Exploring Peace Meditations
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.
Episodes
228 episodes
Energy Meditation: Radiant Light
Pause, recline, and rest in God’s radiant light with this short energy meditation using your imagination and a simple spinal flow breath practice that nourishes and restores your energy. For more on the theme Radiant Light, see page...
Yoga Nidra: Held And Changed
Soften your entire body, close your eyes, and imagine you're resting in a hammock as you relax with this Yoga Nidra meditation.For more on the theme Held and Changed, see page 123 of With God in Every Breath by Whitney R. Simpso...
Lectio Divina: Prophetic Presence
Pause for this guided Lectio Divina practice with Luke 4:16–21, listening for the word or phrase God highlights and making room for your own quiet response. We breathe, reflect on Jesus fulfilling God’s promises, and end with simple breat...
Guided Meditation: Fed by God
Slow down with Scripture and this gentle guided meditation that helps us receive God’s abundance when we feel limited or stretched. We'll imagine a bountiful garden with Jesus and practice noticing, savoring, and welcoming the blessings God is ...
Loving Kindness: Love Others
Expand your loving kindness with this meditation as you breathe in God’s love and share it outward through prayer. We expand compassion from one loved person to the wider world, then receive the same blessing for ourselves and close with a simp...
Lectio Divina: Looking to Understand
You can hear the same Bible passage a hundred times and still miss the one line you needed today. We slow everything down with this guided meditation that is simple on purpose: settle into an upright seat, take a few deep breaths, and practice ...
Breath Prayer: New Life
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 ren...
Bonus Episode: Embodied Living
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...
Yoga Nidra: Wondrous Love
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 th...
Lectio Divinia: Partake in the Blessings
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 pa...
Walking Meditation: Inner Clarity
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 Br...
Journaling Meditation: Encountering Christ
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<...
Body Scan: Hand it Over
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 p...
Loving Kindness: Shared Life Force
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 ...
Yoga Nidra: Bittersweet Moments
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, se...
Breath Prayer: Forgiveness & Grace
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.
Guided Meditation: Show the Way
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.
Lectio Divina: Cleansed by God's Touch
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...
Breathwork: Believe & Breathe
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, centerin...
Yoga Nidra: Taste and See
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 with...
Breath Prayer: Listen and Learn
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, l...
Body Scan: See For Yourself
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...
Centering Prayer: 20 in the Afternoon
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 guid...
Centering Prayer: 20 in the Morning
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 contemplativ...