Embodied Spirituality is a growing body of work that marries embodiment and spirituality. Many approaches to yoga, meditation, contemplation, nature-based spirituality, and even aspects of all the major religions can be included in embodied spirituality.
How do we go through the body to spiritual connection?
So much of organized religion developed around controlling and subduing our bodies and our emotions to grow spiritually. Embodied spirituality embraces the awakened body, emotional awareness, relationship, sexuality, family life, and political activism.
Many approaches to embodied spirituality emphasize the heart. The heart is the gateway to so much of our spiritual potential. In our approach, as explicated in Susan’s new book, Heart Open, Body Awake: The Four Steps of Embodied Spirituality, the spiritual heart and the actual physical heart are recognized as an inseparable unity. In fact, the book explores how all of experiential anatomy can be an essential part of the spiritual path.
Embodied Spirituality emphasizes the individuality of each of our paths. It is an approach that supports you rather than dictates particular forms or beliefs. You can use your study of embodied spirituality to bring more body, emotion, nature, and relationship to your personal spiritual path.
Embodied Spirituality Video Offerings available now:
Embodied Spirituality Monthly Group Practice
Meet with Susan online once a month, the first Saturday of the month. Eight Saturdays, 11 am – 1pm Mountain Time, October 2021–May 2022, to learn and practice Embodied Spirituality Practices, including Embodiment Practice, embodied meditation, and more. Reading Heart Open, Body Awake will support these practice sessions.
Note: These hours may be used toward BMP Level 2 certification.
- $825 tuition – Buy here. Includes live meetings and recordings of live meetings. Partial scholarships and payment plans available– contact Susan to inquire.
Dates: Saturdays, 11am – 1pm MT
2021: Oct 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4; 2022: Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 5, April 2, May 7 - First Session, Oct 2nd, Saturdays, 11am – 1pm MT, free or by donation. Full Tuition for individual sessions is $108. Register now, space limited.
Embodied Spirituality Leadership Training
Support your retreat practice, your daily practice, your path in dialogue with your body, and learn how to lead embodied spirituality groups. This training results in a Level 1 certification in Embodied Spirituality Leadership.
Application required:
Members of this leadership training participate in the 8 regular monthly group practice meetings above; and also meet with Susan the following Sunday each month from 11:00am–1:00pm Mountain Time to review and discuss each practice and how to lead these practices.
Note: These hours may be used toward BMP Level 2 certification.
- $1650 tuition – Buy here. Partial scholarships and payment plans available.
Dates: Sundays, 11am – 1pm MT
2021: Oct 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5; 2022: Jan. 9, Feb. 6, March 6, April 3, May 8
Includes live meetings and recordings of live meetings, for both monthly group practice and leadership training meetings. Partial scholarships and payment plans available – contact Susan to inquire.
Embodied Spirituality Curriculum
- Embodiment Practice is a simple awareness, movement practice that can be done in a group or on your own. You can learn this through the video series, Embodiment Everywhere! video series.
- Embodied Meditation is a body-centered approach to meditation that can be integrated into your established practice or practiced on its own.
- Heart Pulsation Meditation as delineated in Heart Open, Body Awake.
- Big Heart/Small Heart
- Interaction Cycle
- Circular Attunement
- Dynamic Compassion
- Full Awareness
and more . . .
