Table of Contents for Awakening – Kindle Version 2020
| AWAKENING: A CONTEMPLATIVE PRIMER
ON LEARNING TO SIT by Nancy Flinchbaugh Higher Ground Books and Media, 2020 |
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS – KINDLE VERSION | Location |
| BEGINNING MATTERS | 14 |
| Accolades for Awakening | 14 |
| Dedication | 31 |
| Introduction: A Message from the Author | 36 |
| About Letters from the Earth | 90 |
| A Word about Definitions | 104 |
| On Group Practice | 120 |
| 1. AWAKENING | 152 |
| Awaken | 152 |
| Awakening | 169 |
| A Letter from the Earth on the Call to Awakening | 180 |
| 2. LEARNING TO SIMPLY SIT: MEDITATION | 190 |
| Learning to Sit | 190 |
| Why Meditate? | 203 |
| The Contemplative Gift of Simply Sitting | 218 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Learning to Sit | 239 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Learning to Sit | 250 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice of Meditation | 307 |
| An Experience of Simply Sitting with a Group | 338 |
| Body Prayer: Seated Yoga Stretches | 351 |
| 3. THE LABYRINTH WALK | 363 |
| Sacred Path | 363 |
| The Contemplative Gift of the Labyrinth | 383 |
| A Letter from the Earth about Labyrinths | 398 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Labyrinths | 409 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice of Labyrinth Walking | 447 |
| An Experience of Labyrinth Walking for a Group | 469 |
| Body Prayer: Self-Massage of Hands and Feet | 483 |
| 4. SACRED CONVERSATION | 508 |
| Listening | 508 |
| Sacred Conversations/Holy Listening | 515 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Sacred Conversation and Holy Listening | 532 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Sacred Conversation and Holy Listening | 541 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice | 602 |
| An Experience of Contemplative Listening for a Group | 620 |
| 5. GRATITUDE PRACTICE | 646 |
| Choosing Delight | 646 |
| The Contemplative Gift of Gratitude | 655 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Gratitude | 672 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Gratitude | 682 |
| Nancy’s Gratitude Lists | 734 |
| My 2018 Thanksgiving Gratitude List “100” – 11/22/2018 | 744 |
| Suggestions for a Personal Gratitude Practice | 832 |
| An Experience of Contemplative Gratitude for a Group | 867 |
| Body Prayer: Guided Meditation on Gratitude for the Body | 879 |
| 6. LECTIO DIVINA WITH SCRIPTURE | 896 |
| Divine Reading | 899 |
| Lectio Divina with Scripture | 903 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Lectio Divina 1/6/19 | 931 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Lectio Divina with Scripture | 938 |
| Lectio Divina with my Morning Meditation | 945 |
| Suggestions for Lectio Divina in Personal Practice | 966 |
| An Experience of Lectio Divina for a Group | 980 |
| 7. LECTIO DIVINA WITH NATURE | 1004 |
| Lectio Divina with the Birds | 1004 |
| The Contemplative Gift of Lectio Divina with Nature | 1018 |
| Letter from the Earth on Lectio Divina with Nature 1/12/19 | 1040 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Listening to the Earth | 1053 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice | 1081 |
| An Experience with the Trees | 1111 |
| An Experience of a Contemplative Nature Walk for a Group | 1147 |
| Body Prayer: Nature Walk Prelude | 1179 |
| 8. MINDFUL MEALS | 1204 |
| Mindful Meal | 1204 |
| The Gift of Contemplative Meals | 1213 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Eating Mindfully 1/8/18 | 1227 |
| Nancy’s thoughts on Eating Mindfully | 1238 |
| Suggestions for Mindful Eating Personal Practice. | 1286 |
| An Experience of a Contemplative Meal for a Group | 1306 |
| Body Prayer: Guided Meditation on the Digestion Process | 1317 |
| 9. COMMUNITY RITUALS | 1353 |
| The Contemplative Gift of Group Rituals | 1353 |
| Taize Song | 1366 |
| A Letter from the Earth concerning Community Ritual 1/4/19 | 1370 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Contemplative Ritual | 1380 |
| Suggestions for Your Personal Practice | 1409 |
| Suggestions for Group Practice | 1421 |
| 10. CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING | 1439 |
| Contemplative Life | 1439 |
| About Contemplative Living | 1448 |
| A Letter from the Earth about Living in the Moment | 1476 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts about Contemplative Living | 1484 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice | 1518 |
| Suggestions for Group Practice | 1551 |
| An Experience of Contemplative Silence with a Group | 1568 |
| 11. MULTI-FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE | 1585 |
| Christian – Nancy Flinchbaugh, Author | 1585 |
| Christian Contemplative (PCUSA) – Therese Taylor-Stinson, Founding Managing Member Spiritual Directors of Color Network, Ltd. | 1618 |
| Muslim/Sufi – Farzana Moon, Writer and Poet | 1633 |
| Hindu – Ravi Khanna, Physician | 1655 |
| Buddhist – Debra Williamson, English professor, writer | 1670 |
| Sikh – Jagdish Singh | 1702 |
| 12. CENTERED ACTION | 1712 |
| Sitting into Hopeful Action | 1712 |
| On Centered Action | 1720 |
| A Letter from the Earth on Contemplative Action 1/21/19 | 1757 |
| Nancy’s Thoughts on Contemplative Action | 1766 |
| Suggestions for Personal Practice | 1821 |
| Suggestions for a Group Process to Listen for Mission/Action | 1840 |
| Body Prayer: Guided Relaxation | 1854 |
| Suggestion for a Mission Group | 1867 |
| 13. END MATTERS | 1875 |
| Trust | 1875 |
| Nancy’s Closing Thoughts | 1883 |
| About the Living Vine Labyrinth | 1914 |
| How to Make an Appreciation Book | 1958 |
| Choosing Scripture Passages for Lectio Divina | 2002 |
| Directions for Making Earth Prayer Beads | 2012 |
| About Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation | 2013 |
| Bibliography | 2024 |
| Other Resources | 2137 |
| Acknowledgements | 2156 |
| End Notes | 2187 |