Jody Thomae's Blog

Breath prayers for the rest of us… …the rest of us……who have waited… and waited… far longer than we wanted or was comfortable. …who have mourned and are still mourning… and may never stop mourning because letting go of the grief feels like a betrayal of all we’ve lost.…who are struggling… with depression, anxiety, chronic…

God Rested by Andrew PetersonSo they took His body downThe man who said He was the resurrection and the lifeLifeless on the groundThe sky was red as blood along the blade of nightAs the sabbath fell they shrouded Him in linenThey dressed Him like a woundThe rich man and the womenThey laid Him in the…

Grounding practices have become “popular” of late, but it is for good reason. When we stop and feel the ground beneath us, it is a practice that puts us squarely in the present moment. For any time we might experience worry or anxiety, this is a valuable body-based resource that we can tap into in…

Introducing my most recent book O My Soul: Bringing the Psalmist’s Cry to My Movement, My Meditation & My Mat, which reached #1 New Release in Old Testament Meditations during the first two weeks of its release ! A BIG SHOUT OUT to all my readers and supporters — YOU did this, not me! In…

Introducing my latest release O My Soul: Bringing the Psalmist’s Cry to My Movement, My Meditation & My Mat, currently sitting at the #1 New Release in Old Testament Meditations! A BIG SHOUT OUT to all my readers and supporters — YOU did this, not me! In O My Soul, we bring the psalmist’s cry to our…

Is there a desire in your spirit to live to live a deeper, richer, fully-embodied, whole-hearted life? In the Ancient Greek, καρδία (kardia) is translated “heart,” and in scripture, it is almost always used figuratively. It means the seat and center of all physical and spiritual life, and according to the Thayer Greek Lexicon, it…

Guides for your embodied spiritual journey!! Resources geared towards those who want to explore how to live a more whole-hearted, fully-embodied life… Voices of Wisdom in the Body: a Christ-Centered & Bible-Based Exploration of Energy As the title suggests, this is a Christ-centered and Bible-based exploration of energy through the lens of the body’s voices…

Excited to announce two new resources for your embodied spiritual journey!! Two new resources geared towards those who want to explore how to live a more whole-hearted, fully-embodied life… Voices of Wisdom in the Body: a Christ-Centered & Bible-Based Exploration of Energy As the title suggests, this is a Christ-centered and Bible-based exploration of energy…

This excerpt from Advent: Allowing Christ to Rest in Us by the Carmelite Sisters was a part of our morning liturgy today. Consider the embodiment of Christ in Mary and in you as you meditate on this piece: The one thing that God did ask of Mary was the gift of her humanity. God asked…

Mary approached Jesus, saw Him, fell at His feet, and cried, “Lord, if only You had been here, my brother would still be alive.” When Jesus saw Mary’s profound grief and the moaning and weeping of her companions, He was deeply moved by their pain in His spirit and was intensely troubled. “Where have you laid his body?” asked…