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Episode: The Blessing of Blessings!Original air date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010Episode Description:When asked “How are you?” our host’s 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.
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Episode: Food for ThoughtOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: The Divine NameOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010Episode Description:What if there was a technique for sounding the Universal name of God that could change us and change our world? Well, today's guest—sound pioneer Jonathan Goldman—returns to share about his rediscovery of an incredible sacred healing sound that he believes can be used for the powerful purpose of prayer.
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Episode: It's Not the End of the WorldOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 03, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: How to Handle the Cracked PotsOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: And So Say All of UsOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: Be the VesselOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: Walking a Sacred PathOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 06, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: Ready to ReceiveOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: Stop Talking to God!Original air date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010Episode Description: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!
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Episode: Pillow TalkOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010Episode Description: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.
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Episode: Crystal ClearOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 08, 2010Episode Description:It has been said that if a sign or symbol shows up more than three times, one should pay attention, as chances are it contains an important message. Tune in to hear what crystal clear message was received by our host toward the end of our Touching the Stillness 40-Day Self-Love Prayer Experience.
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Episode: Move When the Spirit Says MoveOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 01, 2010Episode Description:Rosemary Fillmore Rhea, the granddaughter of Unity's founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, joins our host to share stories of her upbringing at Unity Village, including one about her grandfather, Charles Fillmore, and how one habit of his seemed a little quirky to her playmates.
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Episode: Laugh It Off!Original air date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010Episode Description:Hear how a childhood nursery rhyme inspires our host, Rev. Paulette Pipe, when she needs to chase away the blues and create a more cheerful heart.
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Episode: Let Go of the Shore, With Guest Karen DruckerOriginal air date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010Episode Description:No stranger to Touching the Stillness, Karen Drucker's chants infuse our program regularly. She joins us today to share her insights about letting go and letting God and encouraging ways we can sing our prayers.
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Episode: Mama Used to SayOriginal air date: Tuesday, May 04, 2010Episode Description:When Rev. Paulette Pipe was a young teenager it seemed that her mother would talk to her in parables that would really confound her. As we in the U.S.A. prepare to honor our mothers this month, our host tries to determine if there were nuggets of spiritual Truth concealed within her mother’s mysterious, mind-boggling maxims and cultural proverbs.
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Episode: Love the One You're WithOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010Episode Description:Our host once did something so weird but wonderful it caused her to fall in love with a most unlikely suitor. Tune in to discover how you too can experience amour in an uncommon love affair, as we prepare for our May Touching the Stillness "Prayer Experience."
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Episode: Five Minutes to GraceOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010Episode Description:If you are someone who stops yourself from engaging in meditation practices because you think it requires time you don't have, then tune in to hear why our guest, Rev. Robin Reiter, believes grace can be found in a mere five minutes of stillness.
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Episode: Pray Without CeasingOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010Episode Description:This week marks Silent Unity's 120th anniversary and to commemorate its success, Touching the Stillness celebrates the power of prayer and extols the virtues of audacious, bold, courageous prayer-powered living.
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Episode: Don't Hurry the ChickensOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 06, 2010Episode Description:Hanging out in the corridor of life, where one thing has ended but the next has yet to begin? Tune in as this week's guest, Rev. Robert Brumet, assures us that there are many blessings to be garnered from finding ourselves in transition.
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Episode: What's In Your Cup?Original air date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010Episode Description:Trying to dash the contents of your cup because it's too bitter a brew? During this Holy Week, our host encourages us to instead choose to follow Jesus' example and be willing as, symbolically, we prepare to sup from the chalice in a "sacred communion" meditation.
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Episode: Drumming With SpiritOriginal air date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010Episode Description:What connection could there possibly be between sacred drumming and silence? Touching the Stillness guest Christine Stevens not only shares her views on how we can drum our way into silence, one beat at a time, she demonstrates as much during today's meditation.
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Episode: Wisdom's JailbreakOriginal air date: Tuesday, March 09, 2010Episode Description:Tune in as our host invites our support to engineer one of the greatest jailbreaks of all time! Are you in? Are you ready to heed wisdom's call for freedom? Then join us as we prepare to make way for wisdom during today's meditation.
