Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly after a brief word from our sponsors who make these meditations available for free, for everyone.

Thank you so much for supporting the show. It's Jody and a real gift to connect with you right here and right now. I've been through many seasons of my life when life just felt

heavier than usual. When the days blurred into a string of worries and stresses that felt like they had no end.

Periods of my life where everything felt so uncertain, and I was navigating through a storm

without a clear path forward. During those times it's as if every little task felt so monumental.

Then the usual noise of life turned into this loud overwhelming cacophony that made it hard to think straight. It's not easy to find

your footing when the ground itself feels so unsteady.

In those times I remind myself that it's okay to feel this way.

It's okay that I have all these tools and I still feel this way.

And it's perfectly okay to take time to find my calm amidst the storm.

So if you've been feeling like life's a little bit heavier right now,

your mind's spinning, or your hearts racing, this episode is just for you. Close your eyes and bring your attention inside.

Let your mind shift from all those thoughts onto the slow motion of your body, the rising and falling of your belly.

the air flowing in and out of your nose.

The feeling of the air touching your skin and see if you can slow it all down just a bit more.

Expanding and breathing. expanding and relaxing your body. Oh, There will always be parts of your life that are unsettling.

There will always be moments when there is a distance between what you desire and what is.

Anxiety arises when we worry about the future or obsess about the past and want to change it,

to control it, but can't.

So we worry

stress we stress

we let the anxiety creep in and overtake us until we are saturated with its happiness. And the quickest and most powerful way to dissolve it all is to shift our minds and hearts and souls into the present moment.

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