The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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The title of this meditation is Refuge and Sacred Presence.

And we begin in a simple way, if you will, just to feel your heart, perhaps breathe in and out of the heart,

letting the breath touch the heart.

And as you listen inwardly, sense what your intention is for this sitting, for this practice.

Perhaps it's for presence, it might be to open your heart, to touch some peace,

whatever you feel sincere about.

Just to honor that, you might inwardly bow to your own aspiration.

May it be so.

Then, aware of this body sitting here breathing.

You might begin extending the in-breath, to account of five breathing in and filling the chest and the lungs.

Nice deep in breath.

And to account of five exhaling, a slow out-breath, relaxing, releasing, and letting go.

And again, inhaling deeply to the account of five, filling the chest and lungs.

And a slow, smooth out-breath, releasing, relaxing outward, letting go.

And again, inhaling deeply to the account of five,

and exhaling to the account of five.

Inhaling to the account of five,

exhaling to the account of five, letting go with the out-breath, relaxing outward.

And then allowing the breath to resume in its natural rhythm,

noticing the quality of presence that's right here.

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