Hello and happy holidays to you. This time of year is a time of year that we can

experience a lot of mixed feelings. Some of you may be feeling totally joyous and in a place of peace.

Others of you may be having a challenging time or you may be somewhere in the middle

and I'm just here to remind you that wherever you are is totally okay to let go of any expectations

of how you're supposed to feel or what this season is supposed to be about.

And remember, you're exactly where you need to be and remember exactly where you need to be.

It's my intention in sharing this meditation with you today is to remind you about what is most

important not only this time of year but in every moment of every day, which is love.

So now I invite you to find a quiet place where you'll be undisturbed to just take some time to be with yourself and to open breaths, inhaling and exhaling and just bringing your awareness to your breath.

Really breathing in that breath of just calm your mind,

and noticing how that starts to just calm your mind,

your nervous system slows down your heartbeat.

And now I want you to slightly open your mouth,

relax your jaw and take a breath through your mouth, inhale through your mouth, relax your jaw and take a breath through your mouth.

Inhale through your mouth and exhale through your mouth.

I notice when you do that when you breathe through your mouth, you breathe into your heart and your belly,

doesn't necessarily go through your throat as much, so take some nice deep heart centered belly breaths

Inhailing and exhaling through your mouth Beautiful. And then you've beautiful.

And then you can just bring your breath back to a comfortable rhythm. You can keep breathing through your mouth or you can breathe through your nose,

whatever feels most comforting and most natural to you.

Just keep breathing.

Good, and let's just start with a clearing.

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