Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Mechley, and I welcome you to Day 6 of the series we're exploring to awaken your inner joy.

And in today's episode, you are guided using the different meditation techniques you've explored all week long.

And if you are joining us now for the first time, you are in the right place and welcome.

If you are a long time listener, I welcome you and honor you for giving yourself such a beautiful gift as you do each time you meditate.

This week, you have been putting some closure on this year as you get ready to usher in a brand new year.

And you've had a special challenge this week.

Your challenge is to do one thing every day that's going to allow you a little more inner joy.

This is also a time for you to freshen up your meditation space.

So I invite you to take a look around the space where you are meditating.

You may be in your special meditation space or you might be out and about meditating wherever you can make it happen.

That is perfect.

The goal is to have you meditate regardless of where you meditate.

But if you're able to create a space that's personalized that seems to be back in you and to sit down and meditate.

This is going to help you maintain that all important consistency to show up for yourself on a regular basis as you meditate.

So look around your space right now.

Notice how you feel in your space.

How do you feel today?

Name the emotion you are feeling.

Make yourself nice and comfortable with your spine straight and your eyes gently elevated upwards.

Begin to notice the rhythm and flow of your breath.

Mentally affirm this week's affirmation, I awaken my inner joy.

I awaken my inner joy.

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