Welcome to episode 2,996 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I honor you for showing up for yourself today as you get ready to slow down and connect to that best part of who you are.

And that's what you tune into when you meditate. In today's

episode you continue with day three of this series we're exploring this week

week the theme is living your best life and in day three of a series we always do a breathing

your best life and in day three of a series we always do a breathing technique and breathing techniques are considered

to be one of the most powerful tools you have to instantly calm your mind and body. There's research that shows that you can

calm your emotional state and physical tension in your body by giving yourself three deep inhales and exhales.

So remember that the next time you're feeling really stressed and I'm going to

guide you in a breathing technique today where you inhale and you pause and hold your breath for a count of five.

Or most importantly to a count that feels right for you.

It may be a little difficult to do the count to five,

even though that doesn't seem like a long time to do this breath but if you're not used to working with your breath

your emotional state can become a little frazzled and so tune into how you're feeling as you do certain breathing techniques and as you

breathing throughout the day tune into how you're breathing during different

experiences throughout your day and that is what

this episode is all about for your insight. You're going to be guided through a

process that is recommended by Morgan Housall and his book

we're following along with this week titled Same as Ever, a Guide to What Never Changes.

And in yesterday's episode you discovered how no matter the advancements in technology,

medicine, politically, socially, economically,

we never seem content.

He says, everything gets better, but nobody's better off for it.

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