The Contemplative Path Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit contemplativepath.substack.com<br/><br/><p>In a world of constant distraction and digital noise, it’s easy to move through life on autopilot — missing the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit contemplativepath.substack.com<br/><br/><p>This guided meditation draws on the mystical language of Hadewijch, who describes the soul as a “bottomless...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit contemplativepath.substack.com<br/><br/><p>A contemplative meditation for those standing at the threshold of change. This prayerful reflection invites you to...

<p>This guided meditation invites you into a gentle, embodied experience of standing at an inner crossroads—the place where choices, uncertainty, fatigue, and longing converge. Through imagery of walking, pausing, and...

<p>As the holidays wind down and a new year approaches, it’s easy to feel pressure to overhaul everything at once — quit the habit, lose the weight, get closer to God, fix our routines, finally “be better.” But real...

<p>This quiet audio meditation was recorded in the early morning, at a moment when rest felt more necessary than movement. Rather than beginning the day with noise or news, this reflection invites you into...

<p>So often when we sit down to pray, we find ourselves tangled in words that don’t quite belong to us—words that create more effort than ease, more anxiety than peace. This guided meditation offers a different way: a...

<p>In today’s windy walk, we explore how the rivers around us—especially the ever-changing Mississippi—mirror the inner landscape of our own lives. Just as the Mississippi is constantly carving new channels, dropping...

<p>In this gentle walking meditation, we follow Mary Magdalene as a guide through the profound stages of the mystical path—awakening, loss, the dark night of the soul, and the rediscovery of inner light. Inspired by The...

<p>This unedited Contemplative Path walk explores non-duality—not as a lofty concept to master, but as a mystery we may glimpse only for a moment at the mountaintop. Using the metaphor of ascent, we reflect on the...

<p>In this early-morning walking meditation, we explore the ancient teaching that a tree is known by its fruit—not as a judgment, but as an invitation to self-discernment. What desires are quietly driving our choices...

<p>In this guided walking meditation, we explore what happens when life piles up and the heart overflows. After a difficult Thanksgiving filled with caregiving stress, rising emotions, and a sense of being trapped, we...

<p>In this first Holiday Sanity Challenge walk, we’ll reflect on how movement helps us bring order to swirling thoughts. As we walk our morning mile, we’ll explore the many dimensions of truth—from the yoga sutras to...

<p>Here’s a preview of my newest meditation on Insight Timer that will come out in a few days.</p><p>It’s so easy to get swept into the noise—ads, notifications, endless distractions calling for our attention. We chase...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit contemplativepath.substack.com<br/><br/><p>This casual, floor-based yin yoga practice is perfect for real people with real bodies and real distractions—like...