Janice L. Lundy, DMin.
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                                          Holding, Offering & Being Presence 

​                                                           ... within Yourself & for Others

Finding Inner Refuge in Troubled Times

6/4/2020

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Lovely friends, with so much turmoil engulfing our planet, our hearts can feel equally troubled and agitated. We long for answers, for relief, for an end to the suffering of so many, including ourselves. These are difficult times, no doubt. 

We are encouraged to not remain silent to injustice and to lift our voices; to act on our convictions. There is another inner voice which also claims to be heard now too. It is the voice of silence and discernment; a call to inner quietude to rebalance ourselves. This is vitally important so that we can think clearly and act with wisdom. 
It is impossible to think and act wisely if we cannot access any degree of calm within us. Calm = Clear = Wise. 

A few years ago, I wrote this article for Spiritual Director's International: "Finding Inner Refuge in Trouble Times." Clearly, what I wrote about is still applicable and especially so today. 

I hope you will find it helpful and take a few extra moments to work with the practice. May relief and refuge be yours.

Read it here: www.sdiworld.org/blog/finding-inner-refuge-troubled-times

May Love hold us. 

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A Little Breathing Space

5/27/2020

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Recently, I'd been meeting up with spiritual friends on Zoom on Saturday mornings. We'd share sacred space and engage in contemplative practice together. We did this for a number of Saturdays in the early and middle days of Covid-19 as a way to connect with one another and also to "what matters most": our peace, love and gratitude, even in a difficult time.  As summer arrived in the northern hemisphere,  we decided our group meditation time was done as many of the women were eager to get out in their gardens, or walk, and simply enjoy this beautiful weather. I am so grateful for the time we shared together. 

Missing them and our gatherings, I created a Guided Meditation which offers a short practice that can help you find room--a little space of quiet—in your busy mind or concerned heart. And it all begins with the breath ... I hope it helps.
Listen to the meditation here:
http://www.awakenedliving.com/PresenceBlog/alittlespace.m4a
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Chakra Care as Part of Spiritual Care

5/7/2020

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Friends, I am excited to share a video interview I recorded just yesterday with my friend, Lisa Erickson. Lisa is the author of the ground-breaking new book, Chakra Empowerment for Women: Self-Guided Techniques for Healing Trauma, Owning Your Power & Finding Overall Wellness (Llewellyn, 2019). In this intimate conversation, we talk about the ways we can care for our energy body (which is intricately interwoven with our whole health—body, mind and spirit). I love the 3 practices she shared with us that are so vital for staying grounded, open, loving and healthy in these times. Enjoy!

About: Lisa Erickson is an energy worker, writer, teacher and mom to three. Lisa’s primary modality is chakra-based energy work, although she is also a certified mindfulness meditation instructor, and a certified Feeding Your Demons facilitator. Her specialty is Women’s Energetics – women’s subtle anatomy, and practices and tools that women can employ to heal, empower, and awaken themselves. She specializes in life transits, kundalini, and sexual trauma healing.
Visit her websites: https://enlightenedenergetics.com/about-lisa-erickson/ and https://chakraempowermentforwomen.com  
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Heart Relief

5/1/2020

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In today's blog I share some thoughts about we can ensure our hearts do not become armored in stressful times. If you're feeling impatient and irritated, or frustrated, it may be a sign that your heart is closing off due to low level trauma. (Many of us these days are experiencing low level trauma due to the pandemic.) This is the perfect time and opportunity to hold presence for yourself! The video includes one of my favorites practices for this. 

From My Heart to Yours

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Today, I have a gift for you, a guided meditation (MP3) that I call "Resting Into Love." During trauma-filled times, it's a potent practice for letting go into ease and rest, into Love!

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Presence = Love

4/20/2020

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A few thoughts on the relationship between healthy self-love and presence, and our ability to hold and offer presence to others. 

From My Heart to Yours

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Today, I have a gift for you, a short, guided meditation (MP3) that I call "A Blessing for Self-Care."
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Moving Easily in the Flow of Life (with Listening Meditation)

4/8/2020

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This week I received this affirmation card from Unity. I'm on their mailing list and they send me lovely inspirational prayers, poems and booklets upon request. This card came unexpectedly. I didn't request it, but I sure did need it! 

When I read the words of the affirmation I thought to myself, "Well, I'm not feeling this right now, that's for sure," which in itself is a cautionary tale. "So, where are you?" my wiser self asks.

Honestly? In the middle of pandemic like everyone else. A little bit lost in boredom and feelings of isolation. A note of worry or fear creeps in now and then. But mostly I feel agitated, ill-at-ease within myself. Not sleeping well, distracted, disoriented. 

