This evening's chapel service was a "Service of Prayer and Healing." During the middle of worship, there was an invitation to be annointed with oil. This experience strengthened my growing attentiveness to my body: exercising regularly (working out my body five to six days a week -- not just working out my mind with books), incorporating my body into prayer (using different postures, walking prayer, and rituals like annointing), and being gentle to my body (regular massage). I am increasingly aware of how my body registers stress in my gut and how my body communicates to me during spiritual direction sessions.