Coaching practices for Examen Opening Prayer
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- When I sit down at night to look back on my day with God, I tend to jump straight to everything I did wrong
- I keep starting this nightly prayer practice and then dropping it the second life gets busy, because I’ve made it this long involved thing
- Whenever I review my own day I quietly spin everything to make myself look better, and I know it
- When I pray I fall back on memorized, safe phrases that don’t touch what’s really in me
- I’ll do this big thorough reflection once, feel great about it, and then not do it again for three weeks
Practices that may help
- The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials. - Become aware of God’s presence and give thanks
Open the review by pausing, settling, and naming specific gifts from the day.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - Practice the Examen daily and briefly
Do a short Examen most days rather than a long one occasionally.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself. - Ask for clarity and honest perception
Before reviewing, pause to ask for the capacity to see honestly rather than defensively.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - Oratio: praying in response to what arose
Let what the text touched in you become a prayer — honest, spontaneous, personal.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading - Keep it brief and daily
Do a short Examen most days rather than a long one occasionally.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day - Close with a resolve for tomorrow
End by choosing one concrete intention to carry into the next day.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day - Face shortfalls with honest sorrow, not shame
Name where you fell short today without either minimizing it or spiraling into self-punishment.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - Choosing and using a sacred word
Select one simple word as your symbol of consent to God’s presence and action within.
Centering Prayer: The Method of Thomas Keating
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- Ignatian Examen Five Steps
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself.
- Short Ignatian Review
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself.
- The Ignatian Examen Five Movements Of Daily Review After A Loss
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself.
- The Ignatian Examen Five Movements Of Daily Review Before Bed
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself.
- Daily Examen
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
- Daily Examen Habit
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
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