This is episode 1,700. Welcome to the Daily Meditation podcast. I'm Mary Meckley, and I honor you for being here as you get ready to give yourself a little more peace, energy, and clarity.

And in today's episode, you are going to be guided as you use a meditation technique called a mudra.

And mudras are simply referred to as yoga in your hands.

So when you meditate, you may hold your hands in a mudra position.

And what mudras do is they stimulate a corresponding region of your brain.

There are a lot of nerve endings on your fingertips and on your hands, and these correlate

with parts of your brain.

So when you do a mudra, it's a fun way to make your meditations more dynamic.

And you can do mudras whether you're seated meditating or you are out and about going through your busy day.

Today's mudra is a mudra that helps you to relax and feel more balanced.

And our theme this week as we explore, this is a midweek episode on our theme of

love and affection. We've been following along with excerpts from the book of The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis.

And you can go back through the series to explore a few more episodes that we've already

covered regarding his book. But if you are just joining us,

no worries at all. You are right where you need to be. These meditations don't follow

any sequence. Each meditation technique I share

and information is unique in and of itself,

although we do follow a theme for an entire week.

This gives you a chance to go a little more deeply

into your meditation ritual.

So C.S. Lewis writes about this family or familiar love.

It doesn't necessarily have to be your family, but it's that kind of love in your life will be exploring throughout the month of

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