So we begin tonight in a simple way of arriving just to close your eyes and gently bring your

attention to your breath so that you begin with a very long and deep in breath inhaling

a slow conscious out breath as you can feel the sensations of releasing your breath

and again nice full deep in breath and a slow releasing of the breath letting go, letting

go, feeling the sensations of letting go and again inhaling deeply,

feeling the lungs, you might hold the breath when the chest is full, hold the breath, stretch

up a little taller let the shoulders relax back and down and then a slow out breath letting

go, letting go, letting the breath resume its natural rhythm keeping the attention gently

resting with the breath so that there's a relaxing as the breath comes in and opening to

receive and a softening and releasing with the out breath noticing the quality of your

presence right now after collecting just a bit feeling yourself right here let the

senses be open so you can include sounds including the whole field of sensation the whole

experience of your body sitting here and feeling the area of the heart sensing whatever mood or

emotion might be predominant that any judgment just noticing the state of your heart right now

listening to your heart and sensing your intention for tonight what brings you here what matters to you

so if you can connect with your intentions you feel it in a really sincere way what you really wish for

what your heart longs for and we bring our voices together chanting the mantra

own will chant three times and if you'd like to let the hands come together and prayer pose that

light touching of the palms at the heart that can deepen the sense of connection and of reverence

and hailing deeply

to awaken presence by bringing a full attention inside the body you might soften the eyes let the

brow be smooth perhaps sensing a smile spreading through the eyes slight smile at the mouth relaxing the jaw

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