So you might close your eyes and find your way of sitting so that you're upright, alert

at ease and as a way of arriving right here in the stileness just to take a few full deep

breaths together.

So we get begin by inhaling deeply and then exhaling and let it be a slow exhale.

So conscious letting go and another deep full in breath, exhaling slowly, sensing or

releasing, relaxing outward and again inhale deeply filling the lungs.

Hold for a moment, hold the breath and then as you exhale sense that you can soften down

the length of your body, exhaling letting go and then noticing as the breath resumes its

natural rhythm that it's possible to relax with the in breath as the balloon inflates relaxing

open and with the out breath the kind of softening letting go letting go letting your senses

be awake so the breath is in the foreground, you're aware of the sounds in the room,

aware of the other sensations in your body, aware of whatever mood or emotion might be

here, whatever is predominant in your heart.

Just taking some moments to deepen your attention to the heart and just to sense what brings

you here this evening, little listening attention to sense what matters to come into that

sincerity, that senses what's important to you, what your intention is for this evening.

It's from that place of sincerity and care that we chant together as community, as

we chant the simple mantra Om, this sound current of connectedness, if you'd like to bring the palms

together and just to feel that devotion, that caring of the heart, we'll chant three times,

let's inhale deeply and to begin.

Sensing the presence that's right here, senses awake,

aware of the space around you, the sounds that are here can sometimes be helpful to sense the

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