Welcome to the Meditation Podcast. This is Jesse Stern with episode 119, autumn seed meditation.

As we enter the fall season, nature shows us an example of turning inward,

like plants dropping their leaves to allow their outward selves to fall away.

We can also drop the parts of ourselves that no longer nourish us.

This is part of a global life cycle, nourishing the essence, the seed of life within us.

In today's meditation, we focus on our inner essence and prepare for the darkness of winter.

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Now, let's begin.

Begin in a comfortable position and turn your attention inward.

Notice without necessarily changing your breathing,

the sensation of air entering and exiting your nostrils.

The expansion and release in your chest and lungs.

Feel your body's weight as it sinks into the floor

or surface that you're sitting or lying on.

And imagine your awareness expanding down into the earth,

down below the earth's crust, down all the way to the center of the earth.

Notice any sensations around you,

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