"We can't change what
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My Story

How I Became a Christian Meditator

Many years ago, I suffered from a deep depression that lasted the span of 4 years. I was a Christian at the time and did everything humanly possible to get relief.  I prayed that God would take this heaviness away, I would play praise music and dance around the room, I went and saw both secular and Christian counselors, I even took anti-depressants, but nothing worked for any lasting time.

Then one day I was sitting in my dark green mini-van in the parking lot of my kid's school. I was so wretched with emotional pain that you could cut it with a knife. 

For some reason, I just started doing these deep breathing exercises and with each exhalation I would repeat silently to myself, "I release pain," "I release pain."  I said this over and over and in about a 10 minute time frame, all the pain was gone. 

There was a peace and stillness I had not experienced in a very long time.  In that peace, God spoke to my heart and told me that the reason I was so depressed was because of my chronically negative thoughts. As I listened to my thoughts, which were unconscious to me before this incident, I noticed that I was continually putting myself down. I was saying thing like, "I hate myself," over and over and over, all day long.

This was when my healing began. Within the next few months, using relaxation techniques and integrating them with scriptures I learned how to quiet my mind, eliminate my negative thinking, and restore my peace of mind.

Also in the process of spending extended time in silence and solitude with God, my intimacy with Him increased as well.

Later, God inspired me to  create my first Christian meditation CD, Controlling Negative Thoughts. Now I have over 23 Cds Christ-centered meditation and affirmation Cds on many topics.

In addition to sharing the benefits of Biblical meditation, I love telling my Christian sisters (and brothers) about spiritual disciplines that will truly transform their life. Many of us who have spent years serving God sometimes come to a place in our Christian walk where we want more of God, and less of everything else. You know those things we "do" for God, but they don't help us to build relationship with Him. That comes from being still and getting to know Him in a personal way.

My future desire  is to open The Secret Place Christian Meditation and Wellness Center: A  Health and Wellness Center for Christians that will offer daily biblical meditation; PraiseMoves: The Christian Alternative to Yoga, and Pilates; weekly health, spiritual, and wellness classes; massage therapy; a health and nutrition boutique; support groups; and Biblical Life Coaching.

Rhonda Jones, M.A.
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Description: Rhonda Jones is the acclaimed author of a series of Christian meditation and relaxation audio Cds that help believers to relax, eliminate negative thoughts, and spend more quality time with God. Author Jones will elaborate on the practice of Christian meditation and its benefits to the born-again believer. Many believers suffer from worry, stress, and mental clutter that interferes with a more fruitful walk with God. Let's explore how to put spirit back into Christianity. "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."-St. John 2:24

Date of Show: 5/16/2009 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)  
Host Name: GeoGee / Tasha Marie
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Sacramento News and Review- April 02, 2009 Edition

Body and Soul: Sometimes it takes a
nudge from above to treat your body right
Rhonda Jones (left) and Lynnis Woods-Mullins take a spiritual approach to physical fitness. (click on title link or pic to read full article)
You Must Change Your Mind to Change Your Life (media kit)