Wake in the Morning – Christine Valters Paintner

“As you wake in the morning, stand and face the direction of the east. Become aware of the rhythm of your breath and allow a few moments to connect with the breath cycle. In this moment savor especially the gift of inhalation, of new life being breathed into you. Move through several cycles of breath, noticing what the moment of inhalation awakens in you this morning.”

— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD Sacred Time: Claiming Holy Rhythms for Our Lives – A Self-Study Online Retreat