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EXCERPT: “Interior Movements” July 31, 2024

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Many blessings to everyone observing the Feast Day of Saint Ignatius and especially to anyone contemplating and working for peace, freedom, and wisdom — especially when it gets hot (inside and outside). Stay hydrated, y’all!

“He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.”

— the August 14th aphorism quoted from Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year (with a new introduction by Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. and the Forward to the 1928 Edition by Alan G. McDougall)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola died today in 1556. Click on the excerpt title below for more.

Interior Movements (the “missing” Sunday post, with Monday notes)

Please join me today (Wednesday, July 31st) at 4:30 PM or 7:15 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or (for a slightly faster reply) you can email myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.

Wednesday’s playlist available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “07292023 Still Breathing, Noting, Here & at the UN”]

NOTE: Click on the excerpt title above for other playlist options.

If you are thinking about suicide, worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, you can dial 988 (in the US) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call this TALK line if you are struggling with addiction or involved in an abusive relationship. The Lifeline network is free, confidential, and available to all 24/7. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

White Flag is a new app, which I have not yet researched, but which may be helpful if you need peer-to-peer (non-professional) support.

If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, you can also click here to contact the TrevorLifeline (which is staffed 24/7 with trained counselors).

In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es).

Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.

Check out the “Class Schedules” calendar for upcoming classes.

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