Welcome to Untangle, the podcast from Muse, the brain sensing headband that helps you meditate and meditation studio, the five-star app. I'm Patricia Carpice. What a crazy time this is. We are wishing you a measure of calm and peace as you deal with whatever the new normal is for you. We'll be sharing

a meditation each week to help support you on this journey. Today's meditation is one of my

favorites. It's called Let Things Be by Ashley Turner.

Slowly bring yourself into a comfortable position.

Take your time to really set yourself up in your meditation seat.

You can sit on a chair, leaning back into a chair, or leaning into a wall.

You can sit on a meditation cushion, a blanket.

In any case, notice the hips are a little bit elevated,

a little bit higher than the knees and the legs.

And this will help keep the blood circulation and your body a little bit more relaxed.

Bring yourself to a nice tall position,

extend through the spine, lengthen down through the tail.

Again, the hands coming into any comfortable position

that works for you, but do choose a hand position mindfully.

And then closing the eyes, you can roll the eyes backwards as if you're gazing

down the throat towards the heart. Just turning the attention inward. Take a moment to notice

how your body feels right now. If you're feeling anxious, stressed, simply observe how does that anxiety register

in your body? Do you feel the shoulders tight or belly gripping, the jaw tight,

maybe you notice tension around the eyes.

Start by unwinding the body.

Let the shoulders relax down the back.

Let the spine lengthen. Let the belly be soft.

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