Posts Tagged ‘Psalms of Ascent’

Two for Tuesday AWARD Ceremony

June 17th, 2010

I led some beautiful women in yoga again today. We did a variation on this routine. It’s a yoga routine to the Psalms of Ascent. Check it out if you that’s something you’re interested in.

OK, now on to some FUN.

I finally got a chance to read all of the wonderful Two for Tuesday links posted so far (the linky is still open so if you are still interested in participating go HERE and add your real food blog post). We had so many people participate already!! I was blown away! And a little overwhelmed. But, It was so much fun to read through these posts and meet so many new bloggers. I can’t wait for next week.

So, as I was reading I thought it would be fun to do a little Award Ceremony here at the blog – maybe I’ll even make it a weekly tradition.

So, now, please, allow me to roll out the red carpet, turn on the bright lights and introduce you to my own personal stars from this week’s Two for Tuesdays Blog Hop.

“The Recipe I am most likely to make THIS WEEK” Award:

Sourdough Pockets… at Real Food For Less Money

“The recipe I think my husband would most enjoy” Award:

Fully Dressed Scones… at Etherwork.net

“The recipe I love, but I’m most intimidated by” Award:

Steak Tartare… at A Cook’s Library

“The recipe I would most like to modify and play with” Award (for example making it with soaked flour or natural sugar, or substituting one ingredient for another because of allergies):

Danish with Lemon Ricotta Filling and Kumkwat Jelly… at Cooking for My Peace of Mind

“The post that made me laugh the most” Award:

Strawberry Shortcakes with Balsamic and Black Pepper Syrup… at Eats Well With Others

“The Ingredient I’ve Never Used Before” Award:

Agua de Tamarindo… at girlichef

“My favorite Pictures” Award:

Do These Tacos Make my Butt Look Big??… at Sweet Life

“My favorite Summer Time Recipe” Award:

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream… by Heartland Renaissance

“My all around personal Favorite” Award:

Sausage and Swiss Stuffed French Toast… at Food Renegade

There were SO many more wonderful recipes contributed this week. So, please go check out all the others, HERE. With Lobster Rolls, a Banana Date Shake, Moroccan Pea Soup, and so many other wonderful recipes contributed you really won’t be disappointed.

Hope you all enjoy this weeks Two for Tuesday as much as I did. Join us next week and maybe your blog will win one of my awards. Oh, and just to keep you on your toes the awards may be totally different next week… hehe. ENJOY!

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Beth Stedman

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Yoga and Prayer: The Psalms of Ascent

September 11th, 2008

For yoga today I did a sequence of poses and had a verse from the Psalms of Ascent that went with each pose. We got into the pose and then I said the verse that went with it. A lot of the poses were repeated throughout the sequence and each time the same verse was read with them. For me there is something very powerful about hearing a verse and also feeling that verse as your body is in a specific position and having that same experience over and over again. In a way it’s like the verse begins to sink into more than just your conscious thoughts, it starts to sink into your muscle memory and your psyche.

For music today I used the cd, Rounds, by Four Tet

So, here’s what we did today:

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Upward Salute - “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Standing Forward Bend - “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy”

Low Lunge (right leg back) - “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.”

Downward Facing Dog (bend each knee one at a time like you are walking in down dog) - “Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.”

Low Lunge (left leg back) - “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.”

Plank Pose - “If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say – If the Lord had not been on our side…”

Child’s Pose - “…the raging waters would have swept us away.”

Upward Facing Dog - “We have escaped like a bird. The snare has been broken, and we have escaped.”

Downward Facing Dog - “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Standing Forward Bend - “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy”

Upward Salute - “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Warrior I (right foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Warrior I (left foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Warrior II (right foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”

Extended Side Angle Pose (right hand over head) - “The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Warrior II (left foot back) – “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mountain Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.”

Extended Side Angle Pose (left hand over head) – “The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Wide Legged Forward Bend - “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Tree Pose (right leg up) - “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Tree Pose (left leg up) – “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Chair Pose - “My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.”

Mountain Pose - “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”

Hero Pose - “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”

Bharadvaja’s Twist (to both sides) – “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”

Seated Forward Bend - “Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.”

Bridge Pose - “Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negev.”

Half Shoulder Stand - “The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forever more.”

Corpse Pose – “May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life… Peace be upon [you].”


Peace be with you.

If you live in Prague and you are at all interested in joining us in this Prayer and Yoga experiment please let me know :)

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Bethany Stedman

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Saturday Links: All sorts of Goodness

July 26th, 2008

I guess I’ll just jump right in…

My friend Tara, wrote a prayer on her blog this week. She drew from the Psalms of Ascent and the result was a beautiful psalm of her own. I encourage you to check it out as well as her other blog entries.

Chad at Blooming in Bullock wrote a blog titled A New Thing this week.  It is basically about different reactions people have to God doing “a new thing.” He writes about Isaiah 43:18-19 and I found it to be a really interesting and challenging post.

Kathy Escobar wrote on her blog this week about being safe people and safe communities. I thought she had some really good points and it was challenging to think to myself, “am I a safe place for those around me?”

Julie Clawson wrote on her blog, Onehandclapping, about Questioning God. I loved her thoughts on this. I have for a long time been a firm believer that questioning God and wresting WITH him can be a very powerful and necessary experience in the life of the believer. I also love Julie’s honesty in sharing her own life.

I recently started reading a blog called The Margins and I have really enjoyed the thoughts that I’ve found there. This week there was a post called Narrow is the road. It was a story taken from a driving experience and I found it to be a really interesting analogy. I encourage you to read it.

The Homeschool Diva is a blog that I am quickly coming to love. This week she wrote two posts about Giving children perspective on Jesus. You can find part one HERE and part two HERE. I found these very interesting and I really respect how thoughtful and intentional she and her husband are in the spiritual formation of their children. I want to be that kind of parent some day (when I have children).

I found a new blog this past week and so far I’m really enjoying the thoughts shared there. The blog is called Stepping Out of the Grey. I especially liked this post entitled Change of Plans. The thought that really stood out to me in it was “How many times do we drive or walk past someone who is experiencing the hardest or worst day or their life?”

 

Alright, I think that is it for this now. Hope you enjoy!

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Bethany Stedman

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