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  • Breathwork: Simple Pleasures
    May 23 2025

    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 pressure, and more.

    Want to dive deeper into this theme? This episode is inspired by the theme of Simple Pleasures from With God in Every Breath (see page 37). Join our community at ExploringPeace.com/community where we continue exploring the intersection of breath, presence, and faith together.

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    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
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    7 min
  • Energy Meditation: Nourishment from God
    May 16 2025

    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 the difference between temporary satisfaction and lasting spiritual nourishment through a restful practice that engages body, mind, and spirit.

    For more, check out With God in Every Breath, featuring today's theme of Nourishment from God on page 33.

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    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
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    12 min
  • Breath Prayer: Trust in Christ
    May 9 2025

    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 With God in Every Breath, day two, beginning on page 29.

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    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
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    7 min
  • Lectio Divina: Open Your Eyes
    May 2 2025

    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 With God in Every Breath, day one, beginning on page 26.


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    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
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    • Since you always ask, here are some of Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. So, thanks!
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    10 min
  • An Interview with Whitney: With God in Every Breath
    Apr 30 2025

    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 each and every breath!

    Special guest and friend, Katie Hall, hosts this interview episode as we discuss Whitney's latest book release, With God in Every Breath.

    With God in Every Breath: A Guide to Drawing Closer to Jesus through Your Senses.

    What if the opportunity to connect with God was as close as your next breath? Many of us yearn for a deeper connection with God but struggle to find the time or space to cultivate it in the midst of our busy lives. The daily stress of meeting familial, work, and personal responsibilities leaves us longing to connect with God and find rest for our souls. We crave intimacy with our Creator and the peace that only God’s presence can give.

    With God in Every Breath invites you on a journey towards a more embodied and present spiritual life. In this practical book, Whitney R. Simpson offers carefully crafted guided prayers and meditations that provide an accessible way for us to quiet our hearts and a way to enter into God’s presence that engages all of our senses. Whether used alone or in a community, each meditation is rooted in Gospel passages from The Message translation and designed to meet you in your everyday life.

    This helpful guide includes:
    Guided Meditations: Explore imaginative and sensory-rich meditations that bring you closer to Jesus.
    Reflection Questions: Each Scripture-based meditation is followed by a set of questions to help you engage the content more deeply.
    Sensory Cues: To incorporate your whole being into that day's invitation.
    Closing Prayers: Each meditation closes with a guided prayer to encourage you to bring gratitude into each of your reflections.

    Visit www.ExploringPeace.com and www.WhitneyRSimpson.com for links and information.

    Order your copy today, find out more about the book, and grab your bonuses here:
    http://www.whitneyrsimpson.com/withgodineverybreath.html

    Follow the Exploring Peace Meditations Podcast for more bonus content from the book:
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    For the video format of this interview visit: https://youtu.be/xtseER27Lnc

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    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
    • Review the podcast, then share, like & listen!
    • Since you always ask, here are some of Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. So, thanks!
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    59 min
  • Centering Prayer: 15 in the Afternoon
    Apr 25 2025

    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 is the opening of mind, body and emotions—our whole being—to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts and emotions."


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    Support the show

    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
    • Review the podcast, then share, like & listen!
    • Since you always ask, here are some of Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. So, thanks!
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    21 min
  • Centering Prayer: 15 in the Morning
    Apr 18 2025

    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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    Support the show

    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
    • Review the podcast, then share, like & listen!
    • Since you always ask, here are some of Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. So, thanks!
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    20 min
  • Yoga Nidra: Renewed
    Feb 28 2025

    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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    Support the show

    If you enjoy the benefits of Exploring Peace Meditations:

    • Check out Whitney's books: With God in Every Breath, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit and Fully Human, Fully Divine
    • Join our 🕊 peace-filled community for less than $5 and get access to Whitney's online yoga library at ExploringPeace.com/community
    • Follow our host @WhitneyRSimpson and @ExploringPeaceMeditations
    • Review the podcast, then share, like & listen!
    • Since you always ask, here are some of Whitney's favorite yoga props. If you shop on Amazon, clicking through to our affiliate shop helps support these meditations. So, thanks!
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    22 min