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  • Psalm of the Week: How Long/Psalm 13
    2025/01/27

    These ancient words of lament, combined with a haunting medieval traditional Irish melody, express the human longing to see God’s face in times of sorrow. The original tune ‘The Lament of the Three Marys/Coaineadh na dTrí Muire’ depicts the three Marys’ cries of sorrow at the tomb of Jesus - a moving complement to this prayer expressing sorrow and abandonment, and the yearning for signs of hope.

    Get your accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice

    Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version

    Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for How Long

    Find out more about the Habits for the Spirit course: an 8-week online course exploring habits and daily spiritual practices to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit

    Follow Kiran’s monthly reflections on Bless My Feet

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  • Psalm of the Week: Majestic/Psalm 8
    2025/01/20

    A Psalm of praise to the Creator of the wonders of nature, this Psalm also contains a call to action - that in our status “underneath the angels,” we need to take responsibility for caring for creation. Set to the Irish tune ‘Far, Far Beyond the Mountain,’ and through the slightly ominous tones of the arrangement, we hear anew the sobering reminder to show respect and dignity to the world we live in.

    Get your accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice

    Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version

    Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for Majestic

    Find out more about the Habits for the Spirit course: an 8-week online course exploring habits and daily spiritual practices to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit

    Follow Kiran’s monthly reflections on Bless My Feet

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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    5 分
  • Psalm of the Week: Their Delight/Psalm 1
    2025/01/13

    The very first Psalm, set to the tune ‘Bán Chnoic Éirann Ó,’ speaks of following the “law” of God – and so we remember the greatest commandment: to love God, neighbor and self. When we grow in connection to this love, we can flourish and thrive like trees planted by streams of water. In times of weariness and anxiety, grief and loss, anger at injustice, longing for peace, we can plant ourselves in what is life-giving, with what allows us to experience and express love, with what taps us into the wellspring of true delight.

    Get your accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice

    Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version

    Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/books, mp3s, CDs, and videos for Their Delight

    Find out more about the Habits for the Spirit course: an 8-week online course exploring habits and daily spiritual practices to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit

    Follow Kiran’s monthly reflections on Bless My Feet

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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  • Course Overview Video
    2025/01/06
    Hello Friends,I just wanted to send out a little video to let you know more about the Habits for the Spirit course that’s starting up this week.So many of us fit into the cliché of getting all ramped up at the beginning of the New Year, only to feel deflated soon afterwards.Believe me, I fall into that category too, which is why I felt drawn to offer this course.Here are 3 things I’ll be focusing on throughout the course:1) Small and manageable habits: Identifying very small and manageable habits that will be able to improve our day to day life. Sometimes it’s the small and easy changes that can actually make the most difference – but we need to give ourselves the space and time to reflect on how to go about doing that.2) Holistic habits body, mind, and spirit: in the habits workbook I sent out recently you’ll see that I find that overlap and intersection really important and we often focus too much on one or the other (body, mind, or spirit) and found ourselves imbalanced, and sometimes that can be more depleting rather than life-giving3) Crossover between sacred and secular – in the resilience trainings I’ve taken over the past few years, I’ve realized how important the connections are between what we’re learning about the body, the brain, the nervous system, and how it connects with our spiritual lives. In fact, spirituality and spiritual practices are a resource for our wellbeing – they might be different practices for each one of us, but they are a huge source of balance, joy, strength, hope.In the course, I’ll be drawing from resources for spirituality such as Celtic and Ignatian spirituality, resilience skills, productivity mindset.In the modules I’ll be covering- stillness and silence that helps us listen to ourselves and to God- tending to our living spaces and environments in a way that weaves into our spiritual life- movement that not only builds strength but clears our minds and lifts our spirits- finding ways to introduce more beauty into our days- the power of word to enrich our lives, whether that be through writing or reading- nourishing our bodies with what’s beneficial to us, that energizes us and makes us feel most ourselves- connecting with people – communities with like minds, people who are different from us and have a lot to teach us, connecting with others as a part of our spiritual practiceThere’s still time for you to join us for this course! This is the last announcement I’ll make about it, but what I’ll do is anyone who wants to become a paid subscriber before Friday (when the first module will go out) and lets me know they’re interested, I’ll add you to the list.Have a great day, and may you feel the light of Epiphany shining into this New Year.KiranHabits for the Spirit8-Week Digital CourseAre you wondering how you can flourish in 2025? Are you looking for daily habits and spiritual practices to sustain you? Are you longing for a connection between body, mind, and spirit?Join me for an 8-week online course exploring habits and daily spiritual practices to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit.The course features:* Pre-recorded sessions for each of the 8 weeks, which you can view at a time that’s convenient for you* Handouts and printables for you to engage with the course material and get your creative juices flowing* Optional interactive sessions with other members of the courseContent will be both taught and experiential, and will have a retreat-like atmosphere while exploring subjects such as Celtic Spirituality, Ignatian Spirituality, and resilience skills.Stay rooted in what gives you strength and peace; find nourishment in body and soul; be inspired to live courageously and joyfully in 2025.Find out more about Habits for the SpiritThis course will be complimentary for paid subscribers until this coming Monday, Jan 6th ~ Epiphany! If you’re a free subscriber, you can upgrade to paid, and if you’re already a paid subscriber, all you need to do is respond to this email saying “Interested!”Thanks to those who have already indicated your interest ~ we have a good group so far, and you will be hearing more from me soon.After January 6th [EXTENDED to Friday], you can purchase the course separately on my website. A paid subscription represents a 60% discount on the course, but that offer will only be available until Monday.So if you’d like to explore ways to stay rooted, nourished, and inspired in 2025, you might want to act now!Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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  • A Psalm for Christmas Eve
    2024/12/24

    A Psalm for Christmas Eve: Sing to the Lord (Psalms 98, 99 and 100).

