at https://sip-com.wildapricot.org . Blog at https://sip-com.wildapricot.org/news .
#HolisticCare #HolisticHealing #EmbodiedHealing #EmbodiedWisdom #MindBodySpirit #SoulCare #Presence #InnerWork #RelationalHealth #CulturalCompetence #CulturalHumility #CommunityCare #ProfessionalDevelopment #ContinuingEducation #NBCC #ASWB #MentalHealthCE #ProfessionalRetreat #MarylandEvents #GrowTogether
ClaraTheWriter
Psychotherapy Commission ACPE