The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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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.

To 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.

I also feel a spaciousness around you.

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.

We begin in a simple way, breathing together.

You might very consciously extend the in-reth now to account of five, so breathing in, inhaling,

inhaling the chest and the lungs, and a slow out breath to the count of five, letting

go, letting go, breathing in, nice, deep in breath, and then a slow out breath so you can

feel the sensations of the exhale as the breath leaves the nostrils.

And again, inhaling deeply, filling the chest and the lungs.

And then as you exhale, feel a sense of letting go, letting go, letting go.

And then as the breath comes back into its natural rhythm, just notice the quality of

presence that's here.

The sense of being right here, right now, that we can touch into even with just a little

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