The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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If you're new to practice, you might explore sitting very upright, tall, so from the base

of your spine, right up to the top of the head, it's like a string and then drawing up higher

towards the heavens. You're sitting upright and as relaxed as possible.

Like a tree that the limbs relax, be it ease, find that sense of balance, sensibility.

Feeling the life breath as it flows in and out.

Let yourself bring your attention to the area of the heart.

Bring a listening attention to the area of the heart. Wherever you've been over these

last hours, sense the ear, bringing an intimate presence to your own heart right now.

As you listen, you might inquire, what is it that most matters to me?

What brings me to meditation? What is my heart long for?

This is what you feel most sincere about. When you contact your aspiration or intention

when it's deep, there's a kind of innocence and sincerity that comes with it.

You know it really matters to your heart and spirit.

We can sense collectively as community or our shared wish that these hearts awaken and

that awakening ripple out to be healing for our planet, for all beings.

Letting your awareness scan through your body, noticing any areas of tightness or holding.

When you find those areas, let them rest in awareness, sense that they can float in awareness.

There may be a natural softening, loosening. Letting go.

You might pay particular attention to the area around the eyes.

When we're thinking a lot or when we're stressed, we tend to tighten those little micro muscles

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