Exploring Breath Prayer: for Meditation and Healing

Sat 4 PM | Healing Arts

Whitney R. Simpson

This meditation experience invites you to participate in group breath work and explore the ancient practice of breath prayer in community. During this session, you will be invited to participate in breath work exercises, learn more about healthy breathing for the body, explore the ancient practice of breath prayer, and be invited to create and practice your very own breath prayer for your healing journey. You will also be invited to hear the story of how Whitney began practicing breath prayer the day of her stroke, inside an MRI machine, on her birthday in 2004. If you have breath in your lungs and a desire for healing on your journey, join Whitney for this transformative meditation practice. Chairs will be provided or you may wish to bring a yoga mat or beach towel to sit on the earth for this experiential session.

Whitney Simpson

A stroke at age 31 forced Whitney to slow down and listen more deeply to her body. In the process she discovered how to listen more deeply to God. Over a decade later, Whitney’s healing journey led her to author Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit. Through her work as as a spiritual director and retreat facilitator, she incorporates yoga and other ancient tools, encouraging the sacred connection of breath, body, and spirit. Whitney completed certification in spiritual formation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor. She is the founder of Exploring Peace, offering soul care resources for exploring the gift of God’s peace with the whole self. Whitney lives with her family in Tennessee and can be found online at www.ExploringPeace.com. Good books, the great outdoors, hot tea, dark chocolate, and the Trinity are good for her soul. www.exploringpeace.com
www.exploringpeace.com

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149 Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
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Session #153