Touching the Stillness
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsTune in each week to hear a compelling, soul-stirring meditation that takes you deep but leaves you jazzed. Using the gift of her mesmerizing voice, Rev. Paulette partners in prayer with listeners through the spoken word. Meditation and prayer might take on a whole new meaning in your life!
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Episodes
Great Expectations
April 10, 2012 21:00 - 59 minutesWhy pray for victory and then prepare for defeat? We’re setting our sights higher in this episode, where our host encourages us to expect and prepare for the best-case scenario.
Resting in Stillness
April 03, 2012 21:00 - 59 minutesIn celebration of the launch of her long-awaited second meditation CD, our host invites us to consider the following: Instead of swimming against the tide, surrender into the blessing of rest.
Pray It Forward
March 27, 2012 21:00 - 59 minutesOur host was so inspired by the selfless action that took place in a hospital parking lot, she invited Rev. Ken Wilcox and Unity Online radio host, Rev. Beverly Molander, to give us the low down on how this audacious, bold, courageous demonstration of prayer-powered living came about.
Drinking From the Saucer
March 20, 2012 21:00 - 1 hourPrepare to prosper as guest, Maggy Whitehouse, unearths prosperity principles for abundant living hidden in the Bible and leads us in a meditation that could cause one to manifest miracles beyond measure!
"Do Not Disturb"
March 13, 2012 21:00 - 59 minutesIn keeping with Unity’s Inner Peace theme for March, we’re being invited to hang the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door of our mind, so as not to allow anything or anyone to disturb the calm peace of our soul.
A Slice of Heaven
March 06, 2012 23:00 - 59 minutesIt’s amazing what you can do with just two minutes. Former Unity Online Radio host Aliza Bloom is on hand to assure us that experiencing heaven on earth only takes a mindful moment.
50 Candles!
February 28, 2012 23:00 - 58 minutesBeing on air with her listeners is one of the 50 fabulous blessings our host is counting in celebration of a big milestone birthday.
Divine Order
February 21, 2012 23:00 - 59 minutesIs divine order a platitude or description of a state of grace? We take the question to heart in preparation for this week’s meditation and consider it DONE!
How Deep Is Your Love?
February 14, 2012 23:00 - 1 hourOur host understands, on a whole new level, how kindness is our currency; we circulate it every time we allow ourselves to be the hands, the feet and the heart that Spirit can use as a conduit for good.
Setting a Sweeter Tone
February 07, 2012 23:00 - 1 hourThe hills are alive ... with the sound of healing! Jonathan Goldman, whose chakra healing sounds had us so enchanted during our chakra meditation series, is joining our host, with his wife Andi, to give listeners a heads up about a special sonic healing endeavor that sets a sweeter tone this Valentine’s Day.
Right Road, Wrong Turn
January 31, 2012 23:00 - 1 hourWhen a right road takes a wrong turn, it’s a good idea to pay close attention to the road signs and scenery—chances are there are spiritual clues to help us navigate our way around the detour and back on course.
Moving Out of the Cul-de-Sac
January 17, 2012 23:00 - 59 minutesIn preparation for a move, we’re cleaning up and clearing out; deciding what to keep, what to toss, and what to share, in order to lighten the spiritual load.
What’s the Plan?
January 10, 2012 23:00 - 59 minutesWhen setting goals and intentions for a new year, we may forget to include a very obvious facet of our lives. In this follow-up program about rethinking goals and resolutions, we‘re encouraged to rectify that and put a plan in place for prayer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts!
January 03, 2012 23:00 - 59 minutesWe’re buckling up and getting in gear for the journey of a lifetime, as our host guides us in setting sacred intention to make 2012 one of our best years yet!
Stop, Look and Listen
December 20, 2011 23:00 - 1 hourWhen life’s tempo intensifies, the courageous and wise thing to do is STOP in the name of self-love. In this episode’s meditation, we employ stillness as the antidote to our frenetic pace, as we stop, pay attention, and listen.
Take a Breath
December 13, 2011 23:00 - 59 minutesThe holiday season is upon us and one of the ways to get through it, with our good sense and finances in tact, is to remember to take a holy breath! In this episode’s meditation, our host helps us breathe our way to stillness and sanity.
