A Sacred Journey

practicing pilgrimage at home and abroad

Wisdom of the Body: An Interview with Christine Valters Paintner + a Giveaway!

Winter always makes me think about the body.

Not in the play-all-day show-some-skin ways of summer, but in the gentle rhythms of rest and relaxation, hibernation and holy listening. Winter encourages me to listen to what is moving below the surface and waiting to patiently to sprout like a bulb in spring. Just in time for the arrival of spring and the season of Lent, Christine Valters Paintner is releasing her latest book, The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women, inviting us to attune ourselves to the Sacred insight stirring within, from breath to bones, waiting to be released.

Today I’m sharing an interview with her on her new book and how to begin to tap into the body’s wisdom. The book doesn’t release until March 3, 2017, but you can enter to win a copy of your own at the bottom of the post! (Only US readers eligible.)

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Comfy, Cozy Hygge: A Danish Pilgrimage Right at Home

If you’re an avid blog reader, it’s likely you’ve heard of the Danish tradition of hygge over the past year.

Pronounced “hoo-gah” (its adjective is even better: hyggeligt, pronounced “hoo-gah-lee”), hygge can translate to “cozy,” and who doesn’t love that? It especially is attractive in the cold winter months. Multiple books have come out on the subject just this year, and even the New York Times has caught on to the trend.

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Packing Essentials for the Intentional Traveler

With my upcoming pilgrimage to Iona just over five weeks away I’ve got packing on the brain, so I’m sharing my list of packing essentials for the intentional traveler again, below.

With pilgrimage focused on leaving what is known behind and seeking Sacred Encounter beyond your borders, the pilgrim can’t be weighed down by heavy luggage and excess creature comforts.

However, packing light doesn’t come easy to most, especially when traveling to a new place. In fact, it requires some the intention of a pilgrim. Thankfully, if you’re already here, you’re well on your way.

Here’s a list of packing essentials for the intentional traveler:

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The Pilgrim’s Call to Welcome the Stranger

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….”

These are the words of Jesus (Matthew 25:35), and yet in light of recent events, somehow they seem so foreign. How can a country that is made up mostly of immigrants deny those who seek the refuge that their ancestors once sought? How can a mandate drafted by those who claim to follow Jesus (wrongly) prioritize Christians and yet completely neglect Christ? And how can pastors and priests step up to the pulpit and not utter a word about the injustice being done to the least of these?

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Divine Destination: Bali

It’s been three months since my husband and I traveled to Bali.

With the holidays soon after our return, I thought I’d wait until the new year to share my experience. Besides, any good pilgrimage needs some time to sink in upon return, right? Now that it’s January, however, and things are likely a bit cold where you are (unless you’re in Bali!), I feel it’s high time to share.

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