If you've listened to the show for a while, you know I'm a musician, and I'm excited to tell you that the new music you hear in this episode was made by yours truly.

I hope you enjoy it.

Good morning. I'm Tyler.

Welcome to wake me up.

And to this wake-up and stretch episode,

where we'll get out of bed and prepare the body and mind for a good day.

Our theme this week is Connection.

Increasingly, we are more and more isolated. With the availability of information, entertainment, and work all online,

plus the effects of the pandemic,

it's no wonder that many of us feel a bit lonely at times, a bit disconnected.

So this week, we'll work on feeling more connected.

Now let's get started.

I recommend you start this episode from bed, but if you're already up and about that's just fine too. Wherever you are, let's all just pause for a moment.

Appreciate the opportunity of this day,

this chance at life.

And let's take a few deep breaths.

So inhale, filling all the way up.

Hold it at the top for just a second.

And then release.

Notice the sensations of your body, especially in places where it's connecting with something else,

like your body touching the bed or the air on your skin.

Take another deep breath in.

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