A Virtual Burning Bowl Ritual

A Virtual Burning Bowl Ritual

Author: Debra Graugnard January 5, 2025 Duration: 57:51

In the Q&A after last Sunday's Meditation & Healing Circle, I had a request to do a Virtual Burning Bowl ritual. So that is what we are going to do today. Get a pen, paper, and a bowl, then press play. You do not need to use real fire - I personally like ripping up the papers by hand.

 

A burning bowl ritual is where you write onto scraps of paper the things you want to release – unhealthy habits, beliefs, emotional patterns, relationships, jobs, financial situations – and then you ceremoniously cleanse them from your being, burning them in a safe bowl or tearing them up or shredding them, letting them release into the ethers to be transmuted or returned to their rightful place.


In this meditation, we purge out what we do not want to carry forward from 2024 into 2025, and then we take it a step further. We connect with the bright and powerful parts of ourselves that we've disconnected from, cleanse them, and welcome them back in to integrate into our embodied selves. To heal means to make whole.


Bring a pen, paper, and a bowl or trash bin where you can safely dispose of the papers – you do not need to use actual fire – and press play on this week's Meditation & Healing Circle. 


You can get your copy of the workbook, Bridging the Gaps: A Journey to the Center of Your Self, at http://bridgingthegapsworkbook.com


Hint - this recording came from a request from a live participant. Join us live and your request may become the next episode.


We record the Meditation & Healing Circle LIVE every Sunday at 10am US ET / 7am US PT. When you join live, you can stay on after the recording ends for Q&A, support, and discussion. https://CommunityforConsciousLiving.com See you there!


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Debra Graugnard brings a unique perspective to Self-Care For The Soul, weaving together her formal theological training with a quarter-century of immersion in Sufi teachings and her practical work as an energy healing practitioner. This isn't about quick fixes or surface-level routines; it's an invitation to explore self-care as a sacred, integrated practice. Each conversation in this podcast delves into the nuanced connection between our physical presence, emotional landscape, and spiritual essence, offering tangible tools for that exploration. You'll hear discussions that gently challenge the notion that our daily needs are separate from our deeper purpose, proposing instead that honoring one is a direct path to nurturing the other. Debra's approach is both grounded and expansive, focusing on how we can move from intellectual understanding to an embodied, intimate knowing of ourselves. The aim is to cultivate a life that doesn't just look good on the outside but resonates with authentic health and a sustained sense of joy from within. Tuning in means encountering a space where practical spirituality meets daily life, encouraging a gradual awakening to the truth that your essence is always present, waiting to be engaged with compassion and intention. This is for anyone feeling the pull to move beyond conventional self-help into a more holistic and soulful dialogue with their own existence.
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