MaryAnn Iyer, MD | Category: Divine Grace

Aging as a Spiritual Practice

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I love noticing how spirituality can be lived out through our ordinary days. Lately I’ve been noticing – given the season of my life – how aging, itself is a profound spiritual practice. Letting go. Letting be. Surrendering. Learning compassion with the self that got out of bed this morning, with the capabilities of today. It’s all right here – every “lesson” ready-made.

Since I want the material I teach in the few workshops I feel called to do to be juicy and relevant – boy did I just hit the jackpot on this one! If you’re in the near area of Brevard, North Carolina, consider joining me at the Center for Spiritual Wisdom in February – for our joint dive into the topic of “Aging as a Spiritual Practice”.

Here are the details:

Aging as a Spiritual Practice
with Dr. Mary Ann Iyer
Mondays, Feb. 13, 20, 27 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Elk Haven Wellness Center, Brevard, N.C.
Aging can be a spiritually growth-filled time if we open to the gifts and possibilities of this stage of our lives. Letting go of historic roles and “self-identities.” Redefining possibilities with sometimes new limitations. Exploring latent talents, desires, aspirations. Finding a deeper sense of value with different priorities.

Join Dr. Mary Ann Iyer, CSW Associate, on Feb. 13, 20 & 27 (Mondays) at 2:00 p.m. at Elk Haven Wellness Center as we explore each of these themes. Dr. Iyer will ask you to consider: What are we invited to open – during this magical time of releasing what was – into what is yet to be?

Mary Ann Iyer, MD has been at the forefront of Mindbody Wellness since 1982. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and with a Masters in Psychology, she takes a uniquely psycho-spiritual approach to healing and wellness.
Choose from 2 types of registration: General Admission at $36 per person or Admission Plus at $66 per person (Admissions Plus helps us underwrite the cost of this and other events). Learn more about “Aging as a Spiritual Practice” HERE.
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The Enneagram

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The Enneagram –

Kaleidoscope of

Personality nuances

The prism through which

we live our lives.

To breathe, unfettered

through every angle

Afforded by

the multifaceted gaze –

We rest in the serenity of knowing

the perfection

of Creation – as it is.

Delight in the Unconditional love

that is as surely present in

and around us as our very breath.

Know assuredly that we have the value

of simply being the one and only

authentic self we really are.

And in that – dare to transform as an

ever evolving unique expression

of the Divine.

We trust our inner guidance

to give us what we need

when we need it.

And feel the inner clarity of knowing

without doubt or fear.

We know deeply that we are grounded

in Being, Itself.

And need have no fear in the changing

nuances of the apparent reality in which

we live.

The Joy of that Being bubbles up

within us as the ecstasy

of living this life as a gift

And we draw our strength

from the simplicity

and full honor of being an essential

part of the Divine.

In the end, we know the wholeness

of all things

such that every breath in and out are

but expressions of the Supreme face

of God.

Forgiveness

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Forgiveness. We know it matters, but golly it can be hard to do. Most religious traditions focus on forgiveness as an essential part of the spiritual path, but it matters for our personal health, too. Beyond the obvious discomfort we experience from an inner roiling diatribe, it is literally hard on the heart. “Held-in hostility” has been linked to heart attacks, and difficulty healing if we have one.

The challenge, of course, is that though we may be willing to forgive, we can’t will it to happen. There are things that can help: realizing we are only hurting ourselves can help shift the inner tide. Turning the whole mess over to a Higher Power to deal with justly (and letting go of our idea of what justice should be) helps. Finding ways in our own lives we have been less than perfect along similar lines as the offender is a good thought process.

I created a CD with a guided imagery to help this process. In the name of contributing to a positive spin in the world right now, I am giving these away free of charge. (I do ask, please for postage). If you or someone you know could benefit from this, please do take one – and pass it on.

Free CDs

I am sincerely hoping this may contribute to good. And chime in on the comments if you have added thoughts, suggestions, helpful advice for us all.