The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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Thank you. The The basic guideline for a sitting posture is to find a posture that's balanced where you're sitting upright.

You might just right now sway a little to the left and a little to the right and then

find out what it feels like to be right centered and balanced, sitting tall.

The other quality is relaxed.

So just notice what might let go a little right these moments.

Just a way to soften, relax any tightness or tension that's obvious.

Become aware of your breathing.

And gently bring the awareness and the sense of the breath right to the area of the heart. We begin our practice in a simple way by sensing our intention.

So you might just check in and sense what your intention or aspiration is

for meditation right now.

What is it you really hope for?

What is your heart long for?

You might sense your own sincerity there's a quality of heart and purity when we feel sincere

when something matters to us. Let yourself be aware of this body sitting here and breathing.

And consciously extend the breath so that the in-breath is long and deep,

filling the chest and lungs,

and matching the length of the in-breath with the out-breath, the slow release of the out-brath.

You might count slowly to four with the in-breath.

And exhale, count with the in-breath.

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