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Yoga Nidra: Finding Inner Stillness
Exploring Peace Meditations - August 04, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutesLet's embark on an intimate journey with God, discovering a tranquil garden of peace and stillness within yourself. You will be guided into a deep state of relaxation as we welcome God's loving presence and immense grace into our hearts. Together, we learn to let our breath ripple like a serene...
Lectio Divina: Live in Love
Exploring Peace Meditations - July 28, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutesHow are you living in love? Are you embodying Christ's love in your daily life? Journey with Whitney as we embrace the transformative power of God's word in a contemplative listening practice through Ephesians chapter 5, verses 1 and 2. Uncover the profound beauty of God's peace as we surrender ...
Loving Kindness: God is Love
Exploring Peace Meditations - July 21, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutesTake a moment to welcome God’s peace within yourself as you practice loving kindness for yourself and others. Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered meditations, consider joining our community. Your support means so much and keeps the episodes coming! Support Explori...
Energy Meditation: Extra Love
Exploring Peace Meditations - July 14, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutesSit or recline so you can breathe fully then soak in God's love and light using not only your breath but the gift of your imagination. Practice this mindful meditation to filled to overflowing with an extra dose of God's love and awaken that love and energy within you. Support the Show. If yo...
Yoga Nidra: Love Yourself to Sleep
Exploring Peace Meditations - July 07, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutesYou are fearfully and wonderfully made! Rest in God's love as you relax your entire being and prepare your body for a good night's sleep. The practice of Yoga Nidra invites you to a deep state of relaxation throughout your entire body. So get comfortable and savor this love-filled meditation. ...
Breath Prayer: Change
Exploring Peace Meditations - June 30, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutesChange is all around; how might this prayer meet you in this time of change in your life? If you want to explore this with companion yoga postures and an essential oil, find this meditation on page 76 of Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit. Support the Show. If you benefit from ...
Lectio Divina: Accept
Exploring Peace Meditations - June 23, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutesPsalm 139:13 invites us to pause and appreciate how God made each of us! Take time today to listen and see what you see, hear, or notice. If you want to explore this with companion yoga postures and an essential oil, find this meditation on page 36 of Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the ...
Breath Prayer: Cleanse
Exploring Peace Meditations - June 09, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutesUse your breath and your imagination to sit with Jesus and take some cleansing breaths today. If you would like to explore this passage with companion yoga postures and an essential oil, find this meditation on page 80 of Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit. Support the Show. If...
Yoga Nidra: Afternoon Pause
Exploring Peace Meditations - May 26, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutesLife is full, but you really can be still and take a pause with your Creator . Whether you're at work, at home, or even traveling, find a place where you can be alone for about 20 minutes to relax and breathe. Your body and your spirit will be filled with God's presence and you will find more ea...
Loving Kindness Meditation: For Family
Exploring Peace Meditations - May 19, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesMay this time of prayer and meditation cultivate a spirit of kindness, compassion, and forgiveness within our family relationships offering loving kindness to those we call our family. Note: This meditation does not assume all family relationships are emotionally healthy. Allow God to guide yo...
Meet God in the Silence: 20 Minutes
Exploring Peace Meditations - May 12, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutesWhether in seated meditation or finding gentle movement in the silence, you can quiet your mind for 20 minutes with the companionship of this meditation. Choose this simple meditation when you simply need space to come close to God, God will come close to you. Support the Show. If you benefit ...
Breath Prayer: Strength for the Weary
Exploring Peace Meditations - May 05, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutesFeeling weary? Need God's strength? Pause and breathe now in a purposeful and prayerful way. If you want to explore this with companion yoga postures and an essential oil, find this meditation on page 44 of Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit. Support the Show. If you benefit f...
Energy Meditation: Awakening Joy
Exploring Peace Meditations - April 28, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesUse the gift of your imagination and awareness of God's energy within you to awaken your heart space with joy today. This mindful meditation is the perfect start to your day to set a positive intention before God or practice anytime you need to awaken the joy within you. Support the Show. I...
