Finding Flow: Spiritual Practices to Reclaim Inner Peace, Balance, and Wholeness

Finding Flow provides readers with a simple process to reclaim a close, playful relationship with God. This book adds a spiritual element to the current discussions by psychologists, athletes, and creatives about “flow,” which author brian plachta defines as being one with the Divine Spirit who opens our hearts, allowing us to experience inner peace, balance, and wholeness.

Finding Flow offers doable spiritual practices organized around:

1. Solitude: establishing rituals to spend daily “quiet time” to deepen our relationship with God

2. Spiritual reading: delving into books that teach and inspire

3. Community: surrounding ourselves with people who nudge us to grow

4. Contemplative Action: discovering our unique gifts and talents and using them to make the world a better place

These practices derive from the tradition of Saint Benedict, a fifth-century father of the Church who required his monks to establish a Rule of Life consisting of daily balance between prayer and work (ora et labora). Finding Flow takes Benedict’s timeless wisdom, recrafts it with modern language and personal stories, and makes the monk’s wisdom accessible to today’s readers. †