Fully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices To Nurture Your Soul
Fulfill the reality that the glory of God is the human fully alive.
"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."
―from the Foreword
In 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.
This 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:
- Caring for the body
- Rest
- Silence Solitude
- Letting go
- Community
- Hospitality
- Service
- Living gratefully
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Book details
- Author
- Jane Vennard
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Spirituality
Self-Help › Personal Growth
Mind, Body, Spirit › Inspiration & Personal Growth - Topics
- mindfulness · solitude and rest · gratitude · community and hospitality · personal growth · soul care · present moment awareness
- ISBN-13
- 9781594734731 (Paperback)9781683360704 (Hardcover)
About the author
JANE 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 Fully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices to Nurture Your Soul and Teaching—The Sacred Art: The Joy of Opening Minds & Hearts.
Fully Awake and Truly Alive was named a Best Spiritual Book of the Year by Spirituality & 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.
When 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.