The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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Mm-mm. One of my favorite teachings from Tiknot Han, who's a Zen master, is that it's not enough to suffer.

We also have the touch peace. We also have to touch well-being. So today's meditation is really an invitation

as much as is possible for our own body mind to just let go and relax a bit. And so in that spirit will begin in a very simple way where you might just invite your attention inward,

invite yourself into the present moment.

And sometimes that means first checking your posture, how you're sitting, and making yourself comfortable,

adjusting in the ways that give you a sense of balance and uprightness so you're alert and also real ease.

So settling your body. And as you become more still physically, allow your attention to go inward.

And just notice what it's like right now.

Just notice And just notice what it's like right now.

Just notice the feelings in your body.

Notice that your body's breathing.

Then with a conscious intention, begin to lengthen your breath so that it's a long slow in breath. You might

count to five with the in breath. And then a matched out breath, counting to five with the out breath.

Really slowing down this breath, a nice full in breath again counting to five

and a slow out breath, and as you release, really become aware of the sensations of letting go. Again, a long, deep in-breath, filling the chest and the lungs.

With the lungs.

With the out breath again, that sense of letting go or releasing. continuing with this breath,

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