Breath Prayer: An Ancient Practice for the Everyday Sacred

by Christine Valters Paintner

Book Overview

Whether reciting the gathas in Buddhist practice, the Shema in Judaism, or the Jesus Prayer in Christianity, for centuries the practice of breath prayer has helped center people from a variety of faith traditions on the sacred in everyday life. Through brief words of prayer or petition said silently to the rhythm of one's breath, this simple, meditative act combines praise for the divine with focused intention, creating a profound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150647067X
• ISBN13: 9781506470672
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Broadleaf Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 6.9"