The following meditation is led by me, Tara Brock.

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My close your eyes and find the sitting posture that most can support you in the meditation.

The two qualities that are most important are uprightness.

So the sitting tall, since the dignity and the wakefulness of the posture,

and also relax to quality of ease, openness, inviting yourself to be right here,

this moment, coming home, right into the body, coming home to the breath.

We'll open with a few full deep breaths, breathing together, let's inhale deeply, filling the lungs.

And then a slow out breath, releasing the breath consciously.

Be aware of letting go, letting go.

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

And a soft slow out breath, aware of relaxing outward, releasing, letting go.

One last time, inhaling deeply.

Once you've filled the lungs, holding the breath for a moment, as you hold the breath

let the shoulders relax back and down, tucking the chin slightly, feel the stretch at the chest.

And again, a slow conscious release of the breath.

Let it go, letting go.

Lowing the breath to resume its natural rhythm.

Letting your attention continue to rest with the inflow and the outflow.

Relaxing as the breath comes in, a balloon inflating, relaxing with a gentle out breath.

Noticing in just these few moments, that increased sense of being collected and right here.

You're aware of the sounds around you.

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