The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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please visit Tararock.com. Oh, In the stillness, take some moments to just let yourself settle, relax a bit.

You might become aware of the breath and feel the breath in the area of the heart.

Be aware of this body sitting here breathing.

And gently begin to scan through the body with your awareness if there's any areas of particular

tightness or tension, letting them soften, relax.

You might pay particular attention to the area of the brow, letting the eyes be soft and the

brow smooth. You can even smile into the eyes to help relax and awaken that region of the face.

Bringing a slight smile to the lips.

This is sometimes called smile yoga

because it sends a message to relax, be at ease,

reduces fight flight freeze.

Slight smile, letting the inside of the mouth smile.

Let the tongue fill the lower palate.

Relaxing down to the root of the tongue.

You might allow the shoulders to relax back and down a little.

And see if you can feel the shoulders from the inside out. We begin to detect the areas of movement and tightness.

And if there's a sense of clutching, of tension, let it float in awareness.

Notice the possibility of a little softening, releasing, dissolving.

Dissolving. allowing your hands to rest in a very easy and effortless way.

Softening the hands. Softening again.

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