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Seeking peace in your life? Exploring Peace Meditations offers you Soul Care through guided prayer and Christian meditation. Caring for your soul is vital to living a peace-filled and purposeful life. Join author, yoga teacher, spiritual director, and host Whitney R. Simpson for a regular dose of peace and calm for your breath, body, and spirit as you explore these practical meditations. Using yoga teachings and ancient spiritual tools such as the Prayer of Examen, Lectio Divina, and Breath Prayer allows Whitney to companion you on your spiritual formation journey. Are you a Peace Seeker? Join our community at ExploringPeace.com/community.
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Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or unsure? One of the simplest, most practical ways we can connect with God and ourselves anytime, anywhere is Breath Prayer. Take a few minutes to practice this gentle breath prayer that invites renewal. Short cues help your body settle as we move from reflection to silence to closing prayer and practical next steps. For more on the theme New Life, see page 103 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you en...
It's true! God created you for an embodied, present, with-God life. What does that look like? Whitney shares a practical path for embodied spirituality that honors the body as part of the journey with God and invites prayer through senses, breath, movement, and imagination. With trauma-informed care and ancient wisdom, listen for encouragement and guidance to connect with God using your whole self. This bonus episode of Exploring Peace Meditations is an excerpt from With God in Eve...
Rest in this Yoga Nidra rooted in John 12, inviting a felt sense of God’s love through breath, body awareness, and the imagery of anointing. Release your burdens, rest in silence, and remember that you are loved by God. For more on the theme Wondrous Love, see page 100 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Bo...
Allow this passage from The Message to engage your whole self, so Scripture becomes an encounter rather than a concept. You’ll hear “This is my body” and “This is my blood” as a present-tense invitation to participate, remember, and partake. The practice moves from attentive listening to personal response, offering time for a simple conversation with Jesus. For more on the theme Partake in the Blessings, see page 96 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Supp...
Let's take a walk for inner clarity with this Walking Meditation. Align your inner world with your outer world through breath, Scripture, and the five senses. For more on the Inner Clarity theme, see page 93 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine Connec...
Grab a pen, pencil, or crayon for this meditation. We'll check in with ourselves and share that with God as we seek to encounter Christ today. For more on the Encountering Christ theme, see page 90 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine Connect wit...
What's weighing you down? What feels tense, heavy, or tight that you'd like to let go of? Welcome God's healing touch today and hand over anything you don't need with this Body Scan meditation. For more on the Hand it Over theme, see page 84 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and...
Let your body soften and your breath move naturally. Pause and appreciate your breath, the life force within you as you offer loving kindness to yourself and others too. For more on the Shared Life Force theme, see page 80 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Huma...
Practice this gentle Yoga Nidra meditation to rest in whatever you're feeling today. Let us practice welcoming all the moments of life on this journey with God, the bitter and the sweet. For more on the Bittersweet Moments theme, see page 76 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpson. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spir...
Pause for this time of breath prayer and be reminded that our God is one of forgiveness and grace. For more on this theme, see page 72 in With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine Connect with others who support the podcast at ExploringPeace.com/community Follow our host @Whitney...
Welcome the spirit of God into your whole being with this guided meditation. For more on this theme, Show the Way, see pages 68 - 71 of With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine Connect with others who support the podcast at ExploringPeace.com/community Follow our host @WhitneyRS...
What might your body, mind, or spirit need today? Open yourself up to God's presence wherever you need it while we practice Lectio Divina and welcome the healing and cleansing touch of your Creator. For more on this theme, see pages 62 & 63 of With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit ...
We explore the power of breath as a spiritual practice, connecting the story of Mary's visit to Elizabeth with a guided breathing meditation focused on inhaling and exhaling God's goodness. Your breath is a powerful tool for grounding, centering, and connecting with God. Let's breathe together and explore God's gift of peace. For more on the theme, Believe and Breath, see page 58 of With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Medi...
Ever feel like your inner light has dimmed? That your spiritual "saltiness" has lost its flavor? This restorative Yoga Nidra practice offers a sacred pause to reconnect with your Creator as you taste and see the goodness of God within and around you. For more on the theme, Taste and See, see page 54 of With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listenin...
Breath prayer is an ancient spiritual practice that can be done anywhere and anytime, connecting our physical breath with our Creator. This practice met Whitney twenty years ago during a personal crisis and it continues to help her slow down, listen, and pay attention to both her body and the world around her today. Pause with this breath prayer to listen for what God longs for you to hear today. For more on the theme of Listen and Learn, see page 50 in With God in Every Breath. Connect wit...
Pause and welcome Christ's healing touch through a mindful body scan practice, helping you experience divine presence from the crown of your head to the tips of your toes. This meditation combines breath awareness with visualization to help you feel seen, known, and restored by God's compassionate presence. For more from this theme, find "See for Yourself" in With God in Every Breath, beginning on page 46. Check out WhitneyRSimpson.com or support this podcast and join our community at Explori...
Make space in your heart and mind to draw close to God in the quiet, with 20 minutes of silence to help center the rest of your day. Whether you're needing a simple pause or deepening an established contemplative practice, this guided 20-minute time of Centering Prayer offers a moment of peace that resonates long after the silence ends. This meditation is designed for a busy afternoon, but can be practiced anytime. Pause with Whitney, choose your sacred word, and be with God today, in e...
This isn't just a silent meditation recording but an invitation to ongoing practice and accountability of holding space together in God's presence. Whether you're seeking refuge from life's demands or deepening an established contemplative practice, this guided 20-minute time of Centering Prayer offers an intentional pause, one that resonates long after the silence ends. This meditation helps set an intention for your day, but it can be practiced at any time. Pause with Whitney, choose your s...
Allow your vessel to settle into the earth with this Yoga Nidra. With each exhale release, yield, let go. For more on this theme theme, see page 40, of With God in Every Breath. Send us a text! Support the show If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations: Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine Connect with others who support the podcast at ExploringPeace.com/community Follow our ...
Take a moment to pause, settle in, and reconnect with your breath. In this calming meditation, we explore the practice of box breathing, a simple yet powerful technique that has been shown to reduce stress, improve sleep quality, lower blood pressure, and more. Want to dive deeper into this theme? This episode is inspired by the theme of Simple Pleasures from With God in Every Breath (see page 37). Join our community at ExploringPeace.com/community where we continue exploring the intersectio...
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