Exploring Peace Meditations

The Prayer of Examen is an ancient practice of St. Ignatius of Loyola that invites us to pause and notice God's activity in our lives with gratitude. Pause today and review the past 24 hours with God - Whitney will prompt you to recall when you felt close to and far away from God. You may wish to journal what you hear or simply listen and ponder.  

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• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
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• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
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Consider this, “Why do we rush about…looking for God who is here at home with us, if all we want is to be with him?”  - Martin Laird

Longing to start or re-start your quiet meditation practice with God? Pause now and join Whitney for just 10 minutes in this guided time. Find a seated meditation posture and use your breath or anchor word to center yourself when your mind wanders. 

Whether you start or end your day with 10 minutes in the quiet with God, practice this one often and notice the effects on your whole self. 

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If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

Find a reclined posture, grab your blanket and an eye covering and find rest and quiet with God. This meditation can be practiced anytime and is also a great transition into a restful evening of sleep. 

“Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves. My yoke is easy to bear, and my burden is light.” 
Matthew 11:28-30 CEB

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Support the show

If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

Jesus radiates God's light. Fully human and fully divine, Jesus models for us who God is and teaches us about God’s desire to be present with us, near us, within us, all around us. Pause now to welcome God’s presence and bask in God’s light with this guided energy meditation as you relish the season of Epiphany.   

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If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

Let God cover you with the gift of love this season. Find a reclined posture and relax your whole self in God's love. This Yoga Nidra was created to help you find rest during the Advent season but it can be listened to and savored any time of the year. 

If you want to explore the Advent gift of love with more daily practices, see pages 97-110 of Whitney's book, Fully Human Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional For The Whole Self.  

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If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

Even in the dark times, we can choose to sit with God's joy.  Mary found a way, and you can too. Pause today to meditate on joy using your imagination as you see God's joy all around you in this season.

You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. Psalm 4:7 (NLT)
 
If you want to explore the Advent gift of joy with more daily practices, see pages 81-95 of Whitney's book, Fully Human Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional For The Whole Self.  

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If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

Pause in a seated or reclined posture and breathe with Whitney. Enter into God's presence on purpose by simply breathing. Allow your breath to become a prayer of peace this season. Practice welcoming God's peace in yourself so you can better share that peace with those around you.

If you want to explore the Advent gift of peace with more daily practices, find this meditation on page 69 of Whitney's book, Fully Human Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional For The Whole Self.  

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Support the show

If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

The season of Advent invites us to cultivate hope in ourselves. For our hope is coming - Emmanuel. God with us!

Slow down and breathe. What is God inviting you to hear today?

If you want to explore the Advent gift of hope with more daily practices, find this meditation on page 55 of Whitney's book, Fully Human Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional For The Whole Self.  

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Support the show

If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

If your day has felt busy or full, use this meditation to reflect and settle in God's presence as you release your body and your mind. Pause for less than 10 minutes with Whitney to close out your day and invite God purposefully into your rest. This meditation is great to practice before sleep or simply to unwind and help release your troubles, worries, and stress from your body and into the hands of your Creator. 

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Support the show

If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).  

If your mornings feel like anything but peace, you need this meditation. Pause for just 7 minutes of stillness with Whitney to begin your day. Pick up a tactile reminder (like prayer beads, a cross, or a crystal) or open your hands as a symbol of receiving. Practice releasing your thoughts and you'll find quiet stillness with God that sets the tone for your entire day. Try this meditation daily for one week and notice the difference in your days. Read Whitney's 7 tips for finding inner stillness at her blog. 

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Support the show

If you enjoy the peaceful benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations, would you consider:

• Purchasing Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
• Joining our community to meet Whitney live at ExploringPeace.com/community 
• Following our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations 
• Reviewing the podcast, then share, like & listen! 
• Shopping for Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. 
• Buying Whitney a coffee (or tea).