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Speaker 1: Approache production. Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your

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Speaker 1: morning mantra. Sometimes we close ourselves off without being aware

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Speaker 1: that we are doing this. Today's meditation shows us how

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Speaker 1: to open up and invite joy in your morning mantra,

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Speaker 1: I embrace joy. Let's begin if it's safe to do so.

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Speaker 1: Close your eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes,

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Speaker 1: relax your ears, relax your jaw, relax your down and

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Speaker 1: bring your attention to your breath. Drawing the breath down

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Speaker 1: into the heart. Allow a smile to come to the eyes.

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Speaker 1: Notice how the corners of the mouth join in automatically,

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Speaker 1: the chest lifts, and the heart opens. Any heart opening

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Speaker 1: invites joy into our bodies, our brains, our mood becomes upbeat,

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Speaker 1: our hearts happy, and we can engage with love and compassion.

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Speaker 1: Joy is our natural state of being. Sometimes our bodies

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Speaker 1: are in shapes that can bring us down or can

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Speaker 1: diminish joy. When we hang our heads, look downwards, close

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Speaker 1: off our chest, and frown our face. This body language

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Speaker 1: can be undone simply by starting with a smile in

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Speaker 1: the eyes. Today's mantra I embrace joy. Repeat to yourself,

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Speaker 1: either out loud or in your mind. I embrace joy,

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Speaker 1: bringing your awareness to your breath and back to the

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Speaker 1: space around you. Slowly open your eyes to increase self

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Speaker 1: awareness and growth. I invite you to listen to this

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Speaker 1: evening's reflection. You can also deepen your practice with me

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Speaker 1: on inside Timer. Find the link in the show notes below.

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