In this episode, Ron Ovitt shares about something called Integrated Meditation. Integrated Meditation is a process designed to help us get Scripture beyond the head and to the heart. Through a process that fosters deep emotional healing and profound spiritual formation, Integrated Meditation helps us get scripture into our heart and our gut and our spirit.
THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
- Ron Ovitt is the President of Empower Ministry and the creator of Emotional Relearning, which you can learn about in Episode 32, “Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt.”
- Ron developed Integrated Meditation to help people in the process of Emotional Relearning.
- Integrated Meditation is a way of experiencing the Bible in such a way that it touches not only the mind but also reaches to the heart.
- Integrated Meditation involves six steps:
- Reading – Read the text in two translations.
- Comprehension – What are the key points of the passage?
- Introspection – Looking inward. What do I sense as I read this passage? How does my body respond? What emotions am I feeling? What questions does this passage raise? What am I believing about myself? What am I believing about God?
- Contemplation – Create space for the divine to enter. Shift from the brain to the heart by remembering a time when someone loved me.
- Reflection – What am I going to believe as a result of reading this? What am I going to do now? What feelings will I embrace as a result of this? Who do I feel I should share this with?
- Visualization – Visualize yourself receiving the scripture from God. Visualize knowing what I need to think, feel, and do—and visualize myself doing it.
- Ron suggests that pastors might use these six steps as a way for congregations to dig deeper into the sermon text after the service, helping get the sermon from the head to the heart.
- You can get a resource with ten Integrated Meditations by going to www.empowerministry.org/meditation.
- You can e-mail Ron at ron@empowerministry.org.
- You can listen to Ron’s podcast, Mr. Change Agent, and see his videos on his Mr. Change Agent YouTube channel.
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