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Speaker 1: Good morning. This guided meditation is meant to support the

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beginning of your day, relieving any feelings of anxiety. We

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all deserve a moment of calm. I hope this practice

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helps you find yours. Find a comfortable position, perhaps seated upright,

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feet grounded, hands resting loosely in your lap. Close your

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eyes or soften your gaze. Take a deep breath in

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through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. Let

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these first few breaths clear space, and so each inhale

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invites calm. Each axail releases the pressure of expectations waiting

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outside this moment. Notice how your body feels in the

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morning light. Maybe your heart is already racing, or your

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thoughts feel busy. Acknowledge that wave of energy, and then

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picture it softening, slowing. You're not pushing it away, You're

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giving it room to settle. Now draw your attention to

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your breath again. Let's inhale to the count of four,

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two three, four, and exhale to the count of six

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two three, four five six. Let that longer breath out

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signal safety to your nervous system. As you continue to breathe,

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imagine a warm light gathering at the center of your chest.

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With each inhale, it grows a little brighter. With each

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breath out, that light expands, clearing out any knots of

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tension or heavy worry. Affirm these words. I begin my

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day with these I release what I cannot control. I

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trust the rhythm of my breath. If you find your

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mind drifting, that's okay. Just come back to the feeling

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of breath, moving in, moving out. Each cycle is afresh beginning. Now,

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take a few more deep, cleansing breaths, breathing in slowly

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and breathing out fully, each time, letting go of tightness

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in your shoulders, your jaw, your stomach, or wherever you

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feel yourself holding tension. Spend the next few moments resting

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in quiet awareness. Notice any steadiness now present. The day

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doesn't control you. You guide yourself through it gently. When

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you're ready, begin to bring yourself back to awareness. Wiggle

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your fingers, give your toes a little wiggle as well.

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Gently roll your shoulders. Carry this calmness forward into your mourning. No,

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I must stay