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Yoga Nidra: Body & Soul Rest

Exploring Peace Meditations - July 05, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes
Discover a state of profound relaxation in this Yoga Nidra practice, often referred to as yogic sleep. This practice allows you to rest deeply while staying fully aware, making it ideal for unwinding before bed, rejuvenating during the day, or simply finding a moment of peace whenever your soul ...

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Lectio Divina: Be Filled

Exploring Peace Meditations - June 28, 2024 10:00 - 11 minutes
Make space to be filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit and rest in God's presence. Take a deep breath and listen anew to God's word! Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered meditations, consider joining our community. Your support means so much and keep...

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Centering Prayer: Be With God

Exploring Peace Meditations - June 21, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes
Quiet prayer does not have to be intimidating. Allow Whitney to guide you into the practice of Centering Prayer. Choose to simply be with God to find stillness, peace, and presence as you center your body, breath, heart, and mind.  Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-center...

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Yoga Nidra: Be Here Now

Exploring Peace Meditations - June 14, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes
Sensing the need to pause and relax? You can be present and experience the gift of God's peace and presence in just a few minutes with this brief Yoga Nidra meditation. Take 15 minutes for yourself to be with God. Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered meditations, co...

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Loving Kindness: Be Kind

Exploring Peace Meditations - June 07, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes
Embark on a journey of extending loving kindness to yourself,  your loved ones, and ultimately, all beings everywhere. Through repeated affirmations and moments of quiet reflection, we invite God's peace and love to permeate our hearts and minds. By the end of our meditation, you'll feel prepare...

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Prayer of Examen: Be Grateful

Exploring Peace Meditations - May 31, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes
With the transformative practice of the Prayer of Examen, pause and welcome God's presence into your everyday life. Take this time to reflect on the past 24 hours and welcome gratitude into the ordinary moments. Through mindful breathing, scriptural reflection, and emotional awareness, you'll le...

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Lectio Divina: Be Love

Exploring Peace Meditations - May 24, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutes
The season of Ordinary Time on the Christian calendar begins with an invitation to BE with God and sense God's love in this time of meditation.  Listen to 1 John 4:16 in the style of Lectio Divina.  Be open to the path of receiving love, being love, and staying close to God's love as you breath...

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Energy Meditation: Be Light

Exploring Peace Meditations - May 17, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes
Immerse yourself in a guided visualization that intertwines Jesus's profound wisdom with your body's energy and the rhythmic pattern of your breathing.  Carry Christ's light into your life, and let the peace of God be your ever-present guide. Support the Show. If you benefit from these free C...

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Yoga Nidra: Be Present

Exploring Peace Meditations - May 10, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes
In this calming Yoga Nidra session, we will tenderly tune into our bodies, acknowledging every sensation without judgment, and anchor ourselves in the present with each mindful breath. Pause now to be present, practice gratitude in its purest form, and set the stage for a more peaceful existence...

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Breathwork: Be Still

Exploring Peace Meditations - May 03, 2024 10:00 - 11 minutes
Discover the profound connection between breath and spirit with this breathwork meditation. We delve into the practice of the three-part breath technique—an approach that promises a deeper sense of calm and a more present state of being. Then allow the familiar words of Psalm 46:10 to wash over...

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Centering Prayer: Morning Peace

Exploring Peace Meditations - April 26, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes
Discover the transformative power of quiet prayer in your morning as we explore the practice of Centering Prayer, guided by Thomas Keating's wisdom. With 'peace' as our anchor, Whitney leads you through a calming and peaceful morning prayer session designed to help you release the mental clutter...

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Energy Meditation: Balanced and Connected

Exploring Peace Meditations - April 19, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes
Bring your body into balance and feel more connected to God with this guided chakra meditation. Prepare yourself for a pause that fills you up and leaves you feeling refreshed. Take time to find balance, receive the affirmations of each chakra color, and emerge more centered, and divinely conn...

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Loving Kindness: Breathing Compassion

Exploring Peace Meditations - April 05, 2024 10:00 - 11 minutes
Discover the transformative power of loving-kindness meditation and how it can open your heart to a deeper connection with yourself, your loved ones and your Creator.  Whether you're settled in your favorite yoga pose or simply seated comfortably, allow yourself to be enveloped by God's grace a...

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Yoga Nidra: Renewal

Exploring Peace Meditations - March 29, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes
Take a break and welcome renewal and rebirth to flow through you as we embrace the gifts of a rejuvenated spirit and a refreshed body and mind. Drawing inspiration from Romans 6:3-5, we set our intention on renewal and welcome the practice of gratitude.  This light-filled, Christ-centered Yoga ...

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Centering Prayer: Afternoon Stillness

Exploring Peace Meditations - March 22, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes
Discover the essence of tranquility and the profound depth of stillness in our latest meditation session. As your guide, I, Whitney, lead you gently into an afternoon of serenity, focusing on the art of Centering Prayer. Together, we'll explore the profound words of Psalm 46:10, allowing these s...

