Hi, welcome to a time of being still and being loved.

My name is Alisa, and today we're going to rest.

For about 10 to 15 minutes, just rest and let the words of God prevail, have their way

in our bodies, our souls, our hearts, and our minds.

So go ahead and take a moment to place yourself in a comfortable position, comfortable but

attentive, and then begin to breathe, deliberately, robustly, breathe.

And as you inhale, notice how it feels in your body.

Does it feel restricting, uncomfortable, tight, congested, expansive?

Do any sensations rise up in your body on the inhale that's different from the exhale?

Just take time to explore that.

Now let's refine the breath by resting the lips together, not pressing them or pressing

them together, but resting them, and inhale through the nose, and then exhale and go ahead

and let it escape through your mouth using the back of the throat.

Inhale through the nose, let the shoulder expand and drop down as you exhale out through

the mouth, and contract the belly.

Now as you breathe that way, notice any changes, is it more comfortable?

Does it feel more awkward?

Just notice.

Take your tongue and rest it in the top of your palate, the top bridge of your mouth, so

that the tip of the tongue rests behind the front teeth, and the tongue can flatten and

relax.

For some of you, your tongue might even be wider than your teeth, see if you can slide it

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