Wholeness and Holiness- Fr. Joe Pereira

One cause of distractions in meditation, Fr Joe says can be a lack of physical conditioning.  The body is a vessel of holiness which needs to be integrated with the mind and spirit in coming to wholeness.  Fr Joe teaches some simple breathing and stretching exercises to prepare the body of meditation and help in sitting "upright and still" as John Main taught.  Yoga, he says, can help many meditators to let go of the ego and to welcome the Spirit of the Risen Lord dwelling in our hearts

Fr. Joe Pereira is the WCCM Indian national coordinator.  He is an archdiocesan priest, founder-director of the Kripa Foundation which is devoted to the care and rehabilitation of suffers from addiction, HIV/AIDS.  He is also a teacher of lyengar yoga.  In January 2009, he received the Padma Shri Award from the Indian Government for contributions in the field of social work in India.  He is author of a handbook and DVD Yoga for the Practice of Christian Meditation.

CD1

1. Wholeness and Holiness.............12:52
2. The Body- Vessel of Holiness.......10:58
3. The Prayer of the Heart..............  4:07
4. The Practice..............................13:37
5. Stretching and Breathing1...........11:12
6. Fully Alive..................................11:27
7. To be a Zero.............................. 12:17

CD2

1. Attention.....................................5:29
2. Homeostasis................................5:54
3. Christ Consciousness....................12:36
4. The Silence of the Spirit................46:29

CD3

1. The Secret of Healing..................39:15
2. Stretching and Breathing 2............8:30

CD4

1. Q&A 1 Fears about Meditation.......8:01
2. Q&A 2 Chakras and Kundalini........6:20
3. Q&A 3 Yoga Exercises and Meditation.....2:20
4. Q&A 4 Different Forms of Meditation.......5:53
5. Q&A 5 Distracting Thoughts...................4:39
6. Q&A 6 Falling Asleep.............................3:19
7. Q&A 7 Healing of Attachments...............5:06
8. Commnnity Prayer................................1:15
9. Gentle Shepherd (Song)........................3:00