If You Struggle With Your Inner Work, Try This 1 Spiritual Practice to Get Off Autopilot

Last updated on: January 12, 2023 at 3:20 pm by Andrew Lang

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If You Struggle With Your Inner Work, Try This 1 Spiritual Practice to Get Off Autopilot 2023-01-12T15:20:22-08:00 Andrew Lang

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When I was younger, I had several teachers and adults in my life who served as mentors for me – perhaps you did too.

But when I moved into adulthood, I learned something terrifying: adults aren’t generally given a list of teachers to guide us year-to-year! We no longer have a class schedule filled with people dedicated to our growth.

We have to find them ourselves. (Or be found by them.)

And this can be super hard – it’s sometimes disheartening to know where to look and who to trust.

This is why for the past year I’ve been hosting semi-monthly guided journaling events, each rooted in the words and poetry of a specific wisdom teacher who has shaped my sense of identity and spirituality. Together with ten or twenty others, we learn from their stories and engage our own.

And in doing so, we find new ways to get off autopilot.

You’re Invited to An Evening with the Poetry of Rumi

In February, you are invited to join me for an evening of guided journaling around the poetry of one such Elder, the Sufi mystic Rumi. We’ll explore one or two of his poems and how they give language to our own life experiences.

All you’ll need during our time together is:

a quiet-ish place in your home,
a candle,
a cup of tea or water,
and a journal or something to write/doodle on.

If this feels like something that will feed your soul, your spirit, and help you connect deeper with your own story, I invite you to set aside this time for your own inner work and sign up here.

When: February 7, 2023; 7-8pm Pacific Time

Where: The comfort of your favorite chair or pillows! The Zoom link will be provided after you RSVP.

Cost: FREE!

Want to read more on embodied spirituality and contemplative practice?

Connect with me on Instagram, where I write the most, and through The Wednesday 1-2-3, a weekly email where I share 1 contemplative and embodied practice, 2 questions for your inner work, and 3 resources to go deeper.

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About Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang is an educator in the Pacific Northwest, an alumnus of Richard Rohr’s Living School for Action and Contemplation, and author of Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life. Along with writing regularly, he facilitates workshops helping people to navigate their inner lives and explore their sense of identity and spirituality. You can read more about the author here.

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