A remix of Believe by Cher comes on.

The dance floor erupts.

Do you believe in life after love? Some shout yes,

some shout no. I lose myself in the music. I start circling my arms, air traffic control style.

It's one of my weird signature moves I'm notorious for. It always makes my friends laugh.

I just love it so much.

Spoken word artist and activist Andrea Gibson has an unexpected passion for basketball. Flying across the court and finessing hard jump shots, they feel their anxieties melt away.

But when Andrea is diagnosed with a chronic disease, their body slowly becomes their enemy.

In this week's meditative story, Andrea shares how in good times and bad, we can let our body guide us back to joy.

Today's episode also deals with cancer diagnosis and treatment. So please take care if these are

sensitive subjects. In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music,

and mindfulness prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.

And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

From Wait What? This is Meditative Story.

I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

The body,. The body breathing.

Your senses open.

Your mind.

Open.

Meeting the world.

The world. I step out of my front door into the freezing cold air.

It's got to be at least ten below.

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