The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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Let's begin together by pausing for meditation and you might let your eyes close or your gaze

go downward and take a few moments to shift your attention from the outer world to the inner world,

becoming aware of the life inside you.

Come aware of your body breathing.

And gently notice the area of the heart that you can feel the breath at the heart.

And if you bring a kind of listening attention, you might sense into whatever mood is here right now.

What's the mood? What is the emotional quality?

Are you feeling restless or anxious? Tired? Little sad or depressed? Excited? Happy? Peaceful?

Worried?

As you listen into the state of your heart, you might sense even more deeply what it is that you

long for, that really brings you to meditation, to being here right now with the intention towards

presence. What is it that matters? What's important to you?

Let yourself be present with your own heart and sense what you feel sincere about.

Am I sincere right now? Just kind of inquire. What do I really care about?

In the stillness you might relax any areas of obvious tension in your body.

Just see what wants to let go a bit.

Perhaps the shoulders are softening a bit.

Let the hands be at ease, effortless, resting naturally.

I'm softening the belly.

In the beginning to pay attention to the movement of the breath,

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