The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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Coming into stillness, just collecting the attention, closing the eyes,

open in the most simple way of breathing together consciously.

So we'll start by inhaling and please let this be a very long deep in breath, extending it some,

filling the lungs, and then the out breath slow so you can feel the sensations of letting go,

letting go. Again a full deep in breath,

and then a slow out breath, just aware of the sensations of relaxing, releasing, letting go,

and then once again inhaling, expanding, opening to the breath,

filling the lungs, perhaps holding for a moment when you're full,

and then a slow out breath softening down the length of the body as you let go, let go, let go,

letting the breath resume its natural cycle,

relaxing with the inflow, relaxing with the outflow,

and noticing the degree of presence that's here, a bit more here,

senses awake so you're aware of the sounds around you,

and an inner listening, listening to and feeling the sensations of the sitting posture,

just what it's like to be here right now, and listening to your heart, sensing the state of your heart right now,

it might have been a while since you've really checked in with this simple inquiry,

you know really how is my heart right now? You might notice if there's a quality of openness or

closed, tender, numb, fearful, soft,

as you listen and feel into the heart, sense really most deeply, what is the heart wanting?

What's the long end of the heart? What it is that brings you here tonight?

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