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Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing

to our world.

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Now, let's explore together

the many ways we can live

from the love and presence that's our deepest essence.

Namaste.

Namaste. Welcome, friends. Thank you so much for being here.

As many are aware, I begin with Namaste. It's a ritual I've been doing for decades.

It's a living ritual for me in the moment that I bring my

palms together and say that word. My heart feels more awake. I feel more connected. And in the West,

as we know, the common ritual is the handshake, which actually the meaning

of the handshake is I'm not carrying a gun and it's a way that helps each other feel more

at ease, which is really important.

And the daily gesture from the East goes further.

Namaste says I'm honoring the spirit, the light, the sacredness that

lives through you and me and this whole life. It's a bow to the intrinsic goodness of being.

So I was reflecting what to explore together this week, you know, we're approaching the winter

solstice in the northern hemisphere, and for many these are a time of holy days.

And so I felt called to the inquiry of what would it be like if we took on namaste as a daily practice

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