[steve collins]
body image:
eating disorders
diets
cosmetic surgery
transvestism
gender dysphoria
wigs/makeup/corsets/weights/diet plans
physical discipline as spiritual discipline:
sex
fasting
exercise
asceticism
ageing:
illness/disability:
how do we value damaged bodies?
what is body prayer for people with disabilities?
sign language
senses:
sight
hearing
touch
taste
smell
as modes of spiritual encounter
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or start with empty space
people come in and are standing
intro
invite people to try out different postures
posture stations
then open up issue of posture - get a beanbag, think about posture, who you sit with
think of 3 or 4 ways of praying - eg kneeling, prostration - give people a number and a position
twister prayer
posture stations - straight/disciplined ones as well as comfy/slouchy ones
can we find examples of biblical prayer postures eg gethsemane stretching/prostration
jesus walking
prophets
sitting at the feet of teachers
covering of head - differs from time to time, tied to cultural ideas of showing of respect
standing up, sitting down
medieval - standing, gazing on hosts, listening, smells, kneeling - not pews
what posture do you wish to confess in?
ben: section before eucharist
heart things - that we've be moved by
1. communion - how it's done - body language of eucharist
2. body prayer
play bread volleyball with cheap sliced bread
eucharist:
fat eucharist - big mac, sugary drink
size zero eucharist - cigarette, bottled water
normal eucharist
we are not told to think a particular thing but to eat, drink, bathe etc
treating the spiritual and the physical as one thing