Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock podcast. I'm so glad you're here.

Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing

to our world.

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Now, let's explore together

the many ways we can live

from the love and presence that's our deepest

essence.

Namaste. Let's take a few moments to find whatever posture serves you.

Whatever way of sitting, standing, lying being allows you to feel a sense of presence

and ease, to also feel a sense of safety.

Do you feel grounded, feeling perhaps yourself the gravity and the sense of being on this earth,

rooted belonging, kind of like a mountain sitting

with strength and balance.

And also feel a spaciousness around you, that there's room, there's room in this world

for whatever arises.

One of my favorite translations of mindfulness is from the Chinese that it means present heart. So we feel our intention to bring that presence, that heart presence to whatever arises.

And we begin in a simple way, breathing together.

You might very consciously extend the in breathbreath now to a count of five.

So breathing in, inhaling, filling the chest and the lungs.

And a slow out breath to the count of five, letting go, letting go.

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