This is episode 1,630.

Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley, and I congratulate you for giving yourself permission to slow down to connect to the best part of who you are.

In today's episode, you are. In today's episode you will be guided using a meditation technique to help

you feel grounded. And this is part of a series of meditations this week

following the theme of a recipe for gratitude, a recipe to live your life with gratitude.

A moojra is a way you stimulate nerve endings on your hands and fingers that corresponds with a region of your brain.

Mudras are often referred to as yoga in your hands.

And the mudra I'm sharing with you today is very easy, although you can see a photo of it,

how it's done on the Cipinome Facebook page. I always share a photo there.

And this is called the Pritivi Madra. It's simple to do as you rest your hands

on your lap

palms upward, you will touch your thumb tip

to the tip of your ring finger.

And that's it. When you do this mudra, it helps you to feel more grounded.

You often see statues in Asia doing this Pritivi mudra touching the thumb to the ring finger,

the thumb tip to the tip of the ring finger.

And when you feel grounded, you naturally open up to those higher aspiring emotions such as gratitude, love,

joy, compassion, forgiveness.

And these are emotions that are lighter feeling.

And it's difficult to feel these emotions when you feel heavy with remorse or regret or fear or self-doubt. And so an ingredient I want to share with you today for your recipe for gratitude to live your life is exactly what you are doing. It's to meditate.

You already likely know the benefits of meditation if you are here.

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