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Episode: Just Feel After GodOriginal air date: Tuesday, March 02, 2010Episode Description:Do you feel like you are groping in the dark when it comes to your prayer or meditation practice? Today's guest, Rev. Tom Thorpe, is convinced that prayer is simpler and yet more profound than we make it out to be … All we have to is make friends with our practice. Tune in to hear him explain how.
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Episode: Strength in StillnessOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010Episode Description:"Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength," the Bible says. Today's meditation is designed to take us into the stillness of the "waiting room of our soul," where we can activate our spiritual gift of strength.
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Episode: Shake the Dust From Your FeetOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010Episode Description:Traditionally, one of the customs practiced during Lent is to give up some indulgence for a period of 40 days in preparation for Easter. So as we gear up our own spiritual preparation, our host encourages us to fast from negativity and, instead, feast on prayer.
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Episode: Create a Hole in the RockOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 09, 2010Episode Description:"I want it and I want it now!" your mind screams on some subliminal level, as you run around trying to make something happen. Sound familiar? Then be sure to join Rev. Paulette Pipe, as she takes the weight out of waiting and expounds on the place for patience in a prayer powered life!
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Episode: The Gift of GivingOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 02, 2010Episode Description:Following a month-long gift-giving spree, our host shares how she is in bliss and has been blessed by the power of intentional giving. In today's program, she's inviting those listeners, who have yet to try it, to find creative ways to give a gift every day for 29 days to demonstrate that this month of love can be about so much more than chocolates and roses.
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Episode: Sweat Your PrayersOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010Episode Description:When we dance our prayers with abandon, as though no one is watching, it has the potential to take us to a place of stillness we never imagined possible. Don’t believe it? Then tune in to hear from today’s guest, Gabrielle Roth, who has made it a life’s work to teach people to trust the dance of life through this unspoken form of prayer.
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Episode: Visioning Our PrayersOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010Episode Description:Our host paid off a huge wad of debt; finished her degree while in seminary; experienced fully-paid luxury spa retreats and vacations; and published her popular meditation CD. During today's broadcast, Rev. Paulette Pipe will share with us tips and tools so we, too, can vision our prayers using the power of our imagination, some magazine cuttings, a pair of scissors and some glue sticks!
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Episode: Put It in WritingOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010Episode Description:Have a dream for the future? Then let’s do as the Bible scriptures suggest and write it down. Tune in to hear more, as our host guides us through the process of writing a letter to God as a way to fulfill the desires of our heart.
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Episode: Be the ChangeOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 05, 2010Episode Description:It’s that time again …You know, the time when we make resolutions and set lofty goals to change something about ourselves or about our lives. What if the key goal was to be the change? Tune in as today’s guests, Ed and Deb Shapiro, illustrate how this year we can resolve to use meditation as a transformation tool for the change we seek to be.
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Episode: Give It Away!Original air date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009Episode Description:As we prepare for the holiday season of gift-giving and sharing, hear how today’s Touching the Stillness guest, Times best seller author, Cami Walker, has changed her life dramatically by giving a gift every day for 29 days and how this practice can become a prayer practice that heals and transforms you too.
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Episode: If I Were BraveOriginal air date: Tuesday, December 08, 2009Episode Description:Tune in to hear our host’s ABC NEWS FLASH that is sure to change the course of her life forever, as she dares to choose in favor of her passion. Her hope is that it may inspire you to also head into the New Year with the intention to do amazing things!
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Episode: What You Think About Me Is None Of My Business!Original air date: Tuesday, December 01, 2009Episode Description:It was a wise person who said this because at the end of the day what really matters is that we know how truly magnificent we are and that we fully express that magnificence in the world. Listen in as we explore this idea in preparation for today’s meditation.
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Episode: Return to SenderOriginal air date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009Episode Description:Be careful not to return those Cosmic Love Notes that show up at your door, which you might if we don’t recognize them for what they are … answered prayer! In a follow up to last week’s program, our host warns: “Don’t shoot the messenger … open the mail and discover what gifts await you.”
