#135 Be Still and Listen - Amos Smith

What this episode covers

<p><strong>About my Guest:</strong></p> <p>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. &nbsp;Amos published his first book, Healing The Divide: Recovering Christianity’s Mystic Roots with Wipf &amp; 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]. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Amos’ third book titled Journey of Holistic Mysticism: Experiencing the Integrated Spirituality of the Quakers will be published by Anamchara Books in January 2023. &nbsp;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.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What we Discussed:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>-&nbsp;Explaining Centering Prayer</p> <p><br></p> <p>- His studies in Religious Studies</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Connecting his wrestling and mountain climbing to Meditation</p> <p><br></p> <p>- His 3 Books</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Healing of the body</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Silent Retreats</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Teaching Non Violence</p> <p><br></p> <p>and more</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>How to Contact Amos:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://twitter.com/amossmi&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/amos-smith-56a19742/&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/amoszsmith&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/rcmr5/</p> <p><br></p> <p>e-mail amossmi(at)gmail.com</p> <p>==========================================</p> <p><br></p> <p>More about the Meditation Podcast</p> <p><br></p> <p>All Episodes can be found at <a href="http://www.meditationpodcast.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.meditationpodcast.org</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>All Social Media + Donations link <a href="https://linktr.ee/meditationpodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/meditationpodcast</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Our Facebook Group can be found at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/meditationpodcast.org" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/meditationpodcast.org</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>All my 5 Podcast or Podcast Coaching can be found at <a href="https://bio.link/podcaster" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bio.link/podcaster</a></p>