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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:
  1. Reading – Read the text in two translations.
  2. Comprehension – What are the key points of the passage?
  3. 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?
  4. Contemplation – Create space for the divine to enter.  Shift from the brain to the heart by remembering a time when someone loved me.
  5. 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?
  6. 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.

RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:

• Ron Ovitt:
  • Free Resource:  https://www.empowerministry.org/meditation/
  • Website:  https://www.empowerministry.org/
  • E-mail:  ron@empowerministry.org
  • Ron’s Podcast:  Mr. Change Agent
  • Ron’s YouTube Channel:  Mr. Change Agent YouTube channel

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