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Episode: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?Original air date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009Episode Description:Are you feeling frustrated? Confused? Do you feel as though the Universe is giving you the “cold shoulder” because for all your praying nothing seems to be happening? Then tune in to today’s program, as our intrepid host goes in search of answers to discover if it’s true that our prayers are not being answered or whether we are just barking up the wrong tree!
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Episode: Holy HarmonyOriginal air date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009Episode Description:What music can you expect to hear playing in our host’s ear, whether as a soothing background for meditation or to energetically clear and create sacred space in her environment? More often than not it will be one of her favorite sacred sound CDs by today’s guest Jonathan Goldman. Tune in to hear why his music instantly moves host Rev. Paulette Pipe to stillness.
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Episode: Let's Celebrate Life!Original air date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009Episode Description:Our host loves the song “Celebration”, by Kool and the Gang. You know, the one that says “there’s a party going on right here, a celebration to last throughout the year, so bring your good times and your laughter too…we gonna celebrate your party with you”. And that’s just what she has in store for us today…a program that celebrates good reports from our 30-day Prayer Experience and the first anniversary of Touching the Stillness on Unity.FM. Consider yourself invited!
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Episode: Colorfully Spiral Into Your CenterOriginal air date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009Episode Description:Discover from today’s Touching the Stillness guest, Monique Mandali, how a coloring pencil can become an unlikely meditation tool that will take us on a journey to the center of our soul. Take a breath …No creative experience required!
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Episode: Love the Skin You're InOriginal air date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009Episode Description:Don’t you just love your body? No? Then be sure to tune into this week’s program to experience a meditation that will make your body sizzle with gratitude for the appreciation it will be given.
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Episode: It's Easy When We KissOriginal air date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009Episode Description:Why is that we are prone to make things more difficult for ourselves than they need to be? Listen in as our host invites us into the experience of untold possibilities that occur when we allow it to be easy.
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Episode: Thriving in God's EconomyOriginal air date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009Episode Description:The Bible says: "Prove me now herewith, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it". So get your blessing basket ready as Rev. Nancy Norman joins us to share tips and tools for prospering through prayer!
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Episode: The Prayer ExperienceOriginal air date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009Episode Description:WARNING: This episode of Touching the Stillness may change your life. Up for the challenge? Then tune in as Rev. Paulette Pipe extends an invitation to our listeners that will shake up, and shake down, and pour forth good in every area of your life!
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Episode: In the Stillness of the SilenceOriginal air date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009Episode Description:Fresh from a personal mini silent retreat, Rev. Paulette Pipe centers us for meditation and prayer with her ”Thought For The Day musings from the silence.
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Episode: Mind Your DashOriginal air date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009Episode Description:All it took was a short walk with God, and the next thing she knew, one of our listeners was on her way to creating a new coaching organization designed to help others live on purpose. She shares her story with our host Rev. Paulette Pipe, as we prepare for a time of intention-setting meditation and aspirational affirmative prayer.
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Episode: Calling Prayer AngelsOriginal air date: Tuesday, September 08, 2009Episode Description:As Unity prepares for its annual World Day of Prayer activities later this week, we chat with Silent Unity’s Vice President Rev. Lynne Brown, who heads our 24-hour, 119-year-old prayer ministry. We ask the burning question: “Do you actually have to be Silent in the Silent Unity Building?”
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Episode: Moments in the MadnessOriginal air date: Tuesday, September 01, 2009Episode Description:We all have those moments of madness when life feels like a topsy-turvy whirlpool of change. Today’s guest, Rev. Robin Ferguson, Director of Ministry Expansion with the Association of Unity Churches International, shares how prayerful moments have proven to be the handrail that keeps her steady in the vortex.
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Episode: A Nice New MatOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009Episode Description:The song says, “It ain’t what you do but the way that you do it.” Tune in to discover why you don’t need a nice new mat to find liberation for the mind, body and spirit, as Rev. Paulette Pipe leads us on a journey to freedom through today’s “Thought For The Day,” mesmeric meditation, and powerful affirmative prayer.
