Spiritual Wayfinding: 33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom

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Deborah Gregory Deborah Joanna Gregory

Spiritual Wayfinding

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33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom

Deborah Gregory, Deborah Joanna Gregory

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IVP Formatio
14 April 2026

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Step into God's Presence with Spiritual Walking Meditations

From biblical times and throughout the ages, people of faith have walked and prayed. There's something profoundly reorienting about integrating prayer with our embodied experience of forward movement. We engage our senses, breathe deeply, quiet our minds, and center our hearts. It's a multisensory journey that integrates mind, body, and spirit as we notice God's gentle leading, one step at a time.

In Spiritual Wayfinding, spiritual director Deborah Gregory invites you on a pilgrimage through thirty-three unique walking meditations exploring the core questions Where am I? and Where am I going? Each experience in this easy-to-use guide offers a creative approach to walking, specific prompts for reflection and prayer, and Ignatian contemplation of Scripture.

Walking practices in Spiritual Wayfinding include:

Walking a labyrinth

Night walking

Collecting nature items to create outdoor art

Using tree-growth patterns to navigate

Walking barefoot

And many more!

Through these prayerful walks—which can be completed alone or with a friend—you'll deepen your discernment of God's presence, God's voice, God's leading, and God's all-encompassing love. Awaken to God's presence, step by step, as you discover who you are—and who you are becoming.

By: Deborah Gregory, Deborah Joanna Gregory
Imprint: IVP Formatio
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781514011966
ISBN 10: 1514011964
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 14 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction: Finding Our Way Pre-Amble: Put on Your Shoes Walk 1: Right Shoe: Walk in Love Walk 2: Left Shoe: Walk Humbly with God Part 1: Sensory Awareness Walk 3: Listening Walk: Sound Walk 4: Horizon-Gazing Walk: Sight Walk 5: Picnic: Taste and Smell Walk 6: Forest Bathing: Touch Walk 7: Breath Walking: Interoception (Internal Sensations) Walk 8: Silly Walking: Proprioception and Balance Part 2: Exploring Your Emotions Walk 9: Awe Walking: Exploring Joy Walk 10: Blueway Walking: Exploring Sadness Walk 11: Stomp Walking: Exploring Anger Walk 12: Yuck Walking: Exploring Disgust Walk 13: Walking before Dawn: Exploring Surprise Walk 14: Walk in the Park: Exploring Fear Part 3: Becoming Aware of Your Thoughts Walk 15: PoohSticks: Releasing Sticky Thoughts Walk 16: Labyrinth Walking: Unwinding Fantasy and Rumination Walk 17: Creative Imagination: Making Nature Art Walk 18: Collecting Memory Stones: Recollecting Grace Walk 19: Getting Lost: Prayer of Examen Part 4: Spiritual Orienteering Walk 20: Navigating with Trees: Orienting to Divine Love Walk 21: Pattern Spotting: Finding Signs of God Everywhere Walk 22: Trekking with Tree Eyes: Freedom and Flourishing Walk 23: Windflüchter Walk: Navigating with the Wind Walk 24: Desire Paths: Noticing the Way of the Heart Part 5: Exercising Discernment Walk 25: Bushwalking: Courage to Want Walk 26: Walking with Prayer Pebbles: Discovering What's Important Walk 27: Birdwatching: Re-Wilding Faith Walk 28: Walk Barefoot: Seek a Miracle Walk 29: Labyrinth Dance: Discerning with Play Part 6: The Pilgrim's Way Walk 30: Rucking: What to Carry and Let Go Walk 31: Japanese Interval Walking: Building Strength Walk 32: Rogation: Walking the Boundaries Walk 33: Walking Together: Synchrony and Solidarity Benediction

Deborah Gregory is a spiritual director with a specialization in Ignatian spirituality, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and the host of The Betwixt Podcast. Her holistic approach to Christian formation bridges ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Drawing from her experience in a neurodiverse family, she champions inclusive spirituality and supports those navigating a neurotypical world. Deborah enjoys leading retreats, training spiritual directors, and exploring nature in Central Florida, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

Reviews for Spiritual Wayfinding: 33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom

""As a pilgrimage leader and spiritual director, I found Spiritual Wayfinding both practically grounding and spiritually transformative. Deborah Gregory's rare gift lies in making every practice genuinely inclusive for all abilities and neurotypes while honoring walking as one of our most essential spiritual disciplines. This is a book that will accompany me both in ministry and personal journey—each reflection bridges the practical and profound, inviting authentic encounters with God."" -- Tara M. Owens, executive director of Anam Cara Ministries and author of Embracing the Body ""In Spiritual Wayfinding, Deborah Gregory has managed to write a book that is a bit memoirish, creatively instructive, and oh-so-livable! This book provides thirty-three doses of pure goodness in each meditation, helping readers (literally) walk out their faith in surprising, playful, and inventive ways. I think its special appeal is for those who long to experience more of God and haven't found the traditional models helpful. I truly enjoyed Spiritual Wayfinding and highly recommend you read it, get on your sneakers, and practice it!"" -- Beth A. Booram, cofounder of Fall Creek Abbey, author, spiritual director, and retreat facilitator ""Deborah Gregory is a wise and tender guide. In Spiritual Wayfinding, she helps us remember that the discernment of God's presence begins in our bodies and unfolds as we move through the world with attention and care. She leads us into an on-the-ground life rooted in creation and helps us open our eyes to the grandeur of God along the way. Life with God is relational and communal, and Deborah is writing to help us remember that we never walk alone."" -- Jared Patrick Boyd, pastor, founding director of the Order of the Common Life, and author of Imaginative Prayer and Finding Freedom in Constraint ""Spiritual Wayfinding invites you to drink deeply from God's life-giving water in your daily life! Deborah Gregory is a trusted guide and spiritual companion on a journey of spiritual respite and renewal. This book holds powerful meditations, ponderings, and spiritual practices that invite a renewal of mind, body, and spirit."" -- Becky Eldredge, founder of Ignatian Ministries and author of Busy Lives & Restless Souls, The Inner Chapel, and Encounter Grace