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 23rd 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 Scazzer: 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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