Meditate.

We know we’re not all at the same starting place when it comes to a meditation practice but we passionately believe that it’s a discipline God encourages us to employ. Scroll down for some audio files of guided meditations that Hannah has produced (if you’re new to this, there’s an introduction guide that will be a great place to start), and some other exercises and ideas.

Guided Meditation Audio files…

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Meditate and Receive At Home - An introduction

This is a starter episode for anyone who is a) not a regular mindful meditator or b) not a regular pray-er of the prayer ‘come holy spirit.’

The crossover between what the science says is brilliant for our brains (and stress-levels and sleep and abilities to heal and accept what is out of our control, and remember things, and approximately a zillion other things) about mindful meditation, and the way we - in the spirit-filled church - prepare our minds, bodies and souls to experience the holy spirit, seems like a weirdly undiscussed marriage.

So here’s the explainer. To both sides.

Any time you want to know more of the presence of God, then give this a listen…

Anxious, annoyed, keen for some peace? Or just want to have some guidance towards experiencing God’s presence at home.

This is a 15 minute step-by-step guided meditation to coming into a present state, letting go of everything else, and then inviting the holy spirit to meet you.

This one is a meditation and prayer for anyone struggling with sleep… It’s a 20 minute session specially designed to calm your breathing, and your mind, and help you find God’s rest.

NB - After 10 minutes of instruction the music will keep playing but remember to turn off continuous playback in your podcast settings, otherwise (assuming this has done its job) you’ll be rudely awoken at the end of this by whatever is up on your playlist.

Neuroscientific research and the bible are hand-in-hand on this: you can deal with worry by being thankful.

Give your whirring brain 10 minutes off, and let the spirit do his thing.

Try listening to this one as you lie in grass or just look up at the sky. God’s beautiful creative nature is evident all around us. It is powerful, beatiful, and deeply concerned with the detail. Spend a moment letting go of everything else and receiving him today.

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Ignatian Way

St Ignateous Loyola developed specific exercises as meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices.

Step-by-step instructions can be found here: Ignatian Prayer

Tips on Developing a Mindful Meditative Practice:

Make some time. Deal with other potential distractions. You could use white noise or some relaxing, repetitive music.
Find a relaxed, comfortable position. Sitting comfortably or lying down.
Notice and relax your body. Try to notice the shape of your body, its weight.
Tune into your breath. You could visualise an image like the one below if that helps.
Be kind to your wandering mind. Bring it back to breath when it strays.
Invite the holy spirit to fill you. Breath him in on the in-breath, and breathe out fear, anxiety, all that is not him, on the out breath.
Stay here for a minute or two. Or 10 if you can manage.