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Jan Chozen Bays, MD - physician and Zen teacher - has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises include: taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using the kitchen or bathroom. Each exercise is presented with tips on how to remind yourself and a short life lesson connected with it.

After two decades in the study and practice of medicine, Sarah Seidelmann took a three-month sabbatical to search for a way to feel good again. Having witnessed human suffering early in her career and within her own family, she longed for a way to address more than just the physical needs of her patients and to live in a lighter, more conscious way.

This book brings together 99 meditations to better understand the stories, symbols and rituals of that adorable elephant-headed Hindu god who removes hurdles and brings prosperity and peace. Known variously as Ganapati, Gajanana, Vinayaka or Pillayar, he can help all of us score a century in the game called life.

On 13 July 1917, three children were startled to find a mysterious figure approaching them as they tended their flock of sheep in pastureland near Fatima in Portugal. Lucia dos Santos and her two cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto reported seeing what they described as a "pretty lady from Heaven."

The Will of Heaven is the powerful true story of how one woman overcame a debilitating addiction - rising from the courtrooms of her past to the grass plains of Kenya as a conservation research scientist. It was there she could finally fulfill her lifelong dream of working with wild elephants.

From FOX News anchor and author Harris Faulkner comes a collection of powerful, true-life stories of resilience, healing, rescue, and protection.

Do you feel exhausted by tribalism? You aren't alone. As culture warriors divide the world into us and them—fracturing families, friendships, and churches—most of us long for an end to the constant fighting. But does a practical path exist? Jesus lived in a culture split by tribalism, but he resisted its allure by choosing something bigger: truth. He's now inviting you to apply his ancient path to the modern culture war. How would your community change if you became a catalyst for Christlike unity? Rejecting tribalism is the first step.

If you put two elephants in a room together and close the door, in 22 months you may get one baby elephant. But two rabbits together for the same amount of time will result in thousands of baby rabbits! In The Rabbit and the Elephant, "micro church" planters Tony and Felicity Dale use the "rabbit" illustration to show the pace at which the Christian faith can (and should) be growing - through evangelism that is explosive and transformational.

Elephant trunk steaks? Disk-lipped women? A thermometer reading of 163 degrees? A four-day motorcycle trip across central Africa? These true stories, drawn from the real-life adventures of the authors, display their refreshing zest for life and deep faith in God. Each chapter is written as a series of shorter stories–many of them set in the heart of Africa....

In this series of podcasts, actor Libby McArthur, life coach Ross Hyslop and motivational speaker Anne Hughes talk about the things we hardly ever talk about. The things we refer to as, ‘The Elephant in the Room’. Each episode is jampacked with thought-provoking chat as our three deep thinkers attempt to unpack the obvious, important enormous life topics, questions, and controversial issues that all of us know about, but no one hardly ever mentions or wants to discuss, because it makes at least some of us feel uncomfortable. In this first episode the group analyse the issues surrounding ...

Newcomer A. Ernest Endeavor’s book offers a provocative perspective on the looming devastation of the United States of America. God is judging America because the body of Christ has lost its way, and is a shell of its former self.

With the United States more divided than at any time since the Civil War, polarization, mistrust, and blame permeate not only the talking points of Washington and the news media, but also most of our conversations and social media feeds. In Peace Talks, pastor and community developer David Drum carefully examines how we got into such a mess, boldly discusses some of Jesus' priorities within both political parties, and provides practical guidance for turning your painful and frustrating conversations into productive and fulfilling ones.

Sports. Christian atheists. Dating apps. The pros and cons of being good at dominoes. Hosts Kelvin Crigler and Jason Gilmore bring you pop culture, politics and positivity like only two church kids raised on 90s gangsta rap can. New episodes every Friday.Instagram: @elephantintheroomunspokenLogo design: Patrick Payne

A place where we explore the hard, hidden, and deep truths in Christ.

In a darkened room, a group of men once sought to examine an elephant. Taking hold of a different part - an ear, a leg, the tail - each one mistook his particular part for the whole. In the darkness each of the men became convinced that the elephant was the object he had felt - a fan, a rope, a pillar, and so on. With this ancient fable, first described by the Sufi Master Jalaluddin Rumi, Idries Shah presents the Sufi perspective that Christianity and Islam stem from one inner origin.

Formal Animator, Storyboard Artist from Film Roman and FUNimation Studios, Cartoonist, G'Ronnie created this fun platform, "Elephant In A Bow Podcast” to Socialize with fans and friends etc. Sharing tools of the trades of cartooning. Also chatting away on social events, cartooning, animation, a cartoonist life, inspirational thoughts, toys, comics, comic strips and behind the scenes of his artistry.

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/P5tf3ZTkFJ Duncan Robinson and Chris Cipollone are old friends who have had more than 3 decades of Pastoral Experience between them. Duncan a former breakfast show host and Chris a current Entrepreneur tackle some of the big questions of Faith that might be a bit sensitive to talk about. We disagree a lot, but our goal is to foster healthy conversations about faith.

Combining science and spirituality to reveal the true nature of the universe - this book will change perceptions, inspire mind shifts and alter the way we see the world, forever.

Recover the complete you - beyond gods, space and time. Through this five-book Think of an Elephant audio series, you discover the intelligent universe and your place in it. By linking the unrelated fields of quantum physics, holistic health, cosmology, theology, neuroscience, evolutionary theory and consciousness studies, you uncover just how far we directly affect everything and everyone around us at all seven scales of reality and seven horizons of mentality.

Everyday Elephants is a podcast that discusses what the world is discussing. We take a close look at the elephants in the room: Everything from politics to trends to religion. Together we look for where hope is in the midst of the change and chaos and confusion. Email us! everydayelephantspod@gmail.com 
Everyday Elephants is a podcast hosted by Ted Doering, Katie Bradley, Tanner Olson, and Phil Klopke.