{"title":"Jane E. Vennard","description":"\u003cp\u003eJANE E. VENNARD is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, spiritual director, retreat leader, and teacher with six books on prayer and spiritual practice. Her books include \u003cem\u003eFully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices to Nurture Your Soul\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTeaching—The Sacred Art: The Joy of Opening Minds \u0026amp; Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFully Awake and Truly Alive\u003c\/em\u003e was named a Best Spiritual Book of the Year by Spirituality \u0026amp; Practice. Vennard holds a BA from Wellesley College, an MA from Stanford University, and an MDiv from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and served as senior adjunct professor at Iliff School of Theology in Denver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Vennard leads retreats and lectures in ecumenical settings across the United States, Canada, and Australia, and is a long-time active member of Spiritual Directors International. Her work centers on prayer and spiritual practice in private direction as well as public teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane E. Vennard’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fully-awake-and-truly-alive-spiritual-practices-to-nurture-your-soul","title":"Fully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices To Nurture Your Soul","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFulfill the reality that the glory of God is the human fully alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Reverend Vennard is fearlessly awake to the wild dance of life. Rather than sleeping through life, she awakens to it. Rather than escaping from reality, she embraces it. Rather than distracting herself with a life to come, she dares to live the life that is. And she wants you to do all this as well. Read this book. Live this book. Wake up.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―from the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a culture enthralled with technology, striving and speed, people of many faith traditions and no faith tradition long to slow down, pay attention and wake up to the present moment. They want help in realizing their hope that they can become more truly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis engaging and highly readable book offers you guidance for the journey. Sharing stories from her personal life as a spiritual seeker and from her professional career as a retreat leader, spiritual director and teacher, Reverend Jane Vennard illustrates the joys and frustrations of spiritual practice, offers insights from various religious traditions, and provides step-by-step exercises and meditations to practice:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaring for the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSilence Solitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLetting go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommunity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHospitality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eService\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiving gratefully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594734739\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594734731\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Jane E. Vennard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40597329739963,"sku":"9781594734731","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40597329772731,"sku":"9781683360704","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594734731_fc_mockup_v2_1623777665_8b020779-3974-4b7b-939f-3bfbc4ea637c.jpg?v=1790970556"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-jane-e-vennard.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}