Welcome to first this, a short mindfulness practice and message for any time.

I'm Catherine Nicolai. Thanks for coming today. Please settle in. If you're sitting, let your spine be

upright so that your chest is open and you can breathe naturally. If you're laying down,

don't hesitate to put a cushion under your knees or grab a blanket. And remember, if you ever

fall asleep while you're meditating, it just means you need sleep. Nothing wrong. Now, take a deep

breath in and sigh.

Good.

Let's move our attention inside.

But not toward nothing, right?

You're not trying to be blank here, exist in some void.

Instead, you're just noticing all that you feel inside on a much more engaging level.

Okay. inside on a much more engaging level. Your body is a wash with sensation.

We're often just a bit numb to it.

So notice what moves as you breathe.

Your belly.

Your chest. The hair is in your nostrils.

And when you realize you're not doing this anymore, no biggie.

Just start again, get interested in what you can feel. Thank you. Thank you. I'm thinking today about something that can come up when you start to regulate your emotions more,

connect more to yourself or live more as yourself.

You know, sort of all the components of emotional

maturity. It can create a stark contrast with others and how it can feel when you've done a lot of

work and somebody close to you hasn't or they don't see it.

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