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Welcome to The Daily Still Podcast - A Place to Pause. Here, we create space to listen for the whispers of God. Certified Spiritual Director Cindy L. Helton leads us through guided meditations, offering room to “be still” in the midst of the busyness and distractions of life. These meditations and spiritual practices are designed to help you pay attention to the movement of God in your daily life, and the Gift of Divine Presence all around us. For those longing for more of God, we think you’ ...
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A Meditation for Protection and Peace
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This encore meditation focuses on Psalm 3 and trusting God for protection and peace during times of adversity. Psalm 3 reminds us that God’s Presence is a protective shield around us. "But in the depths of my heart I truly know that you, Yahweh, have become my Shield; You take me and surround me with yourself. Your glory covers me continually. You …
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Common Meditation Mistakes and What You Can Learn From Them
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Meditation can be life-changing, but it’s not always easy. After 25 years of meditation, I’ve encountered plenty of pitfalls. From physical health scares to mind-bending moments of confusion, I’ve learned the hard way. These 7 meditation mistakes might surprise you, but I’m sharing them so you can avoid them in your own practice. 1. Meditating… Con…
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5 Meditation Techniques Beginners Are Finding Easy
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Are you new to meditation and wondering how to get started? You’re not alone! After twenty years of practice and teaching, I’ve discovered that while some meditation techniques are perfect for beginners, others are best suited for seasoned practitioners. The right technique can make a world of difference in your meditation journey, so let’s explore…
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A Meditation and Prayer for The World
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Today's encore meditation focuses on Psalm 108 "A Prayer for God's Help" and holds space to pray for the world. The Closing Prayer is from Father Richard Rohr, The Center for Action and Contemplation. The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton, Certified Spiritual Director. Podcast production and music by SoundGood Media.…
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As a meditation teacher, I’ve had the privilege to guide thousands of people in their meditation journeys. Over time, I’ve discovered some powerful yet simple tips that can drastically improve the quality of your meditation. Here are my favorite ways to enhance your practice. If you enjoy this, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!… Continu…
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Meditation can be a peaceful refuge from the busyness of life, but staying focused during meditation can sometimes feel like a challenge. Whether it’s physical discomfort, racing thoughts, or a simple lack of patience, distractions come in many forms. With over 20 years of experience as a meditation teacher, I’ve overcome most of these challenges,……
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Today's encore meditation focuses on Psalm 23 and Psalm 63. Both Psalms are written by David, the shepherd. As you ponder these Psalms, notice the personal nature of the Psalmist’s relationship to God. Psalm 23 is known as The Shepherd’s Psalm. What beautiful hope is found in the promise of God as our Shepherd and Guide, pursuing us all the days of…
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Meditating on Psalms of Affirmation
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In today's encore meditation we reflect on various Psalms and practice hearing God while becoming more in-tune with our true selves. So come slow down, pay attention, and surrender to the mystery of God’s transforming Presence. In this place of loving communion, we let go of our expectations and rest in the grace of our relationship as dearly loved…
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How To Use Meditation For Impulse Control
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Impulsivity is on the rise. A lot of us are making impulsive purchases, binge drinking and using other substances, and emotionally exploding at the drop of a hat. Sound familiar? Well, meditation can help with all that. By increasing self awareness and emotional regulation, mindfulness empowers us to pause and reflect before acting, resulting in… C…
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Guided Meditation For Emotional Healing
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Enjoy this guided meditation and the accompanying script, which will help you to heal painful emotions. Here are the instructions, step by step: Here’s a concise step-by-step guide for the meditation on navigating emotions: 1. **Get Comfortable**: Sit comofortably and close your eyes. 2. **Box Breathing**: Inhale through your nose for four counts, …
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A Meditation for Ordinary Moments
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In today's encore episode of the podcast we’ll consider what it looks like to practice the presence of God in the ordinary moments of our life. The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton, Certified Spiritual Director. Podcast production and music by SoundGood Media.Von Cindy L. Helton
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Discover Wu Wei: The Daoist Mindset For Effortless Living
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I spent years of my life struggling with the pressures of society, stressed about making the bills, trying my damndest to become what I considered to be a person of high regard, and keeping up with the Jones’, which, frankly, I was never particularly good at. And then I heard about the wu wei mindset.… Continue reading Discover Wu Wei: The Daoist M…
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Today’s encore podcast episode emphasizes the important benefits of Christian meditation. Meditation is simply focusing the mind on a particular thing. Christian meditation is focusing the whole self - our body, soul, mind and spirit - on God and God's word. God invites us to be still and know him. Stillness fosters a greater awareness of God‘s pre…
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Ho’oponopono Meditation Technique – We Try The Powerful Healing Technique
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Today on The Daily Meditation we’re taking a deep dive into Ho’oponopono meditation technique, a method that is beco9ming incredibly popular but which is often misunderstood. The good news is that when done properly, you’ll find there’s perhaps no better meditation than Ho’oponopono for self healing. Sadly, from my personal experience in teaching t…
