Inner Healing Prayer

At Practice Collective, we are most familiar with the Immanuel Approach to Inner Healing Prayer developed by Dr. Karl Lehman in collaboration with Dr. E James Wilder. The Immanuel Approach is a prayer and inner-healing method focused on establishing a direct, interactive, and sustainable connection with Jesus to process painful memories and emotions. It combines biblical principles with brain science to foster intimacy with God, with emotional healing often acting as a byproduct of this connection. This approach holds that Jesus loves to bring his healing and peace and help us to see ourselves, our circumstances, and others as He does. The intention is to grow our capacity for secure attachment to Jesus over time. We continue to learn about additional forms of inner healing prayer and appreciate that God meets our need for healing in many different ways. Here are a few resources we have collected that support the work of Inner Healing Prayer.

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IMMANUEL APPROACH WITH DR. KARL LEHMAN

Restore the Glory Podcast | Dr. Bob Schuchts and Jake Khym, MA

Dr. Karl Lehman joins Jake & Bob to discuss his Immanuel Approach to healing. He shares from his years of training and extensive therapy work on how to use this approach to bring people to deeper healing. Dr. Karl has been a leader in the field for decades and we are overjoyed to share this conversation with you.

Key Points

  • Dr. Karl explains the Immanuel Approach to therapy. He shares from his years of training and extensive work with people on how to use this approach to bring people to a place of healing.

  • Encountering Jesus in both positive and negative memories.

  • Dr. Karl shares how he has trained other professionals and volunteers to use this approach and the results it has gotten in people finding healing, particularly in 3rd world countries.

  • Dr. Karl shares his personal experience with healing ministry and common blockages in people's minds and spirits.

  • Finding healing in the the presence of the Eucharist

  • How to know when we are truly encountering Jesus

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