#135 Be Still and Listen - Amos Smith

About my Guest: Amos has earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees—all in religious studies. He is a former wrestler and mountain climber. Now he is an avid hiker, long-term centering prayer practitioner and workshop leader, writer, family man, and certified counselor.  Amos published his first book, Healing The Divide: Recovering Christianity’s Mystic Roots with Wipf & Stock Publishers in 2013. The book has been well received and reviewed and is part of the curriculum for the Living School of The Center for Action and Contemplation [CAC | Richard Rohr].  Amos’ second book, Be Still and Listen: Experience the Presence of God in Your Life, was published by Paraclete Press in 2018 and has been popular with study groups.  Amos’ third book titled Journey of Holistic Mysticism: Experiencing the Integrated Spirituality of the Quakers will be published by Anamchara Books in January 2023.  In workshops Amos emphasizes that centering prayer and contemplative arts have been the saving grace of his life, so he is compelled to share them. What we Discussed: - Explaining Centering Prayer - His studies in Religious Studies - Connecting his wrestling and mountain climbing to Meditation - His 3 Books - Healing of the body - Silent Retreats - Teaching Non Violence and more How to Contact Amos: https://twitter.com/amossmi  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amos-smith-56a19742/  https://www.facebook.com/amoszsmith  https://www.instagram.com/rcmr5/ e-mail amossmi(at)gmail.com ========================================== More about the Meditation Podcast All Episodes can be found at www.meditationpodcast.org All Social Media + Donations link linktr.ee/meditationpodcast Our Facebook Group can be found at www.facebook.com/meditationpodcast.org All my 5 Podcast or Podcast Coaching can be found at bio.link/podcaster