Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chpaman Foundation

  • The Sacred Art of Mandala Spirituality

    Today I would like to introduce you to the sacred art of mandala spirituality. In Sanskrit, the word Mandala means sacred circle. For me the circle symbolizes God there is no beginning, there is no end and the center represents… Continue reading

  • I Honor the Place in You

    For a long time, I wondered why I felt like bowing when people showed their appreciation for the work that I’ve been privileged to do. What I’ve come to understand is that we who bow are probably — whether we… Continue reading

  • In Our Hearts

    Let us join in community to offer our prayers for our caregivers, our dear neighbors without distinction and all who are impacted by these devastating fires, including the animals and all of creation. God of compassion, you are our refuge… Continue reading

  • At the Heart of Every Story

    The Story Teller At the heart of every storythere lives a story tellerListen to your heartas a child listens to her favorite story-anticipating every word Carried by every emotionwide open to surpriseand you will hear the Story Tellertelling your story… Continue reading

  • The Ballerina Days 127-128

    Note: The following story was written by a former colleague Brian Beichner RN who worked in home health.  At the time, I was teaching an end-of-life class in which I asked caregivers to write about an experience in which they… Continue reading

  • Days 20-21 Hope

    Oh, not to be separated, shut off from the starry dimensions by so thin a wall. What is within us if not intensified sky traversed with birds and deep with winds of homecoming? ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Uncollected Poems A great… Continue reading