Breathwork: Thankfulness & Peace

This breathwork practice will ease stress, calm an anxious heart, and help cultivate a sense of thankfulness and peace, helping you connect more deeply with your Creator and yourself. Let this time be a beautiful reminder of the divine gift of breath and life that God offers you.

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Speaker 1 0:01

Hi, this is Whitney and you're listening to Exploring Peace Meditations. I'm glad you're here. Today we'll practice a simple breathwork exercise that invites us to discover calm and balance in our body, reducing stress and making space for thankfulness and peace. So find a comfortable posture. If you're seated, allow your spine to be long and tall. If you're lying down, make sure that your belly has space to expand. Once you're comfortable, gently close your eyes. Bring awareness to your breath's natural rhythm. No need to change it, simply observe, notice. Now I'll guide you in a slow and steady pattern of breathing, inhaling for a count of five and exhaling for a count of five. This gentle rhythm will help calm your nervous system ground in the present moment, and it can help you make space for thankfulness and peace. So let that be our intention today, as we breathe Thankfulness and peace. To begin, let's inhale through the nose for a count of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Exhale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Continue at this or your pace, counting to 5 with your inhale and your exhale. Inhale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Exhale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. One more time, inhale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Exhale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Pause and notice your Rhythmic breathing Now for the next few moments, make this gentle wave of a breath flow through you, inhaling to your count of five, exhaling to the same count of five. Repeat that three times. This time as you breathe, we'll continue with the even full inhalation and exhalation. Make sure you're breathing deep into your diaphragm and exhalation. Make sure you're breathing deep into your diaphragm. And let's add some thankfulness and peace. On your next inhalation, say to yourself I am thankful On your next exhalation, I am at peace. Inhale, I am thankful. Exhale I am at peace. Offer this rhythmic breathing, these affirmations to God, offer your breath and your words. Say them to the one who gives you breath and life and gratitude and peace, and gratitude and peace. Inhale, I am thankful. Exhale I am at peace. Continue this for a few more cycles, breathing slowly, rhythmically, fully and steadily. If you prefer numbers to words, go back to counting. If you prefer the words, repeat them for the next few moments. If your mind wanders, just return to your breath and being in God's presence Inhale, I am thankful. Exhale, I am at peace, thank you. Take a moment to notice how your body feels. Let your breath find any pattern that feels right for you right now.

Speaker 1 7:14

Check in from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. Welcome God's gratitude and peace and now carry it with you. You've made space to be grateful. You've made space for more and more peace. Carry that with you. Creator God, thank you. Thank you for hearts filled with gratitude and minds filled with peace. Thank you for these bodies, this breath and this life that you've given each of us. May we live with more gratitude and peace. In your holy name we pray Amen. Thanks for being here and exploring the gift of God's peace with me. I'd love to meet you beyond this time of listening. You can find me at WhitneyRSimpsoncom and you can be part of the community that supports this podcast at exploring peacecom slash community. I'm grateful you're here and that we get to be on this journey together, and if someone comes to mind today that might could use a bit of encouragement, gratitude and peace, I'd be honored for you to share this with them. Until next time, may God's peace be with you.