Hope for the Holidays
December 06, 2011 23:00 - 59 minutesHolidays can be especially difficult for people who are grieving. In this episode, specially dedicated to remembering and celebrating our loved ones, our host is joined by guest Chaz Wesley (www.chazwesley.com), who returns to share insights on coping, reflecting and hoping during this joyful, yet sometimes painful, time of year.
A Big Fat But!
November 29, 2011 23:00 - 59 minutesUsually a “but” gets in the way of our good. However, our host shares how earlier this year, while preparing for a Sunday Lesson, she came to see her "but" in a whole new way.
Grateful for All of It!
November 22, 2011 23:00 - 59 minutesWhat unlikely lesson did our host learn from her late father about the power of thanksgiving? In preparation for a grateful heart meditation, she shares with us how we can give thanks for simply everything!
Holding the High Watch
November 08, 2011 23:00 - 1 hourIn recognition of this month of gratitude we give thanks for the friends—and sometimes even strangers—that hold a prayerful space for us while we journey through our valley experiences. Our host’s virtual “Welcome” mat is at the door, inviting us into a time of stillness so, together, we can keep the high watch during this episode’s special prayer vigil.
This Song’s for You
November 01, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourOur beloved host celebrates three years on air this week, and in honor of this milestone, she is featuring Touching the Stillness listener Dinah Chapman who, inspired by the work of this broadcast and our host’s prayer and meditation ministry, created a tribute song and included it on her new album.
A Bejeweled Heart
October 25, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourToday’s guest, Ashana, has the voice of an angel that merges beautifully with the sounds of the multitude of crystal singing bowls that surround her in a pool of iridescent light to create an enchanting heart-opening experience of rich ambient stillness. (www.ashanamusic.com)
Making the Grade
October 18, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourIn keeping with Unity’s Year of Abundant Living theme for the month, our host urges us to cease and desist evaluating and judging our ability to meditate, or the progress of our prayer practice. She reckons if we just do our best, and ‘Let Go and Let God,’ this will be enough to make the grade!
Settle Down
October 11, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesWith her thoughts attuned to a weekend of stillness and silence, our host encourages us to become still and let the sediments of our minds—and our challenges—settle as she prepares to lead us in a meditation designed to clear our thoughts and clarify our vision.
Gone With the Wind
October 04, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesListen in as our host discovers how one listener cycles her way to stillness and has plans to create a retreat for other women to use this pursuit as a healthy spiritual practice.
“Namaste Kids,” Part 2: Meditating With Our Children
September 27, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWhat does our guest Peggy Mulvihill do at Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, to support parents in raising spiritually-minded kids? She joins our host to reveal some of the highlights of a newly created initiative that’s under way in her church community, in this second part of our series about teaching kids how to meditate.
“Kid’s Stuff,” Part 1: Meditating With Our Children
September 20, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesThere’s a biblical proverb that says if we direct our children onto the right path now, when they’re older they will stick with it (Prov. 22:6). In the first of this two-part series, our host provides tips and pointers for teaching kids how to meditate now, so they’ll hopefully be well-practiced in Touching the Stillness as adults!
Sound of Silence
September 13, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesYou’ve heard his music, and in this episode, you’ll hear from the man himself! Our host introduces us to Jack Fowler, the musician who lives in the hands of grace. You’ll also hear some of the soul-enhancing, spirit-inspired music he’s bringing with him, to create a sacred space for stillness, when he joins Rev. Paulette in next month’s Annual Touching the Stillness Silent Retreat at Unity Village (http://www.maestropms.com/mkt/1322/retreats_calendar.htm).
The Only Way Is Up!
September 06, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWe’re taking a stand for peace in this special episode honoring the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, and preparing for Unity’s annual World Day of Prayer on September 8.
Light Up Your Boundaries!
August 30, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWe’ll be bumping into other people all day long unless we learn how, with prayer and meditation, to light up our energy field and own our space in the world. Our host dons her sunglasses as she chats with spiritual lighthouse, and certified energy worker, Christel Hughes, about how to—literally—let our light shine!
Trouble the Waters
August 23, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWith no chemotherapy, radiation or surgery, today’s guest combined prayer and meditation with other healing modalities to release herself from a diagnosis of stage-four cancer. Hear how Kate Peppler accomplished this and then join our host, as she takes us into deep waters to experience a healing meditation.
Go Naked!
