Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly after a brief word from our sponsors who make these meditations available for free, for everyone.

Thank you so much for supporting the show. You're going to be here. Hey, it's Jody.

welcoming you to the first session of our stress relief mini series titled

Calm Your Body. We all face stress and unfortunately it has a strong effect on our body, mind, and spirit.

So may this meditation help you to find peace amidst the chaos. The So let's begin by getting into a comfortable position and allow your eyes to close.

Let your breathing settle into a slow natural rhythm.

Allowing yourself to breathe in just a little deeper.

And exhale just a little longer.

Breathe in,

breathe out. You're going to be. Oh, You're going to be. If you find your thoughts popping up wanting your attention, see if you can imagine those thoughts passing by you,

like clouds in the sky as you watch from afar.

And then come back to your breath.

Feeling the air expand your chest and your belly on your in breath, and contracting

your body on the out-breath.

Letting the rhythm of your breath slow you down

and calm the rhythm of your body. You're going to be here. You're going to be able to be. The Oh, You're going to be here. Now imagine with me that every inhale and bites in soft blue relief.

Opening up space inside of you. Healing, softening, and relaxing. And every breath out releases the gray of any heaviness or pain or discomfort inside of you.

Breathing in. breathing in blue relief, breathing out gray heaviness. Breathe in.

in.

Breathe out. You're not going to be. Oh, You're going to be. Oh, Let your body unwind and relax.

Feel it letting go of the stress and the anxiety with every breath you take. Notice its softening, releasing, and healing.

Notice its softening, releasing, and healing.

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