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Episode: Dancing Under the StreetlightsOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009Episode Description:In preparation for today’s meditation, hear how our guest, Janet Attwood, danced her way from under the nocturnal streetlights as a child to now dancing her days through life with passion and purpose, while inspiring others to do the same.
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Episode: Soul Survival: For When It’s You, God and the MosquitoesOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009Episode Description:No self-respecting explorer would go out in the wild without a survival guide and kit, so why would someone on the spiritual expedition of life be any different? Join our host, Rev. Paulette Pipe, as she navigates her way through Unity’s very own Survival Guide, which includes tips on how to pray, meditate, and create and use your own affirmations.
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Episode: The Tarragon in the TeaOriginal air date: Tuesday, August 04, 2009Episode Description:Like a fine herb that adds a distinct aroma and flavor but without overpowering, today’s Touching the Stillness guest Rev. Nancy Jerome is like the tarragon in the tea; adding something unexpected but alluring to the ministry of Unity Center of Overland Park, Kan., with her gentle prayerful presence. Hear the impact prayer and silence had on her addiction recovery and stay tuned as she leads us in a hypnotic meditation.
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Episode: Break Here in Case of EmergencyOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009Episode Description:We sometimes use prayer like castor oil, "for emergency use only". With hammer in hand, Rev. Paulette breaks the emergency case for prayer, as she prepares us for this week’s time of affirmative prayer.
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Episode: Sitting on My MattressOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009Episode Description:In a follow-up to last week’s come-as-you-are theme, hear how one listener ramped up her prayer and meditation practice without stepping a foot out of bed; then, wherever you are sitting, stay tuned for a riveting time of meditation with our host Rev. Paulette Pipe.
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Episode: How Can I Pray Without Candles?Original air date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009Episode Description:When our host, Rev. Paulette Pipe, discovered she could not light candles in her dwelling, her prayer practice unraveled. Now reformed, she beckons us to come into the stillness just as we are - no paraphernalia required!
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Episode: Rhythmic Medicine for the SoulOriginal air date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009Episode Description:Music is a wonderful way to open our hearts and soften our minds during the practice of meditation. Today’s guest on Touching the Stillness, Janalea Hoffman, has a powerful healing musical gift that once took our host so deep into meditation - she almost had hitch a ride back to reality!
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Episode: Sabbath for the SoulOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009Episode Description:At a time of year when thoughts turn to vacations, rest and rejuvenation, our host Rev. Paulette Pipe, in preparation for our meditation, explores how to find a vacation for the soul without ever packing a suitcase or leaving home.
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Episode: Martha Mind Your BusinessOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009Episode Description:In preparation for our prayer and meditation time, we conclude this month-long exploration of spirituality at work by taking a page out of the book of the Biblical character, Mary, who sat at the Jesus’ feet ... leaving her sister Martha in a bit of stew in the kitchen.
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Episode: My Heart Has WingsOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009Episode Description:She recovered from cancer; buried a son; healed a marriage; and created a successful international training business. It is evident from the assured energy she exudes that today’s guest, Kris King, author and founder/CEO of the Wings Seminars, trusts and connects with something deep within to make her heart soar and find joy in the face of adversity
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Episode: It's a God Job!Original air date: Tuesday, June 09, 2009Episode Description:As a follow-up to last week’s program, Rev. Paulette Pipe expands the notion of spiritualizing our work by bringing the practice of prayer and meditation to whatever work we are called to do. Hear how a dedicated practice and an affirmative attitude can either transform the job or allow the job to transform you!
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Episode: All in a Day's WorkOriginal air date: Tuesday, June 02, 2009Episode Description:If "it’s all a prayer", as our host Rev. Paulette Pipe maintains, then what place is there for prayer and meditation in the workplace? In preparation for our time of prayer and meditation on the air today, she speaks with a fellow Unity Village coworker about how he brings his practice to work.
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Episode: Look For the Ram in a BushOriginal air date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009Episode Description:Don’t lose heart ... look for the ram in the bush ... that answer to prayer that shows up with perfect timing just when you were about to pull the plug on faith. Join Rev. Paulette Pipe in preparation for today’s meditation and affirmative prayer session, as she illustrates the power of faith.