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Energy Meditation: Discover A Quiet Mind

Exploring Peace Meditations - March 15, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes
Let's embark on a peaceful journey to quiet the mind and welcome God's healing touch throughout our very being. In this time of prayerful meditation, we'll explore the gift of God's healing energy, embrace stillness, and invite our Creator to infuse every cell of our being with peace, quiet, cal...

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Breathwork: Quiet Your Worries

Exploring Peace Meditations - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 12 minutes
Discover the power of purposeful breathwork to ease anxieties and embrace the peace that Christ longs to offer you. In a world brimming with worries, the sacred words of Jesus from his farewell discourse offer a timeless refuge, promising a peace that the world cannot give. As we engage in the g...

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Yoga Nidra: Quiet the Body

Exploring Peace Meditations - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes
Embark on a serene voyage into the heart of Lent  in this special edition of Exploring Peace Meditations. Through the gentle practice of yoga-nidra, we journey together into a state of deep relaxation and spiritual focus, mirroring the quiet solitude of Jesus's time in the desert. As you settle ...

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Centering Prayer: Quiet

Exploring Peace Meditations - February 09, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes
Take just 15 minutes to sit in the quiet of Centering Prayer. The quietude we encounter together is not an escape but a wellspring of God's strength, love, and peace that we bring back into our daily lives.  Take a deep breath and practice letting go as you calm your body, heart, and mind and f...

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Breathwork: Slow Down and Be Present

Exploring Peace Meditations - February 02, 2024 11:00 - 7 minutes
Do you need a moment to yourself? Do you feel hurried by those around you? Discover the power of breathwork with this short breathwork practice. Savor these seven minutes for you, to slow down and be present with God.  Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered meditation...

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Energy Meditation: Awaken Your Morning

Exploring Peace Meditations - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes
Awaken yourself before your feet hit the floor with this centering energy meditation. As the world outside still slumbers, we'll recline in the quiet predawn, weaving together breath and colorful imagery thanks to the chakras. Enjoy this meditation and savor God's Spirit within yourself.   Save...

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Yoga Nidra: Intentional Rest

Exploring Peace Meditations - January 19, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes
Embrace the calming practice of yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep—a meditation that rejuvenates your nervous system and leads your body into a profound state of relaxation.  Whether your pause is a serene interlude amid life's afternoon chaos or a prelude to a night of restful slumber, this...

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Breath Prayer: For This New Year

Exploring Peace Meditations - January 12, 2024 11:00 - 10 minutes
Have you ever felt the pull of a single word that could shape the course of your year? Join me, Whitney, as we embark on a reflective meditation to discover that guiding word. In the tranquil space of this episode, we transcend beyond mere resolutions and invite a meaningful tradition into our l...

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Yoga Nidra: Advent Rest

Exploring Peace Meditations - December 01, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes
Imagine letting go of the holiday stress while relaxing and grounding yourself in the comforting presence of God's word. Pause with this meditation and receive the gifts of God's hope, peace, joy, and love this season. Begin by finding a comfortable position, lying on your back with your arms ...

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Prayer of Examen: With Gratitude

Exploring Peace Meditations - November 24, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes
Let's seek God with grateful hearts using a form of the ancient practice known as the Prayer of Examen. Whether you're quietly sitting at your desk, unwinding on a yoga mat, relaxing in bed, or taking a peaceful stroll, this episode offers an opportunity to pause and notice God's activity in you...

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Lectio Divina: Seek God

Exploring Peace Meditations - November 17, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes
Ordinary Time is the longest season of the Christian liturgical calendar. Let's pause and  Seek God in this ordinary season.  Let's allow ourselves to linger in the stillness of the present moment, open our hearts, and find God - right here in this moment.  What does it mean to seek God with ou...

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Centering Prayer: Seek

Exploring Peace Meditations - November 10, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes
Whether you're a novice at centering prayer or an experienced practitioner, this practice offers space for seeking God's presence, inviting fresh insights and a deeper understanding of being present with God in the quiet. So, join our journey, and let's explore the gift of God's peace together a...

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Yoga Nidra: Afternoon Rest

Exploring Peace Meditations - November 03, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes
What if your afternoon could harbor a serene pause, that renews your strength to carry on? Relax where you are and enter this mindful journey of yogic sleep - a soothing exploration of peace and rest in the midst of your day, aimed to resonate the tranquility of Luke 12:27 into your consciousnes...

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Morning Meditation: Embracing Beauty

Exploring Peace Meditations - October 27, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes
What if you could invite peace and tranquility into your morning routine? What if you could begin each day with an awareness of the divine beauty that surrounds you?  Pause for a time of centering and stillness with Whitney to begin this day. Consider meditating with your eyes open as you gaze...

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Lectio Divina: Altogether Beautiful

Exploring Peace Meditations - October 20, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes
Let God's word wash over you as a gentle reminder of your intrinsic beauty, and let it guide you in recognizing God's beauty within and around you. Find a posture or pose where you can breathe, reflect, respond, and rest in this passage from Song of Solomon 4:7, English Standard Version. Suppor...

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