August 16, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesWhile they may not let you in if you showed up naked at the door of a retreat center, our host believes this is the only way to truly encounter the Divine. She’s baring all and providing tips on how to create a personal retreat that’s a naked experience. Can’t get away? She has that covered too, and will share ideas on how to design a retreat right in the comfort of your own home.
Do It With a Whole Heart!
August 09, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesThere’s no chance of being half-hearted in this episode; we’re putting our whole heart into it! Fellow Unity Online Radio host, Ramdesh Kaur of Spirit Voyage, joins our host for a journey that takes us deep into our heart space with the sacred sound of mantras.
There’s a Lid for Every Pot!
August 02, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourEavesdrop on a conversation Rev. Paulette has with unpretentious co-host of Absolute Living, Laura Shepard. Before co-creating this episode’s meditation together, they mull over the merits of how and why we pray and how to find a prayer style that personally works for us.
The Word on the Street
July 26, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourDaily Word® magazine is celebrating a birthday this month, and editor Laura Harvey joins our host to share how this amazing little magazine’s word of faith packs a big spiritual punch and has, for the past 87 years, changed the lives of countless readers in astonishing ways.
What Are You Laughing At?
July 19, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesLighten up with Planetary Playmate Rev. Marciah McCartney, who returns to continue our exploration of play and laughter as a spiritual practice.
Let Us Play!
July 12, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesOur host is joined by Unity minister, Rev. Marcia McCartney, whose mission is as much about “teach us to PLAY” as it is about “teach us to pray!” In this episode there’s room for both, so prepare to let your hair down … and go a little wild!
The Eviction
July 05, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWho or what in our lives needs to pack up and ship out? Listen in to find out what it’s going to take to eject the enemies of our household, as we prepare our eviction notice during this episode’s meditation.
Hold on to the Handrail (The Sequel)
June 28, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesWhen a listener wonders out loud why prayer is no match for their despair, our host called in the cavalry to weigh in on the matter. Listen in to hear some juicy, thought-provoking responses in the second of this two-part conversation.
Hold On to the Handrail!
June 21, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourWhat do you hold on to when it appears as if the very thing you rely on for support is ineffective? Hear how our host responds when a listener grapples with this very question and wonders out loud why prayer is no match for their despair.
Crowning Glory
June 14, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesWe’re heading to the mountaintop in hopes of attaining bliss and greater consciousness of the Infinite in this the final chakra meditation of our seven-week series.
The Eye of the Beholder
June 07, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesAre you open to seeing things differently? We’ll see beyond the visible with eyes closed in this penultimate chakra meditation in our seven-week series.
Speak Up!
May 31, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourThis is one of those rare occasions where, in preparation for the fifth meditation in this seven-week Chakra meditation series, you’ll hear our host encouraging you not to “hush up,” as she usually does, but to “speak up” and claim your spiritual power!
Heart to Heart
May 24, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourOur host encourages us to take it all to heart in the fourth of her seven-week chakra meditation series.
I've Got the Power!
May 17, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesBe prepared to accomplish great things in masterful ways, as in this third episode of our continued esoteric journey through the chakra system, we engage in a meditation designed to enhance our personal power.
Fuel Your Passion!
May 10, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesGet ready to bolster your creativity and fuel your passion for life and relationships in this episode’s energizing chakra meditation.
Ground Force
May 03, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourEver wondered about chakras? In the first of a seven-week series dedicated to working with chakras to deepen our meditation, our host outlines what they are and their relevance to our spiritual practice.
Amen to That!
April 26, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourEvangelical, Pentecostal and Baptist Christians shout it out. Some of us sing it out. Others of us mumble it at the end of our prayers. As we prepare for meditation, we’ll discover from returning guest Dr. Rocco Errico why this powerful word we use to close our prayers is so much more than a punctuation mark.
What on Earth Was Jesus Thinking?
April 19, 2011 21:00 - 59 minutesWhat was Jesus thinking when he shared what has today become the most popular prayer in Christianity? Our guest, Dr. Rocco Errico, is on hand to give some insight into the deeper meaning behind that now world-famous prayer.
Room for Me
April 12, 2011 21:00 - 1 hourUnemployed? Job Hunting? Seeking a new direction? Join us for this episode as, with meditation and prayer, we focus on spiritual preparation in support of your return to the workforce.