This study guide is the companion to Stephanie Paulsell's Honoring the Body--the exquisite, sensitive book that reveals how we can learn to celebrate the body's pleasures, protect the body's vulnerabilities, and develop ...This study guide is the companion to Stephanie Paulsell's Honoring the Body--the exquisite, sensitive book that reveals how we can learn to celebrate the body's pleasures, protect the body's vulnerabilities, and develop the practices that will ultimately transform our troubled relationship with our bodies to one of honor and joy. This guide is a practical resource for those who want to explore more fully the lessons and practices outlined in Stephanie Paulsell's insightful and instructive book, Honoring the Body: A Guide for Conversation, Learning, and Growth, and includes: Guidelines for structuring group exploration of how to honor the body Strategies to help identify formative memories, present realities, and the hopes for the future Ideas for reflecting critically on how attitudes toward the body can become deformed and harmful Advice about using this guide in groups to give participants the opportunity to affirm, question, or challenge issues raised Designed to be used in a variety of settings, Honoring the Body: A Guide for Conversation, Learning, and Growth can be adopted for use with weekly study groups, weekend retreats, daylong workshops, or yearlong series of monthly meetings. And, this inspirational guide is appropriate for families, friends, classroom use, Bible study groups, sacramental preparation classes, youth groups, retreats, and prayer groups.