Coaching practices for The Ignatian Examen Five Movements of Daily Review After a Loss
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- When I look back on my day it’s just a checklist of what I did, and it tells me nothing
- 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
- When I face where I fell short today I either wave it away as no big deal or I tip straight into hating myself over it
- Whenever I review my own day I quietly spin everything to make myself look better, and I know it
Practices that may help
- 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. - Review the day following your feelings
Walk back through the day in sequence, tracking the emotional quality of each moment.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - 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 - 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 - 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 - The daily examen (end-of-day review)
Spend five minutes each evening reviewing where you were most and least true to yourself today.
Svadhyaya: Self-Study as a Daily Practice - Notice the feelings (consolation and desolation)
Pay attention to where you felt energized and connected versus drained and pulled away.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day - Begin with gratitude
Start the review by recalling specific gifts and good moments of the day.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
Related concerns
- 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.
- Ignatian Feelings Review
Walk back through the day in sequence, tracking the emotional quality of each moment.
Review the day following your feelings
- 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 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.
- Examen Gratitude Step
Open the review by pausing, settling, and naming specific gifts from the day.
Become aware of God’s presence and give thanks
- Examen Opening Prayer
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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