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We hope to post about religion, faith-based initiatives, and spiritual practices and resources and mental health recovery as we develop our understanding and a vibrant community of spiritually informed practice. Please share your ideas, concerns and resources with Lael Ewy at lael.ewy@wichita.edu. Please comment on our posts and share your own experiences, thoughts, questions and resources.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Spirituality, Healing, and Relationship

by Lael Ewy

The following interview with Joan Halifax gets at the heart of the interactions between healing, spirituality, and our relationships with each other and the natural world.

Extreme states of mind may very well be part of spiritual awakening, and our healing process afterward a part of being integrated into a larger sense of self.

At just under 3 minutes, this is well worth watching:

 http://www.philborges.com/blog/2014/03/11/interview-with-joan-halifax/


Photo: "Awakening" by Denis Colette