Journal Prompts

Reconciling the Spirit and Body Divide by Hillary McBride, in Practices for Embodied Living

“our bodies are not obstacles to our spirituality but are the doorway into sensing, experiencing, and feeling how the Sacred is within and between us…
- What am I connected to, right now, though my senses?
- Who and what am I connected to, as a body, in the past, present, and future?
- My body is made of rhythms, just like the earth is made of rhythms. When I remember that I am like the earth, then…” (complete this sentence)

What I Learned About Feelings by Dr. Hillary McBride, in Practices for Embodied Living

“Growing up, the feelings I was allowed to feel were…
I learned that it would be dangerous to feel…
The feelings that I have learned to label as negative are…
I am afraid that if I feel _______ (fear, sadness, joy, disgust, excitement, anger, desire), then I might…
When I was little, I needed to learn that feelings…”