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After the Show: Christian Desert Ammas
I feel this ‘After the Show’ Blog should be different. I have spent much time with these women as I’ve studied, explored, yelled at, cried with, and overall established a connection that has stretched my relationship with the Divine in ways I would not have predicted five years ago. These…
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After the Show: Amma Rabi’a al-Adawiyya
I have been intrigued by Sufi mysticism (I don’t know if those two words go together or not but it’s how I understand this loving way of life- maybe philosopher is better?) since I met Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, or better known in the West as Rumi. His poems have…
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After the Show: Amma Ayya Khema
What I enjoyed most about recording this show was spending time with Amma Ayya. Because she is a contemporary I could feel connected to her and really could sense her mothering spirit. She always seemed like one of those mothers that when life got too hard or overwhelming you could…
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After the Show: Amma Miriam
What a fun episode to record! Amma Miriam has so much to offer us and I feel like we could write a book on how amazing she was and what we can pull from her. I, especially, want to re-iterate that we are all Miriam’s in our own unique way,…
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The Conversation of Our Very Hearts
A few months in, Chelsea and I realized that Contemplative Motherhood is an expressive art of the conversation of our very hearts. With each episode, we are inviting others to seek the Divine Presence in this beautiful yet messy chaos of motherhood. We can’t promise that every episode will appeal…
