This is episode 2,253 of Your Daily Guided Meditation. I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you

back to Day 4 of our series. We are exploring the theme of daring to live more

full-out who you are and to unleash your creativity. I want to let you know that if

you want to go a little more deeply into this important theme, you can find

more in-depth guided meditation experiences including half-hour guided

meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. You also receive a journal and you receive

a slowdown guide which includes a yoga asana for the week to focus on as well as an herb to

sip throughout the week to support you and every day's meditation technique right there

at your fingertips. You can try the app for 70s absolutely free. That's a full week's

series. So now as you get ready to explore today's meditation, you will be guided using if you feel

it's right for you. A moodra, a moodra is a way you position your hands that stimulates a

corresponding region of your brain. Moodras have been around for over 5,000 years and they are

pretty easy to do. You can check out the Sip and Om Instagram page and there you can see a photo

of the moodra. I promise I'll have it up ready waiting for you. Now I also want to let you know

that you are doing such good things for yourself as you get ready to meditate. In fact according to

neuroscience, meditation is one of the best ways to cultivate creativity because you let go of

distracting thoughts, you release fear and anxiety and you feel more fully alive with who you

really are because meditation allows you to unmask yourself where you tap into your finest

qualities. So as you get ready to do today's meditation, I'll let you know how to do this Ushas

moodra. You'll place your hands in your lap with your palms upward and then you're going to

intertwine your fingers and then you're going to place your right thumb over your left thumb

and that is it. It's going to resemble holding a basket, maybe a woven basket in your palms

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