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We Explore Buddhist Koan Meditation
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Today on The Daily Meditation we’re diving into Koan Meditation, a traditional form of Buddhist meditation technique. I’ve created a tutorial for you, along with a guided meditation and podcast episode so that you can learn all about the wonderful practice of Koan Meditation. What Is Koan Meditation? Koan Meditation is a technique in which… Continu…
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Waiting on God - A Psalms Meditation
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Today’s encore meditation focuses on a medley of Psalms expressing a longing for more of God. As you join us in this practice of Christian meditation, know you’re being drawn by Divine Love. So we come as a response to this Divine invitation. How do we begin? Simple with sincerity of desire. God always gives us His undivided attention. In this spac…
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Psalm 139 - Known By God
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On today’s encore podcast, host Cindy Helton leads us through a meditation on Psalm 139. If you’re feeling a little unsettled, anxious or just need a few minutes of quiet, this is a place where your soul can breathe. As you meditate upon this timeless Psalm, pay attention to the pronouns 'I', 'Me', and 'My.' Embrace how your Heavenly Father sees, k…
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A Time to Be Born - Summer Soul Care Series Finale
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In today's Summer Soul Care Series Finale, you are invited to enter into this time of meditation with the imagination and mindset of a beloved child of God. God created you for a unique purpose. Your birth was a celebration! Embrace the loving words of God speaking over you, reminding you of your unique worth and value in this world, and reminding …
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Today’s meditation gives space to consider some areas and things that might need to be released in this season. Like nature, there are various seasons in our lives - natural seasons of the calendar, spiritual seasons, age related seasons, and seasons of growing, change, and letting go. "For everything there is a season. A time to let go." Ecclesias…
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This meditation invites you to pay attention to what brings you delight. What would you like to hold on to and embrace in this season? "God has made everything beautiful for its own time." Ecclesiastes 3:5,11 This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24 The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy…
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A Time to Feel - Summer Soul Care Series
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Today’s soul care meditation focuses on Emotional Awareness. Often we don’t give ourselves permission to feel deeply or take the time to be curious about our feelings. This meditation will help give you space and permission to become more aware of your feelings in the loving Presence of God. Resources: The Feelings Wheel / The Emotions Wheel The Da…
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Today's meditation focuses on Ecclesiastes 3:2 - "A time to plant and a time to harvest." Practicing stillness and meditation helps us consider the soil of our hearts. What are you planting in the garden of your soul? The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton, Certified Spiritual Director. Podcast production and music by…
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This meditation focuses being present with yourself and with God through the awareness of your breath. One of the easiest and most natural ways to be present in the current moment is to pay attention to your breathing. Scripture Reference: God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives…
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A Time to Be Free - Summer Soul Care Series
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This week’s Summer Soul Care Meditation focuses on living freely and lightly in the Company of Jesus. Scripture Reference: John 8:36 NLT, Matthew 11:28-30 MSG The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton, Certified Spiritual Director. Podcast production and music by SoundGood Media.…
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This week’s Summer Soul Care Meditation focuses on taking a Selah moment, a holy pause. A holy pause is soul medicine, keeping us from rushing from one thing to the next. Life is made up of Selah moments to be enjoyed. The practice of pausing and noticing helps center and awaken us to the beauty of God’s glory and mystery all around us. "But in the…
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A Time For Everything - Summer Soul Care Series
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Today’s episode focuses on Ecclesiastes 3:1-13. As you listen to this meditation, pay attention to the season of life you are currently in, and notice if you are being invited into a new season. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecc. 3:1 The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L…
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Today we celebrate our 5th Anniversary of the Daily Still Podcast. Thanks to all our Daily Still listeners from around the world! Five years ago, we began this podcast with the question - “What will practicing stillness do for you?” In this episode, host and Spiritual Director, Cindy Helton, shares the many benefits of practicing stillness. We invi…
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Today we complete our Journey through Lent with a focus on Patience. We consider the question: What tests my patience? Prayer reference: "Patient Trust" By Teilhard de Chardin Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.Von Cindy L. Helton
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Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Forgiveness and making space for confession. Scripture Reference: John 8:36 Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.Von Cindy L. Helton
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Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Surrender. We consider the question: What stands between me and surrender? References: Matthew 16:24 and The Wesleyan Prayer of Surrender Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.…
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Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Service. We consider the questions: Who do I find difficult to love or serve? What is one way I can overcome indifference by serving someone today? Scripture references: 1 Peter 4:10 and Matthew 25:35-40 Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast producti…
