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<v Speaker 1>The grass is the green of new growth. In the

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<v Speaker 1>center of the circle, there is a single tree, and

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<v Speaker 1>the tree is old. The tree is large. The tree's

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<v Speaker 1>branches spread wide, making a canopy of leaves that filters

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<v Speaker 1>the light into dappled patterns on the grass. You sit

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<v Speaker 1>beneath the tree. You lean against the trunk. The trunk

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<v Speaker 1>is solid, The trunk is warm from the sun. You

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<v Speaker 1>feel held by the tree. Feel it steady, Feel it sure.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not need to do anything about your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Your heart knows what to do. Your heart has been

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<v Speaker 1>beating so before you were born. It will beat long

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<v Speaker 1>after this moment has passed. Trust it. Trust it to

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<v Speaker 1>keep going while you rest. Let your attention sink to

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<v Speaker 1>your belly. Let your belly soften, Let it rise with

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<v Speaker 1>thee in breath, Let it fall with the out breath.

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<v Speaker 2>You are in a house.

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<v Speaker 1>The house is not yours, though it feels like it

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<v Speaker 1>could be. The house has the quality of a house

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<v Speaker 1>from a story you read as a child, or a

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<v Speaker 1>house from a dream you had once and forgot. The

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<v Speaker 1>house is large. The house is empty of other people,

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<v Speaker 1>but not empty of presence. Feels inhabited by the memory

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<v Speaker 1>of everyone who has ever lived here. The floors, remember feet,

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<v Speaker 1>the feel the weight of your belly. Feel the warmth

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<v Speaker 1>of your belly. The belly is the soft center of you.

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<v Speaker 1>The belly is where you hold your feelings. Let it

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<v Speaker 1>be soft tonight, Let it be safe. Feel your hips.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel your hips heavy on the bed. Feel the bones

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<v Speaker 1>of your pelvis resting into the mattress. Feel the lower

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<v Speaker 1>back settling. Feel the small of your back lengthening. Now

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<v Speaker 1>your legs in the paws. There is stillness, and the

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<v Speaker 1>stillness there is rest. Breathe in, breathe thou. The breath is.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing the work now. The breath does not need your help.

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<v Speaker 3>The breath knows the way to sleep. The breath has

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<v Speaker 3>known since you were born. Trust the breath. Follow the breath.

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<v Speaker 3>Let the breath carry you. The world will still be

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<v Speaker 3>there in the morning, but it does not need you tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>On the other side of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Door, the body rests. The body is heavy, the body

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<v Speaker 1>is warm. The body is held by the bed. The

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<v Speaker 1>body is held by the blankets. The body is held

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<v Speaker 1>by the night. On the other side of the door,

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<v Speaker 1>the breath slows. The breath becomes almost nothing. The breath

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<v Speaker 1>becomes the smallest rise and fall. You do not need

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<v Speaker 1>to open the closed ones. You do not need to

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<v Speaker 1>enter the open ones. You only need to walk the hallway.

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<v Speaker 1>You only need to feel the wood under your feet,

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<v Speaker 1>feel the light on your face, feel the quiet of

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<v Speaker 1>the house.

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<v Speaker 2>You walk.

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<v Speaker 1>Your footsteps echo softly. The echo is gentle. The garden

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<v Speaker 1>becomes less distinct. The path, the bench, the heron the tree.

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<v Speaker 1>They fade gently into a wash of green and gold

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<v Speaker 1>and warmth. The garden does not disappear. The garden becomes

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<v Speaker 1>a feeling. The garden becomes a sense of being held.

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<v Speaker 1>The garden becomes the peace you carry with you as

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<v Speaker 1>you sleep. And then we really become. The garden becomes

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<v Speaker 1>a fair.

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<v Speaker 4>You do not need to solve anything to night. You

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<v Speaker 4>do not need to figure anything out. You do not

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<v Speaker 4>need to plan. You do not need to worry. You

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<v Speaker 4>only need to breathe. You only need to let go.

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<v Speaker 4>Your body knows how to sleep. Your body has known

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<v Speaker 4>since you are born. Your body remembers, Your body knows

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<v Speaker 4>the way. Trust your body. Let your body lead. Your

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<v Speaker 4>mind is allowed to wander.

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<v Speaker 2>You are loved by this moment.

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<v Speaker 1>You are enough.

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<v Speaker 2>You have always been.

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<v Speaker 1>Enough, You will always be enough. Let these truths settle.

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<v Speaker 1>Let them sink into your chest, Let them sink into

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<v Speaker 1>your belly, Let them sink into your bones. Let them

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<v Speaker 1>be there when you wake, Let them be there in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning. They have been holding expressions all day, surprise, attention, worry, laughter.

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight they are invited to do nothing at all. Let

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<v Speaker 1>the muscles around your eyes soften. Let the small muscles

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<v Speaker 1>of your temples soften. Let your jaw soften. Let the

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<v Speaker 1>space between your teeth widen by a fraction.

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<v Speaker 2>The breath is a tide that has reached its lowest point.

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<v Speaker 2>The breath is resting on the other side of the door.

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<v Speaker 2>The mind quiets not because the mind has stopped, not

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<v Speaker 2>because the mind has gone away, but because the mind

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<v Speaker 2>has finally decided it is safe enough to stop. The

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<v Speaker 2>mind has decided to rest. The mind has decided to

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<v Speaker 2>let you sleep, And so you sleep. The night holds you.

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<v Speaker 2>The night is long.

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<v Speaker 1>The echo is the kind of echo that belongs in

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<v Speaker 1>a house like this, a house that is too large

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<v Speaker 1>to be silent, too empty to be still. You come

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<v Speaker 1>to a door that is open. Through the door, you

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<v Speaker 1>can see a room. The room is a bedroom. The

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<v Speaker 1>room has a large bed made up with white linens.

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<v Speaker 1>The room has a window that looks out