Yoga Nidra: Deep Rest & Sleep
Exploring Peace Meditations - April 21, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutesAllow your body to release the stress and burdens of the day by practicing this Yoga Nidra meditation as part of your nighttime routine. Let your burdens fall away and find peace, rest and sleep in the presence of your Creator. Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered ...
Lectio Divina: Seeing Jesus
Exploring Peace Meditations - April 07, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesIn John 20:1-18, there is a powerful reminder for us to notice God in our lives today. This passage recounts the story of Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ. Mary was grieving, confused, and searching for Jesus' body when she encountered the risen Christ. This encounter changed eve...
Walking Meditation: Perceiving Change
Exploring Peace Meditations - March 31, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutesThis springtime walking meditation was created to companion you on a 20-minute mindful journey with God. You'll breathe, walk mindfully, and notice the change around and within you as you listen to the prompts. Let this meditation guide your listening time with your Creator as you're reminded of...
Yoga Nidra: Peace and Rest for Seasons of Change
Exploring Peace Meditations - March 24, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutesPractice this Yoga Nidra for peace in seasons of change, and find rest in God’s presence as you relax and let go - releasing your worries with each breath. In a comfortable position, lying on your back, notice the natural rhythm of your breath and rest for 25 minutes. Return to this meditation a...
Loving Kindness Meditation: In Times of Change
Exploring Peace Meditations - March 17, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutesLoving Kindness Meditation is a mindfulness-based meditation that invites us to cultivate compassion, kindness, acceptance, and love - especially helpful in times of change or difficulty. Find any posture, settle into God's presence to practice this meditation, and ask God to accompany you toda...
Meet God in Silence: 15 Minutes
Exploring Peace Meditations - March 10, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutesConsider these words from Henri Nouwen, "The careful balance between silence and words, withdrawal and involvement, distance and closeness, solitude and community, forms the basis of the Christian life." Let Whitney companion you into silence with God as you take 15 minutes for your soul care ...
Breath Prayer: Without Ceasing in this Season
Exploring Peace Meditations - March 03, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutesPause and reset your body and spirit with purposeful breathing and use Whitney's guidance to find and practice the breath prayer that fits you in this season. Support the Show. If you benefit from these free Christ-centered meditations, consider joining our community. Your support means so mu...
Energy Meditation: Open Hands
Exploring Peace Meditations - February 24, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutesThis guided energy meditation invites you to open your hands before God and let go of anything that gets in the way. Sit on the floor or in a chair and let's explore a posture of openness in God's presence. While this meditation was created for the season of Lent, you can practice it anytime yo...
Yoga Nidra: Letting Go
Exploring Peace Meditations - February 17, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutesHolding on to tightness, perfection, worry, overwhelm, constant thinking or busy-ness? Take a little time for yourself and practice letting go. This shorter length Yoga Nidra meditation is ideal for an afternoon pick me up, to use when you're feeling overwhelmed, or to release your worries from ...
Prayer of Examen: Hearing God's Voice
Exploring Peace Meditations - February 10, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutesThe 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 t...
Meet God in Silence: 10 Minutes
Exploring Peace Meditations - January 27, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutesConsider 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...
Yoga Nidra: Rest and Quiet
Exploring Peace Meditations - January 20, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutesFind 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 r...
Energy Meditation: God's Light
Exploring Peace Meditations - January 06, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutesJesus 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 se...
Yoga Nidra: Advent Love - Savor God's Love
Exploring Peace Meditations - December 23, 2022 11:00 - 24 minutesLet 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...
Guided Meditation: Advent Joy - Sit with God's Joy
Exploring Peace Meditations - December 16, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutesEven 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. P...
Breath Prayer: Advent Peace - Breathe in Peace
Exploring Peace Meditations - December 09, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutesPause 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 ...
Lectio Divina: Advent Hope - God is With Us
Exploring Peace Meditations - December 02, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutesThe 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...
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