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This is a quick 15-minute practice that I'm calling a brain break,

but it's really optimal for starting your day, disrupting any kind of negative thought patterns,

giving you a boost at that 4 o'clock slump hour. So any time that you feel like you need a little

pick-me-up or something to clarify how you're thinking, this is a perfect practice.

Because I'm imagining that you might be even at the office, we'll start standing.

So come to a standing position, feet directly underneath your knees and hips,

arms by your sides, and start by closing your eyes.

Once the eyes close, you'll notice an immediate deeper breath.

Start to fill your lungs and allow your rib cage to expand in all directions at once.

Feel for the little things, notice how your body expands against your fabric of the clothes you're wearing

feel the weight of your feet on the floor notice if you start to rock or shift a little bit front to back

one of the best ways to disrupt a negative if you start to rock or shift a little bit front to back.

One of the best ways to disrupt a negative or stressed out thought pattern is to pause and get present with the little things.

From that quiet place, gently blink open your eyes.

And following the rhythm of your breath, inhale, sweep your arms out to the side, up overhead,

and gently trace your fingertips with your eyes, meaning lift your chin just a little.

As you exhale, take your arms back down the way that you came, slow,

intentional, controlled, staying present to the little things

Nothing too important nothing to force twice more inhale lift the arms overhead

Exhale flow arms down by your sides

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