Hi everyone is Kaysonger. Just a reminder that you can listen to all of our

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So as a meditation teacher, it's rare that I have the opportunity to be guided by another teacher, especially in person.

But I have been prioritizing it because it is an important part of my practice, to be in practice with others.

So a few weeks ago I attended a one hour class at a local meditation studio with a teacher

that I've spoken about on radio headspace before.

If Buddha, Maya, Angelou, and Tina Turner were one person, it would be her.

She's the embodiment of cool, wise wisdom, if that's a thing.

Anyways, back to the class.

So she was giving her talk, while furiously pulling out all the different devices

that she had written her notes on.

It started with a laptop, then an iPad, another iPad, a few notebooks, and her phone. As she was doing this, she said light-heartedly

to the class. This is just who I am. doing this is

is just who I am and this is how my mind works.

Talk about self-acceptance and action.

But what really stood out to me was when she tripped up on a few words.

She apologized to the group and lightly kissed her shoulder

as a sign or offering of forgiveness.

And this is what I wanted to talk about in today's episode,

finding the joy and being who you are.

This teacher reminded me of this.

She wasn't trying to be someone she was not. Most times we think of

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