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Episode: Cleaning Up the MansionOriginal air date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009Episode Description:In preparation for today’s meditation and time of prayer, we learn what nocturnal invitation was extended to Touching the Stillness host Rev. Paulette Pipe and how she has her spiritual mop and bucket in hand, ready to prepare for the gems of life that are awaiting her discovery.
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Episode: Too Hot to HandleOriginal air date: Tuesday, May 05, 2009Episode Description:If our lives are out of control and too hot to handle then some self-care preliminaries need to be in place before we can even think about meditating - so says author, Debrena Jackson Gandy, our guest on today’s program. Tune in to hear her take on self-care and meditation and then stay connected for cooling meditation and heartwarming prayers with Rev. Paulette Pipe.
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Episode: Where to Dig the Deeper HoleOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009Episode Description:Not able to meditate alone? Ever thought about joining a group? Listen in to hear how one woman set up a meditation group in her home nine years ago that is still going strong and how the objective is to expose the group to various styles of meditation to help individuals discover what form of meditation speaks to them so that they can delve deeper into their practice.
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Episode: Time to Take ‘Em Off the SpitOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009Episode Description:When we are holding someone in an unforgiven state, whether in mind or heart, it can wreak havoc on our personal psyche, our health and our emotions. Tune in to hear how one Touching the Stillness listener, albeit reluctantly, took someone off the roasting spit of unforgiveness to not only enrich her spiritual practice but also heal her body. Then stay tuned as Rev. Paulette Pipe leads a powerful forgiveness meditation before facilitating a time of affirmative prayer.
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Episode: Satisfied SoulOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009Episode Description:At a time when so much focus is on lack, insufficiency and poverty talk, we are blessed to be able to take refuge in soul-stirring, soul-satisfying meditation and prayer to buttress our spirits against the otherwise demoralizing negativity of the current culture. Participate with Rev. Paulette Pipe in this interactive time of prayer and meditation and let your soul be satisfied.
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Episode: Wish You Were HereOriginal air date: Tuesday, April 07, 2009Episode Description:Hear how special guest, Unity minister Rev. Robert Brumet, makes that itchy-nose and numb-rump part of the meditation, using insight meditation, as his practice of choice. And stay tuned for faith-restoring affirmative prayer by Rev. Paulette Pipe.
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Episode: The Butterfly and the BeeOriginal air date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009Episode Description:Sometimes it’s not just thoughts that buzz around in our mind to distract us from our practice. In preparation for this week’s time of prayer and meditation, Rev. Paulette Pipe shares another excerpt from her 40-day Silent Retreat journal on how she battled her fears and stayed put in her practice, when what she really wanted to do was run like the wind.
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Episode: Take Up Your Bed and Walk!Original air date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009Episode Description:How do you know the “guidance” you receive in meditation is not bogus and misdirected? Is it an authentic prompt or wishful thinking of a wistful mind? Join Rev. Paulette Pipe as she explores these questions on following authentic guidance as we prepare for this week’s time of meditation and prayer.
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Episode: Yes, I AM!Original air date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009Episode Description:Today’s Touching the Stillness featured guest, Dr. Sue Morter, has been called “today’s messenger with tomorrow’s message.” She is known for her high-impact energy and extraordinarily deep guided meditations. Founder and head of the Morter HealthCenter in Carmel, Indiana, Dr. Morter has never taken a prescription medicine for any ailment. Tune in to hear how, as part of her mission, this dynamic woman spreads the message of conscious healing, and experience her energy as she leads us in a profound time of meditation. Then stay connected for transformative affirmative prayer with Rev. Paulette Pipe.
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Episode: Better Out Than In!Original air date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009Episode Description:Find yourself coughing up an emotional fur ball during times of meditation? In preparation for today’s time of meditation and prayer, Rev Paulette explains how this is a common by-product of the meditation practice when negative ideas, beliefs, feelings, or emotions surface to be healed. So don’t let it faze or deter you … it’s better out than in!
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Episode: What’s in It for Me?Original air date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009Episode Description:“If you pay peanuts you get monkeys” so the saying goes … So what do you expect to get out of meditation? In preparation for today’s time of meditation and prayer, we consider the idea that if you put no time or effort into your meditation practice, you can't really expect to get any positive results out!
