Welcome to the meditation podcast.

This is Jesse Stern with episode 148.

Stress Reset.

After traumatic events or periods of elevated stress, the body may continue to hold on to its protective responses.

Thus, even after a painful or difficult event has ended, we may continue to feel elevated

heart rate or nervous system, a sense of high alert, or a persistent thought that something

bad will happen.

By resetting our stress response, we cultivate the release of old injuries and old stress responses,

which in turn helps to cultivate a natural sleep cycle.

In today's meditation, we reset our stress response.

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Begin in a comfortable position, either sitting or lying down.

Preferably on a smooth, flat surface, or wherever you can comfortably be allow your eyes to drift closed And then gradually turning your attention inward, begin with the sounds around you.

Simply noticing. Turn your attention toward the sensations at the surface of your body, such as clothing on skin, the weight of your body on the floor or ground.

Any sensations of temperature or movement of air, breeze.

Noticing sensations within the body physical sensations

thoughts thoughts, emotions,

emotions, and the rhythms within your body such as heart rate and your own breathing. The And here we cultivate what one of my teachers calls the inner resource.

Think of a positive feeling such as a time when you felt particularly thankful, a time when you laughed out loud. loud. Enjoy that feeling for a moment.

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