This is episode 1,518.

Welcome to the daily meditation podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley and I am honored.

You are here doing this for yourself as you get ready to meditate.

In today's episode, you're going to be guided as you tap into your deep inner wisdom.

And we continue with our series on Beach Meditations.

You may, in fact, as many of you have let me know, happen to be at the beach.

I thought so because it is summertime, after all, in the northern hemisphere.

I live in the United States and the days are hot.

People are going to the beach.

And many people like to feel as though this is a nice escape from your day-to-day life.

Many of you, though, are not at the beach.

You may be in the mountains or in the desert.

You may be at home.

You may be sitting at work.

That is fine because you can give yourself an escape anytime you want.

You don't have to physically go anywhere.

With today's meditation technique, you'll explore your second chakra.

Now, if you're not familiar with chakras,

there's simply considered to be energy centers

where you harbor your emotions, your memories, and this impacts how you feel, how you live your life,

how you feel physically as well as emotionally.

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