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Today we continue our 6 episode Journey through Lent with a focus on Lament and Psalm 42. We consider the question: Where is my heart discouraged? Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.Von Cindy L. Helton
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An invitation of Returning - A Journey through Lent During this season of Lent, you’re invited to join The Daily Still Podcast each Monday for a Journey of Returning to God through meditation and personal reflection. We will offer six meditations that correspond with the six weeks of Lent. A great place to start this journey, is to ask yourself: Wh…
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Today, as we complete Season 7 of The Daily Still Podcast, we offer you space to ponder and rediscover Christ’s presence in your life as we reflect upon our continuing journey of faith. In Luke 24 we read the story of two disciples walking along the road together discussing Jesus’ death and questioning what they believed. Then a divine encounter oc…
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In the Church calendar, the time from the Monday after Pentecost until the first Sunday of Advent is called ordinary time. We can look at this season as a time of living out our faith in the ordinary or routine moments of life. Today we look at a familiar story in Mark 16 where three women are going to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body. An angel greet…
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Breath of God - A Pentecost Meditation by Olly Ryder
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This week we come together as a faith community to focus on “Pentecost and The Breath of God” with a favorite encore guest meditation by our friend, Olly Ryder, from Plymouth, England. Olly is an Anglican priest and church planter. Olly shares in his meditation that scripture tells us the breath or wind of God is a recurring picture of God’s Presen…
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Practicing Unrushed Rhythms
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This meditation focuses on practicing unrushed rhythms. Slowing down the pace of life, as well as the information we take in, promotes a quiet soul. Studies show, calm, quiet moments are a trigger to our brain — minimizing the body’s physical response to stress, lowering blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormones. This produces better concentra…
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Creating intentional space to quiet our souls prepares an environment that is imperative for a healthy inner life, as well as our external lives. Stillness births transformation, a process that cannot be rushed. Change takes place slowly as we surrender to our Maker’s loving Grace. SCRIPTURES Psalm 131:2 ESV Psalm 46:10 CEV John 14:8 NIV Psalm 119:…
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This Daily Still meditation focuses on the nearness of God and the holy hush it ushers into our souls as we pay attention to the Divine all around us. We invite you to pause and breathe in deeply, as you quiet your soul in order to notice the Glory of God.Von Cindy L. Helton
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Rest - Guest Meditation by Cole Arthur Riley
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We are honored to offer a special encore guest meditation by writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley. Cole is the New York Times best selling author of “This Here Flesh - Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us.” In today’s podcast episode, Cole shares a meditative reading from the chapter of her book on Rest. We invite you to enter into a…
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Today’s meditation focuses on Psalm 145:5-6 and God as our Redeemer. The God of the Universe stepped down from glory and became human flesh in the person of Jesus - the “Redeemer and Savior” of the world. We are in the Easter season of the Church, known as “Eastertide.” As we participate in the seasons of the Church, we join with those who have gon…
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Psalm 96 - Declaring the Glory of God
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Today's meditation focuses on Psalm 96, Declaring the Glory of God, as we reflect upon the resurrection of Christ and make space for joy and celebration. We are in the Easter season of the Church called Eastertide, a period of 50 days of celebration that spans from Easter to Pentecost, proclaiming Christ’s victory over death. Christ is risen! Our S…
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The Hope of The World - Resurrection Sunday (Holy Week Meditation - Encore Episode)
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“He is risen! He is risen indeed!” The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." - Matthew 28:5-6 On Easter Sunday, all sorrow of holy week is turned to joy and praise. Holy Week reveals contrasts: The crucifixion and the resurrection, de…
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"Wait on the mercy of your Lord Jesus Christ." - Jude 21 On this day, the Lord Jesus Christ lays in the tomb after his death on the cross. But God is always at work behind the scenes and beyond what we can see or imagine. And so we wait in hope of the glorious resurrection. What are you waiting for in your life and hoping to be true? "I wait quietl…
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Today we look at the cross and remember the price Jesus paid, as He took our sin upon Himself. "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 NIV As Jesus continued his journey through passion week, His throne would be a cr…
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The Last Supper, shared by Jesus and His disciples, is commemorated on this Holy Thursday. This meal was rich in symbolic meaning. We are all invited to come together as one family, to the table of our Lord. Matthew 26:26-30 (NIV) - "While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, sa…
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Jesus Anointed and Betrayed - Holy Wednesday (Holy Week Meditation - Encore Episode)
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Matthew 26:6-13 NIV – (Jesus Anointed at Bethany) "While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This perfume could have bee…
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On Holy Tuesday, the religious leaders tried to discredit Jesus' power and ultimate authority. But Jesus clearly states his deity and authority in John 14:6. He is the way, the truth and the life. He died so that we can have personal access to the Father. Jesus invites us to trust in Him. Silence and solitude is a place of resting and trusting in G…
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On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus tells his disciples – “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.” - Matthew 21:21-22 Jes…
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