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
217 episodes
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 Chrsit today. For more on the journaling Meditation theme, see page 90 of With God in Every Breath
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Season 24
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Episode 18
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10:39
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 17
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12:02
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 ...
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Season 24
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Episode 16
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11:01
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 15
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16:40
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.
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Season 24
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Episode 14
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8:03
Guided Meditation: Show the Way
Welcome the spirit of God into your whole being with this guided meditation. For more on this theme, see pages 68 - 71 of With God in Every Breath.
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Season 24
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Episode 13
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8:01
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 12
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11:41
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 11
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9:57
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 10
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19:01
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 9
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6:51
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 8
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12:51
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 7
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23:52
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...
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Season 24
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Episode 6
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24:20
Yoga Nidra: A Holy Vessel
Allow your vessel to settle into the earth with this Yoga Nidra. With each exhale release, yield, let go.
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Season 24
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Episode 5
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19:57
Breathwork: Simple Pleasures
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 pr...
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Season 24
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Episode 4
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6:41
Energy Meditation: Nourishment from God
Today's guided meditation creates sacred space for divine nourishment from our Creator. Recline, breathe intentionally, and open yourself to God's sustaining energy from head to toe. Drawing inspiration from John 6:27, we explore th...
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Season 24
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Episode 3
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11:59
Breath Prayer: Trust in Christ
Jesus longs to be present with us. Notice your breath and ponder, ask God to help you trust today, in this very moment. For a deeper journey with this theme and invitation, see
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Season 24
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Episode 2
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6:51
Lectio Divina: Open Your Eyes
Take a deep breath and pause to be guided through the ancient spiritual practice of Lectio Divina using Matthew 6:22-23, exploring how our spiritual perception affects our entire being.For a deeper journey with this passage, see
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Season 24
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Episode 1
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9:53
An Interview with Whitney: With God in Every Breath
Whitney R. Simpson shares her journey of connecting with God through embodied spirituality after experiencing a stroke at age 31, leading to her discovery that peace is not something received instantly but explored throughout life's journey, in...
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Season 23
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Episode 1
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59:07
Centering Prayer: 15 in the Afternoon
Let's pause together to rest and breathe in the quiet with God for 15 minutes. Remember that this practice is for your whole self. As Thomas Keating wrote, "Contemplative prayer is not so much the absence of thoughts as detachment from them. It...
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Season 22
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Episode 9
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20:32
Centering Prayer: 15 in the Morning
With these four simple R's we'll begin your day: Resist no thoughts, Retain no thoughts, React to no thoughts, Return to the sacred word God has for you today with this Centering Prayer.
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Season 22
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Episode 9
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19:37
Yoga Nidra: Renewed
Need some refreshment or a transition into more profound rest? Settle into a reclined position and soak in the promises of Isaiah 43:19 as you discover the practice of Yoga Nidra.
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Season 22
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Episode 8
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22:18
Prayer of Examen: Renewal
This is one of my favorite prayer practices, the Prayer of Examen, an ancient opportunity to notice God in your life. If you're a journaler, feel free to write as you reflect. Bring to mind your last 24 hours, with a grateful heart, recall the ...
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Season 22
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Episode 7
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6:51
Centering Prayer: 10 in the Afternoon
This practice of Centering Prayer is transformational. Pay attention to an ache, pain, or twitch. Welcome what you notice. You only need 10 minutes in silence. Invite God to be with you, to center, to be. Savor the quiet with God.
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Season 22
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Episode 6
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13:35