The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World
The Awakened Life for High School Students is an 8-week small-group guide that empowers teens to awaken to a more abundant life through practices that build resiliency, teach psychosocial skills, and foster emotional and spiritual well-being. It is designed to be led by those who provide spiritual and emotional care to students but who are not professional counselors or therapists.

The curriculum walks participants through 8 weeks of practices and reflections. Each weekly session lasts for about an hour and includes a mindfulness or spiritual practice to explore as a group. Many of these practices involve prayer and meditation techniques, coupled with discussion and journaling.

Through participation in The Awakened Life, high school students can wake up to abundant life; become aware of their worth and belonging; come alive to their senses, thoughts, and emotions; abide in the love and grace of God; and arise to live a life as connected, whole people.

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The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World
The Awakened Life for High School Students is an 8-week small-group guide that empowers teens to awaken to a more abundant life through practices that build resiliency, teach psychosocial skills, and foster emotional and spiritual well-being. It is designed to be led by those who provide spiritual and emotional care to students but who are not professional counselors or therapists.

The curriculum walks participants through 8 weeks of practices and reflections. Each weekly session lasts for about an hour and includes a mindfulness or spiritual practice to explore as a group. Many of these practices involve prayer and meditation techniques, coupled with discussion and journaling.

Through participation in The Awakened Life, high school students can wake up to abundant life; become aware of their worth and belonging; come alive to their senses, thoughts, and emotions; abide in the love and grace of God; and arise to live a life as connected, whole people.

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The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World

The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World

The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World
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The Awakened Life for High School Students: Leader Guide: Finding Stillness in an Anxious World

Overview

The Awakened Life for High School Students is an 8-week small-group guide that empowers teens to awaken to a more abundant life through practices that build resiliency, teach psychosocial skills, and foster emotional and spiritual well-being. It is designed to be led by those who provide spiritual and emotional care to students but who are not professional counselors or therapists.

The curriculum walks participants through 8 weeks of practices and reflections. Each weekly session lasts for about an hour and includes a mindfulness or spiritual practice to explore as a group. Many of these practices involve prayer and meditation techniques, coupled with discussion and journaling.

Through participation in The Awakened Life, high school students can wake up to abundant life; become aware of their worth and belonging; come alive to their senses, thoughts, and emotions; abide in the love and grace of God; and arise to live a life as connected, whole people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780835819404
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Publication date: 07/01/2020
Pages: 138
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Sarah E. Bollinger, PhD, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in both Tennessee and Missouri and works with clients on issues of depression, anxiety, and creative identity. Bollinger earned her master of social work from New York University and her PhD in social work from Washington University in St. Louis. She resides in Nashville, TN.

Angela R. Olsen, MDiv, is an ordained elder in the Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. She is an associate pastor focused on helping people experience the love and grace of God through spiritual disciplines, pastoral care, and coaching. Olsen earned her MDiv from Saint Paul School of Theology. She currently serves Community United Methodist Church in Columbia, Missouri, with her husband, and they have two sons.

Table of Contents

Welcome 5

Getting Started 7

Week 1 Introduction to the Awakened Life 17

Week 2 Connecting to Self: Noticing Thoughts 33

Week 3 Connecting to Self: Being Present in the Body 49

Week 4 Connecting to Others: Working Through Loneliness 65

Week 5 Connecting to Others: Working Through Shame 81

Week 6 Connecting to Creation: Experiencing Awe of Nature 99

Week 7 Connecting to Creation: Sharing a Meal of Intention 111

Week 8 Closing: Awakening to Joy 123

Notes 135

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