Welcome to episode 3,210 of your daily meditation podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I

welcome you to day five of our series this week. The theme we're exploring is a theme

that's so important these days and that has you not worrying about the future, not regretting the past but accepting perfect timing for whatever's

happening in your life. You are exploring the art of divine timing, trusting perfect timing.

And you have a special challenge this week as you do with each week's theme. The

challenges help to take you a little more deeply into the theme and also to have a little fun with your

meditation ritual. Meditation can get a little heavy. It's such an introspective ritual so when you add a challenge that you do every

day you take your meditation ritual off your cushion and into your daily life. So here's your

challenge for this week. It is Embrace the pause and this is where every day you think about a time or it could even be a

random time but it's best if even you set a timer and you give yourself permission to pause and simply be. So how this will work is to challenge yourself at least once

throughout your day to pause and breathe deeply.

When you're able to begin to follow the rhythm

and flow of your breath,

it automatically calms your mind and body.

Even with three deep breaths

is considered to calm your thoughts and your body instantly.

And as you do this, observe your thoughts and your feelings without judgment

and appreciate the moment.

So you're living mindfully in the moment.

So I'll share your insight with you, you're going to be guided with today's featured

meditation technique in a meditation to help you embrace the present moment. And the technique is to focus on the qualities

of what's considered to be your fifth chakra. Every chakra is

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