Growing Your Inner Light : A Guide to Independent Spiritual Practice

by Owen, Lara

• ISBN13: 9781582702438
• ISBN10: 1582702438
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-03
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words

Summary

A comprehensive guide for creating a daily spiritual practice, Growing Your Inner Light offers tangible advice on developing a unique spiritual path that fits exactly who you are, what you need as a spiritual being, and how you want to live. Author Lara Owen shows how a personalized practice can open the doors to living fully with integrity and to feeling connected with the surrounding world.

Author Biography

Lara Owen has trained with spiritual teachers all over the world and has made a lifelong study of spiritual practice in several traditions. She has a background in Chinese medicine, and psychotherapy, and has worked in publishing, television, and documentary film. Lara lectures internationally and maintains a consulting practice working with individuals, groups, and organizations. She is the author of several books on personal and spiritual development, including Love Begins at 40 and the acclaimed Her Blood Is Gold.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: The Independent Path	p. xiii
Creating Sacred Space	p. 1
Making Altars	p. 17
Personal History and Motivation	p. 33
Clearing the Mind and Grounding the Body	p. 43
Meditation, Prayer, and Spiritual Guidance	p. 55
Dreams and Developing the Imagination	p. 69
Divination and Developing the Intuition	p. 83
Spiritual Practice and the Natural World	p. 99
Sacred Time Alone: "Vision Quest and Retreat	p. 113
Gratitude, Wonder, and Acceptance	p. 127
Spiritual Practice and the Material Realm	p. 137
Creating Effective Rituals	p. 147
Integration, Intention, and Activation	p. 159
Acknowledgment	p. 171
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 175
Resources	p. 179
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