Shema
A 5-week course on the Practice of Sacred Listening.
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Introduction: Relational Mindfulness and Sacred Listening
3 Point Practice: Shemi’ah, Shmirah, and Asiyah
Shema Listening Practice
Listening Through the Four Dimensions of Experience
Shemiat HaLev: A Listening Heart Guided Meditation
Reflection Questions
Week 1 Handout
Sacred Listening: Paying Attention
Coming to Our Senses: Listening in This Moment
Sacred Listening Practice in Hevruta Listening Pairs
Listening Through the Four Dimensions of Experience
Guided Meditation: Cultivating Embodied Presence
Reflection Questions
Week 2 Handout
Shemirah: Guarding the Inner Life
The Mindful Pause
The Courage to Teach
Guided Meditation: Shemirah and Pausing
Optional Hevruta Practice
Reflection Questions
Week 3 Handout
Asiyah: Listening and Responding
Truth and Method
Praying
Guided Meditation and Soulful Jewish Living
Hevruta Practice
Reflection Questions
Week 4 Handout
Listening for the Divine Within
Listening for the Divine in Another
Listening for the Divine in all of Creation
Whole-hearted Listening: To Self, Others, and the Divine Presence
Tools for Whole-Hearted Listening
Guided Meditation: Attuning to the Song of Creation
Optional Hevruta Listening Practice:
Reflection Questions
Week 5 Handout