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Episode: Hush and ListenOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009Episode Description:Are you supposed to be doing something while in the Silence? Does it feel awkward …as though you are wasting your time just sitting there doing nothing? In preparation for today’s time of meditation and prayer, we explore the idea of intentional listening and how, when we zip those lips, we are doing something exceptional for our soul—without having to say a word!
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Episode: The Temple of WisdomOriginal air date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009Episode Description:Today’s featured guest is Christine King, of The Metaphysical Society for the Expansion of Consciousness (MSEC) in London, England. Join us as Christine (Kristy) talks about her meditation practice and penchant for all things Egyptian. Actively participate in the program as with her soothing dulcet tones, she leads us on a spiritual expedition during our time of meditation. Then stay connected for affirmative prayers decreed by our host Rev. Paulette Pipe.
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Episode: The Light TouchOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009Episode Description:It is said that prayer and play vibrate on the same wave length. As we prepare for this week’s time of prayer meditation, our host Rev. Paulette Pipe shares excerpts from her 40-day Silent Retreat journal of how she made child’s play of meditation by giving it the light touch.
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Episode: Muscle-Building MomentsOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009Episode Description:Practicing meditation is like building a muscle. We need to have determination and discipline in order to benefit from the results. This week as we prepare for our time of meditation and prayer, we review some of the many benefits of maintaining a meaningful meditation practice.
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Episode: Give Me FiveOriginal air date: Tuesday, January 06, 2009Episode Description:Special guest Rev. Jim Rosemergy and our host Rev. Paulette Pipe have something in common ... they share an affinity for the "Seek Ye First the Kingdom" concept of living life. Rev. Rosemergy, senior minister at Unity of Fort Myers, in Fort Myers Florida, and former vice president of Unity School of Christianity, joins Touching the Stillness today to share his ideas about meditation, the silence, and their purpose in our lives.
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Episode: Hollowing Out Holy MomentsOriginal air date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008Episode Description:How can I create ambiance in meditation? How long is long enough? How do you deal with sleepiness? If these questions resonate with you, then tune in for part two of our practical tips and tools series that provides helpful hints for hollowing out holy moments in meditation.
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Episode: When, Where and What to WearOriginal air date: Tuesday, December 09, 2008Episode Description:How do we carve out time and space for our meditation practice? Should we meditate in the morning or in the evening? Is 15 minutes enough, or do we need to mediate for hours on end for it to have any impact? If these questions resonate with you, then tune in for the first in a two-part series that provides practical meditation tips and tools such as when, where, and what to wear in preparation for meditation.
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Episode: Pump Up the Volume!Original air date: Tuesday, December 02, 2008Episode Description:Have you ever noticed how the silence is not always silent? Are you thinking there must be a formula for arriving at that place of still silence but you just haven't cracked yet? In preparation for our weekly time of meditation and life-enhancing prayer, we explore some of the ways the thunder of silence amplifies the soul.
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Episode: Mind the Gap!Original air date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008Episode Description:If you are someone who believes you can't meditate or don't have time to meditate, take heart! Tune into to this week's program to hear how we can interject meditation pauses into everyday experiences to create a gap that brings renewal. Call in with your prayer request too as we collaborate in affirming the Truth together.
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Episode: You Must Be Out of Your Mind!Original air date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008Episode Description:Change your mind, change your life with this week’s meditation created to help us align with transformation and change that is for our highest good.
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Episode: Look up; Look Away!Original air date: Monday, November 10, 2008Episode Description:Meditation and prayer is about taking our focus off the challenges and the hustle and bustle and putting it squarely on Spirit. “Seek ye first” is about putting God first in everything; meditation and prayer is how we can do that.
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Episode: It’s All a PrayerOriginal air date: Tuesday, November 04, 2008Episode Description:Meditation and prayer are not limited to the prayer mat or the sanctuary. We can make everything we do become a living meditation and prayer. No drugs or artificial stimulants are required if we let everyday activities take us higher in consciousness.
