Welcome to the meditation podcast. This is Jesse Stern with episode 146, release and renew.

In celebration of the new year, let us release that which we no longer need and renew our vision

and intention for the path ahead. In today's meditation, we release and renew. Remember that this podcast uses binaural

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slash the meditation podcast. Now let's begin. Begin in any comfortable position.

Allow your eyes to drift gently closed.

And begin to turn your attention inward.

Still noticing and allowing and accepting the sounds around you.

Any sensation? sounds around you. Any sensations of temperature or movement of air or clothing on skin.

Notice the rise and fall in your belly, ribs and chest.

With each breath.

Noticing whatever thoughts and feelings you may have arrived with. And it's okay to have

whatever thoughts or feelings you may be having right now.

And for this meditation, bring to mind one thing that you would like to release, or let go of or put aside or allow to come to an end Maybe a dream or wish or goal that you once had no longer feels like yours.

Maybe it's a habit or worry or fear.

Maybe it's a habit or worry or fear that you would like to set aside.

Whatever it is, bring that to mind,

along with something you would like to

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