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Contemplation Series


In our current series of podcasts, we are exploring the topic of contemplation. What does contemplation mean and how does it impact the way we show up in the world? I’m hoping that these conversations will be a contemplative experience, so I invite you to join us, engage and be open as we discuss our guest’s spiritual journey and contemplative experiences.


Our guest today is...


Shauna Gill


Shauna is a Retired Nurse Educator within a critical care context. She has a Master’s Degree in Nursing and studied Hope in the Critically Ill and their Families. Shauna was able to blend her nursing and spirituality as a Parish Nurse in a church, blending Nursing and Pastoral Care. 


Shauna was widowed @ 43 years old in 2006 and raised her three kids.


Shauna took Living from the Heart and Spiritual Direction with SoulStream in 2009. Now retired she offers Spiritual Direction and contemplative practices whenever they come across her path. 


She lives contemplatively with her second husband, where she gardens and continues to learn how to live gently on this earth with a heart of gratitude.


Shauna is also an author of a children’s book and is finishing up a memoir. She says a second children's book is in her head. 😀


She also enjoys gardening, fishing, hiking, cycling, reading, writing, and photography.


"Little by little. Not by leaps and bounds." ~ Shauna Gill

"How's your heart today?" ~ Shauna Gill


Books Mentioned by Shauna

Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness Paperback – Jan. 1 1984

The Celtic Way of Prayer: The Recovery of the Religious Imagination

Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations

Shauna's book - Henrick the Rooster Learns to be Kind


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"'The Prayer of Examin with Shauna Gill"


During this series, we have asked each guest to share a mediation. Shauna invites us to ask, what's bringing you life? and what are you struggling with? We can look back and examine the last hour, day, month, or year with these questions. Shauna mentions that she regularly did this prayer with a group of women for several years and she says deep, authentic connections were made as a result. This practice also helps Shauna with her intention to live gratefully and prepares her for the next day.



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