In meditation is we practice kind of non-judgmental observation and asking yourself,

why don't I meditate?

Then without judgment and just sit and observe without judgment is such a powerful practice.

It is effort.

It's effort.

And the funny thing about it is when you do it, it's effort coming out.

It's hard to come out of it because it just feels so good when you're in it.

And you kind of have to pull yourself out because, you know, there's a part of your brain going,

oh, just a little longer, just a little longer.

And I can definitely attest to the

anti-aging effects of, not for myself personally, but my meditation teacher, I swear, was like 40

years old and he turned out to be in his 60s. And I was like, it's unbelievable. And he's like,

it's because I meditate. It's because I meditate. Every minute I'm in meditation, I'm not aging and I'm

reverse aging.

And I was like, wow. Okay. And now our listeners are interested in the rest of the rest of the So I'm in. I'm Cindy Overgard, owner of Hypnoberthing of Connecticut, Childbirth Advocate, and Postpartum Support

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