Touching the Stillness

Does the idea of praying for others leave you feeling nervous or tongue-tied? Have no fear, as today our host is joined by Rev. Lei Lanni Burt, whose whole ministry is dedicated to teaching people how to pray with others, and will help us take the scare out of prayer!

Your mother was right when she told you to mind your manners and always say Thank You. Today, in honor of World Gratitude Day, our host helps us focus on the blessings of living life as a prayer of thanks.

Not to be swayed or disheartened by the irritations of life, our host this week shares some pearls of wisdom about how to discover the treasured gems of blessings and beauty hidden in those gritty situations. Then stay tuned as we excavate the pearl of great peace during our time of stillness.

It's not just the prayers that are streaming throughout the Unity Village campus as we gear up for Silent Unity's annual World Day of Prayer celebrations; our fountains will be flowing again too! Tune in as our host chats with Rev. Lynne Brown, vice president of Silent Unity®, about this momentous occasion and guides us in a meditation that is sure to move us into the flow.

When asked How are you? our hosts response is usually one that momentarily stops people in their tracks. Tune in to hear more as, in preparation for the Touching the Stillness September Prayer Experience, we this week turn our focus on to the power of blessings.

As we prepare for today's meditation, our host shares how an annoying prank her late brother, Peter, played on her helped teach a powerful lesson in trusting that there is always enough.

What if there was a technique for sounding the Universal name of God that could change us and change our world? Well, today's guestsound pioneer Jonathan Goldmanreturns to share about his rediscovery of an incredible sacred healing sound that he believes can be used for the powerful purpose of prayer.

In preparation for today's meditation, we're encouraged by our guest, Dr. Joan Borysenko, to not let the stormy experiences of our lives get us down. Tune in to hear how, rather than feeling like it's the end of the world, we can allow those storm clouds to elevate us to a place where we can see the gifts they contain.

The saying goes: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what do you when life gives you a cracked pot? In preparation for our August Prayer Experience and today's meditation, our host reveals a few suggestions of her own.

As we continue our month-long Prayer Experience-the Prayer of Receiving-our host takes a look back and celebrates the blessings and answered prayer our Touching the Stillness listeners have received. Then stay tuned as her mesmeric meditation plunges us deeply into the stillness and opens us up to greater gifts of giving and receiving.

You hear her voice here every week in the Touching the Stillness theme tune and in all the other ways that she allows herself to be the vessel by creating music in support of this program. Rhythm and blues singer/songwriter Kelley Hunt joins our host live in the studio to share music that is sure to expand our hearts as we prepare for this week's meditation.

Our host has experienced many transformative experiences while walking with prayerful purpose in the labyrinth, a circular, spiraled pathway designed for prayer. Tune in as today's guest, Episcopalian priest and author, Dr. Lauren Artress, shares with us how walking this meditative mystical path can be a pilgrimage to spiritual wholeness.

Our host recently shared with listeners how learning to receive was one of her many and greatest spiritual lessons. In this week's broadcast, the self-described Receiving Graduate invites us to practice the art of receiving as part of our July Prayer Experience.

Hot on the heels of last week's broadcast, where we expounded upon the necessity to stop talking and let God get a word in edgewise, today's guest Rev. Linda Martella-Whittset encourages us to not only stop talking but to actually stop talking to God altogether!

Our host had a laugh-out-loud moment when she saw the words written on the cushion in a friend's house. Hear what made her chuckle and why it actually helps to give life the silent treatment.