These days, many of us live in a state of overreactive fight-or-flight response and chronic stress.
We learn that even a seven-second pause Practice can move us beyond the fight-or-flight responses of our ego in our daily lives and actually equip us to cultivate the common good in the world..
With a refreshing focus on the Eastern Christian understanding of Jesus as a master of wisdom, Oakes shines a spotlight on Jesus\'s own centering pause Practice as a transformative path for personal and social change.
We become more God aware.
In Practice the Pause, spiritual director and writer Caroline Oakes offers easy-to-understand explanations of how this new Brain Science is confirming What every spiritual tradition has been telling us for millennia: by practicing the pause, we become more self-aware and better able to understand others.
New developments in Brain Science have recently proven that an intentional Practice of pausing for a few minutes of meditation, prayer, or other Contemplative Practice actually rewires our Brain in ways that make us calmer, less reactive, and better able to see the bigger picture.
But there is good news.
The demands of modern life pull us in all directions and can often put the meaningful connections in our lives at risk--connections to our deepest selves, to others, and even to God.
These days, many of us live in a state of overreactive fight-or-flight response and chronic stress
