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Awakening to Presence: How to Access God’s Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress

Are you longing for a deeper experience of peace, clarity, and connection with God? Awakening to Presence is a transformative, self-paced online course rooted in Christian spirituality and tradition. Continuously refined and updated, it guides you in bringing the teachings of Choosing Presence: How to Access God’s Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress into your daily life.

Through eight engaging lessons, you’ll discover practical tools, guided meditations, and journaling exercises that cultivate mindfulness and spiritual stillness. Whether you’re new to contemplative practices or have years of experience, this is one of the most accessible Christian courses online—a pathway to release fear, anxiety, and stress, and to experience God’s peace more fully.

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Discover a Path to God’s Peace and Presence

Experience greater peace, clarity, and connection with God through Awakening to Presence, a self-paced Christian spirituality course that helps you integrate the transformative teachings of Choosing Presence: How to Access God’s Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress into your daily life.

This course isn’t just about learning—it’s about living the practice of presence. Whether you’re new to meditation and contemplative prayer or have years of experience, Awakening to Presence offers practical tools, guided meditations, and reflective exercises to help you cultivate deeper awareness of God’s presence.

What You’ll Receive With This Course

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    Book – Choosing Presence

    When you enroll, we’ll send you a physical copy of Choosing Presence—the foundational Christian meditation book for learning to practice presence in everyday life.

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    Eight Self-Paced Lessons

    The course closely follows the structure of Choosing Presence, offering eight dynamic lessons that bring the book’s wisdom to life through videos, guided practices, and reflective journaling prompts.

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    Journaling & Reflection Exercises

    Each lesson features thoughtful journaling prompts designed to deepen your insights and guide you in applying them to everyday life.

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    Guided Breathing & Meditation

    Discover simple yet powerful practices that ease stress, calm the mind, and open you to God’s peace through contemplative prayer and mindful breathing.

Support from the Practicing Presence Mobile App

Cultivate daily peace with Practicing Presence, the free Christian mindfulness app for prayer and meditation—your course companion on the journey. Our app offers:

➜ Gentle hourly reminders to pause and breathe with awareness

➜ Guided morning meditation sessions to start your day centered

➜ Practical exercises and rich video content for deeper learning

➜ An easy, seamless way to weave presence into daily life

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Who Is This Course For?

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    Spiritual Seekers

    If you desire a deeper, more meaningful experience of God’s presence, this course offers practical tools to keep you spiritually grounded in daily life.

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    Busy Professionals & Parents

    Feeling overwhelmed by stress and distractions? These lessons share simple practices you can use anytime, anywhere.

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    Beginners & Experienced Practitioners

    No prior experience with meditation or contemplative prayer is needed—this course warmly welcomes all backgrounds and levels of practice.

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    People of Faith

    If you’re seeking to deepen your Christian spiritual journey, this course will help you weave presence into your faith-based practices.

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Why Presence Matters

Presence is the doorway to peace.

In a world that pulls us in countless directions, it’s easy to become trapped in worry about the future or weighed down by the past. Stress, anxiety, and fear creep in as default states, keeping us from fully experiencing the gift of life as it unfolds. But what if there were another way?

Practicing presence isn’t just about calming the mind—it’s about awakening to life as it truly is. When you cultivate presence, you:

  • Break free from stress and anxiety by learning to rest in the now

  • Deepen your connection with the Divine and discover peace that transcends circumstances

  • Engage more fully in your relationships, work, and daily life with clarity and intention

  • Experience joy, gratitude, and contentment in the simplest of moments

Without presence, life rushes past in a blur of distraction and worry. With presence, every moment becomes an opportunity for connection, meaning, and stillness. Presence isn’t merely a practice—it’s a way of being. And it changes everything.

This is why Awakening to Presence was created: a self-paced Christian spirituality course that guides you into this profound, life-giving awareness. As one of the most accessible Christian courses online, it offers a practical path to peace, clarity, and deeper connection with God in everyday life.

Pricing

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    12 Months Unlimited Access

    Enroll today and enjoy unlimited access to all course materials for a full year.

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    Self-Paced Flexibility

    Progress through the course at your own pace and natural rhythm.

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    Guided by Choosing Presence

    The course is clearly structured and offers a practical path to incorporating presence in daily life.

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    Frequent Updates

    We continually refresh the course with new insights, bonus content, and added resources to support your ongoing growth. With your 12-month enrollment, you’ll receive full access to every update along the way.

Embark on your journey to spiritual tranquility today! Order Choosing Presence and discover the profound peace that comes from living fully in the present moment.

Embark on your journey to spiritual tranquility today! Order Choosing Presence and discover the profound peace that comes from living fully in the present moment. ✺

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Awakening to Presence
$99.00
One time
$10.00
For 12 months

Awakening to Presence is a self-paced Christian spirituality course companion to "Choosing Presence" by Jim Heaney. Through guided practices, journaling, and breathwork, you’ll learn to quiet your mind, release stress, and open more fully to God’s presence. — [Please note the charges for this course will appear on your credit card statement as B-DRIVE.US, the name of our parent company.]


✓ A physical copy of "Choosing Presence" by Jim Heaney
✓ Tools to build a consistent, life-giving meditation practice
✓ Guidance to deepen your spiritual connection with God
✓ Access to the free Practicing Presence mobile app
✓ Unlimited access to all course content for 12 months
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