The questions beg to be asked: So what can you do in this moment to hold yourself kindly, with loving presence? What might you need to move away from so you can move toward the freedom that is expressed in the affirmation card—to feel unworried and free from tension? 

For me, I need to experience less noise and more quiet. Have fewer items on my To-Do list and more rest. Less focusing on day-to-day drama and more attention paid to breath and being at ease in the moment. 

One of the best ways for me to cultivate presence for myself in this time of pandemic and begin to "move easily in the flow of life" is to engage in Listening Meditation. 

Years ago, I made this short video offering instruction for Listening Meditation. I hope you find it helpful. I still find it remarkable how letting go of doing anything in particular other than listening can return us to ease—even in difficult times.

Today, in the early hours of the morning, I sit listening to a cacophony of  birds doing their daily rounds: calling to one another, rustling in the underbrush locating twigs to build nests, and singing gentle songs of new life to come. In just a few minutes, I feel myself back in the flow of life ... May it be so for you with the help of Listening Meditation.


​From My Heart to Yours

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Today, I have a gift for you, a short, guided practice (MP3) that I call "Be Here Now Practice." It's perfect for coming back to the present moment when you find yourself distracted or ill-at-ease. 

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Just Walk

3/26/2020

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Now that the coldest weather has lifted, I am determined to take a mindful walk each day. Though I admit, sometimes my walks are not mindful; mindless is more like it. My mind wanders. I plan. I drift off and get stuck in old conversations or thoughts about the future. Presence to self eludes me.

And then I remember. It is time to be here now.  To be fully present to myself and this precious moment. My phone is off. I vow to do nothing but walk, just walk. 
One step, then another. One breath, then another. Easing into the rhythm of walking and breathing. Feeling my foot meet the pavement. Noting bird song in the distance. Beauty to my left and to my right. Be here now. 

And just when my mind begins to meander once more, there it is, looming up in front of me. A sweet smiley face someone has taken the time to draw on the walkway. "Hello, I see you," it says. "Do you see me?" And I do. I am grateful for this humorous reminder to come back once again, to surrender to walking. 

"Just walking" is one of the best ways I know to offer presence to myself, especially on a Corvid-19 day when so many thoughts and emotions can press in.

The same can be true for you, for any of us. May our walking bring us back home to ourselves. 

From My Heart to Yours

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Today, I have a gift for you, a short, guided practice (MP3). I call it "Inner Smile Practice." It's perfect for walking, or when you're at the grocery store, or whenever you feel the need to be more present to yourself and others.

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Stop, Take A Breath, and Create a Little Space for Yourself

3/21/2020

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How to cultivate presence for yourself at this time? Lots of options here, friends. Here's one of them: a little secret about the breath.


​From My Heart to Yours

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Today, I have a gift for you, a short, guided practice (MP3). It's a gentle "dive" beneath the storm of thoughts to a place of peace beneath the sea.  

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Welcome to my new VLOG, Blog & Podcast

3/18/2020

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Dear Friend, 
This video says it all. I am thrilled to be back Vlogging, Blogging, and Podcasting on a topic that feels so timely, so vital to our personal and communal well-being: Presence. Specifically how we cultivate this within ourselves for our personal benefit and the benefit of others?

Please take a few minutes to receive this transmission from my heart to yours. What does Presence mean? Lean in and I'll tell you. 

New!

Please enjoy this Guided Meditation I've just created to guide you into an experience of cultivating and holding presence for yourself. 
​(13 min.)

Listen here:
http://www.awakenedliving.com/PresenceBlog/CultivatingPresenceforYourself.m4a
Or by downloading below.



​From my heart to yours...

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In 2014, I created a full-day, Stay-at-Home Retreat. With so many of us staying home and working from home due to the Coronavirus, this seems to be the perfect time to offer it to you as a gift. The focus of this retreat is Metta—Lovingkindness practice. 

A complete schedule of activities and all materials needed to do the retreat are provided. The retreat kit includes links to 12 mp3s, most of which are guided practices & meditations, 6 handouts (pdfs), including invitations to express your creativity (through art), walking meditation and mindful eating. 

To receive this at-home retreat (with my audio guidance), SUBSCRIBE to this blog. The link to download will be sent to you in a welcome letter. SUBSCRIBE by entering your info in the green box on the right side of this page. That's it! Thank you for joining me in the practice of Presence. 

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Janice Lynne Lundy, DMin, MPC
is an educator, interspiritual director/guide, and retreat leader who has been pointing people back toward the Sacred for more than twenty years. She is the author of several spiritual growth books, including Your Truest Self, My Deepest Me and Portable Peace., and is the co-founder and co-director of the Spiritual Guidance Training Institute. 

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