    View the Celtic Psalms Facebook page for clips of Advent Psalms to raise funds for our nonprofit, Celtic Pilgrims.

    Click here for our mashup of Sing to the Lord with the Wexford Carol.

    Read a winter reflection on my spirituality newsletter, Bless My Feet.

    I’m offering a new online course beginning in January: Habits for the Spirit - a way for us to stay rooted, nourished, and inspired in 2025.

    The course will be about habits and spiritual practices we can incorporate into our daily lives to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit. There will be a prerecorded session for each of the 8 weeks, which you can view in your own time, in addition to optional weekly interactive sessions.

    Would this be something to sustain and inspire you in the New Year? If so, consider becoming a paid subscriber. I’d love it if you would join me as we find a way to shine our lights in the year ahead.

    Find out more about the course

    This course will be complimentary for paid subscribers until Jan 6th - Epiphany! After that, it will be available separately on my website.

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

    *Lamp photo from Unsplash



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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    7 分
  • Psalms for Advent #2
    2024/12/13

    This Advent, I’ll be sharing four Psalms for the season leading up to Christmas. We may not think of Psalms during Advent, but they have been part of Advent liturgies for generations.

    Today’s Psalm is Psalm 85: Love and Mercy. Pick up a free printable journal when you become a paid subscriber, or order a paperback version copy here.

    For a deeper exploration of this Psalm, listen to Ep. 11 with Paul Hutchinson. Paul will be a guest facilitator on our next Resilient Spirit 6-Day Retreat in May 2025.

    Read a winter reflection on my spirituality newsletter, Bless My Feet.

    I’m offering a new online course beginning in January: Habits for the Spirit - a way for us to stay rooted, nourished, and inspired in 2025.

    The course will be about habits and spiritual practices we can incorporate into our daily lives to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit. There will be a prerecorded session for each of the 8 weeks, which you can view in your own time, in addition to optional weekly interactive sessions.

    Would this be something to sustain and inspire you in the New Year? If so, consider becoming a paid subscriber. I’d love it if you would join me as we find a way to shine our lights in the year ahead.

    Find out more about the course

    This course will be complimentary for paid subscribers until Jan 6th - Epiphany! After that, it will be available separately on my website.

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

    *Lamp photo from Unsplash



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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    7 分
  • Psalms for Advent #1
    2024/12/06

    This Advent, I’ll be sharing four Psalms for the season leading up to Christmas. We may not think of Psalms during Advent, but they have been part of Advent liturgies for generations.

    Read a winter reflection on my spirituality newsletter, Bless My Feet.

    I’m announcing a new online course beginning in January: Habits for the Spirit - a way for us to stay rooted, nourished, and inspired in 2025.

    The course will be about habits and spiritual practices we can incorporate into our daily lives to promote wellbeing in body, mind, and spirit. There will be a prerecorded session for each of the 8 weeks, which you can view in your own time, in addition to optional weekly interactive sessions.

    Would this be something to sustain and inspire you in the New Year? If so, consider becoming a paid subscriber. I’d love it if you would join me as we find a way to shine our lights in the year ahead.

    Find out more about the course

    This course will be complimentary for paid subscribers until Jan 6th - Epiphany! After that, it will be available separately on my website.

    To register your interest in this course, simply respond to this email saying “Interested!” and I’ll add you to my list when I release more information in the coming weeks. If you become a paid subscriber before January 6th, you will be included automatically.

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

    *Lamp photo from Unsplash



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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    6 分
  • Psalm of the Week: May We Rise/Psalm 148, 149, 150
    2024/11/29

    This song evokes praise with all our heart, soul and body ~ with all of creation, with all instruments, with all aspects of who we are. Indeed, praise includes what brings us pleasure, joy and delight ~ something we don’t often sing about in hymns, and yet which are such an important aspect of living as fully and vibrantly as God intends. Set to the Scottish tune with Irish words, this paraphrase maintains some of the original language in the refrain of the song ‘Happy are We All Together.’

    You can find lyrics, scores/books, mp3s, CDs for May We Rise on the Celtic Psalms webpage (www.celticpsalms.com)

    Listen to Kiran and Celtic Psalms on TEDx

    The journal is available in paperback format on Amazon!

    Here’s the link to the paperback journal (available globally), and if you would be so kind as to leave a review on the Amazon platform in your region, that will help other readers find it! Thank you in advance!

    For the time being, paid subscribers to Bless My Feet (Kiran’s spirituality newsletter) or Psalms for the Spirit still receive the free journal ebook (180 pages) with further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice. You will receive a weekly email with a downloadable mp3 of the song and journal pages, and occasional invitations to Zoom check-ins with others sharing this Psalms journey.

    Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.



    This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
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    7 分