Finding Your Rhythm

Here are some resources mentioned in the Finding Your Rhythm: Crafting a Rule of Life webcast conversation between Ken Shigematsu, Jean Nevills, and Carolyn Arends.

Resources Recommended by Ken Shigematsu

• Books by Ken
  • God In My Everything
  • Survival Guide for the Soul
• Trellis Graphic
• Fr. Thomas Keating YouTube Channel
• Centering Prayer app
  • App Store
  • Google Play
• Lectio 365 App
  • App Store
  • Google Play
• Daniel J. Siegel: Brain Research
• James Prochaska: Article on Exercise
• Mason Currey: Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
• Parker J. Palmer: Let Your Life Speak: Listening to the Voice of Your Vocation
  • “Self-care is never a selfish act — it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”
• Ken’s Church
• Ken on Twitter

Resources recommended by Jean Nevills

• Jean’s Blog
• Jean’s Spiritual Direction Courses
• Jean on Conversatio.org
• Article: 12 Steps to Spiritual Formation in the 23^rd Psalm
• Books recommended by Jean
  • Richard Foster: Celebration of Discipline
  • Dallas Willard: Renovation of the Heart
    • Especially Chapter Five. Spiritual Change the Reliable Pattern.
  • Dallas Willard, Ruth Haley Barton: Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God’s Transforming Presence
  • Susan Phillips: The Cultivated Life
  • Tish Harrison Warren: Liturgy of the Ordinary
• Dallas Willard quote:
  • If you don’t come away for a while, you’ll come apart after a while.

Resources recommended by Carolyn Arends

• Opening song: Becoming Human by Carolyn Arends
• Music by Steve Bell
• Margaret Guenther:
  • The Practice of Prayer
  • At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us
• Stephen A. Macchia:
  • Crafting a Rule of Life: An Invitation to the Well-Ordered Way
  • Rule of Life Website
  • The Discerning Leader Podcast
  • Renovaré Podcast with Stephen
• Dallas Willard:
  • The Divine Conspiracy
    • Especially chapter 9: A Curriculum for Christlikeness
• Trevor Hudson daily prayer to cultivate joy and gratitude:
  • Lord, thank you that each day I am waking up to a day I have not made, to enjoy a salvation I have not earned.

Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:

• Justin Whitmel Earley: The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
• Marjorie J. Thompson: Soul Feast
• Ronald Rolheiser: Domestic Monastery
• Morning Prayers from Canterbury Cathedral
• Pray as You Go App
  • App Store
  • Google Play
• James Bryan Smith: The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows (The Good and Beautiful Series) (Apprentice Series)
• Angela Ashwin: Patterns, Not Padlocks
• Richard Rohr: Divine Dance
• BJ Fogg: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
• Bridgetown Church Rule of Life Workbook
• Brother Lawrence: The Practice of the Presence of God
• The Rule of St. Benedict in English
• Andrew Murray: Abide In Christ
• Paracletepresence.com
• John Mark Comer
• Jean Vanier: Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John
• Pete Greig: How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People
• Thomas Keating:
  • Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer
  • Open Mind, Open Heart
• Ruth Haley Barton:
  • Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups
  • Sacred Rhythms
• Cynthia Bourgeault: Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening
• Peter Scazzero: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It’s Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature
• Chris Webb: God-Soaked Life: Discovering a Kingdom Spirituality
• Christine Valters Paintner: Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature
• Charles Duhigg: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
• Article: Jari Roomer: 5 Keystone Habits to take your life to the Next Level
• Gary Thomas: Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God
• AJ Sherrill: The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation: How Knowing Ourselves Can Make Us More Like Jesus
• Steven Pressfield: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

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