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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. Today's meditation explores our connection to nature and

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Speaker 1: how in our fast paced world we often move past

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Speaker 1: it without remembering that we are a part of it.

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Speaker 1: Your Morning Mantra, I make it a habit to tune

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Speaker 1: in to my natural rhythms. Let's begin, if it's safe

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Speaker 1: to do so. Close your eyes or lower your gaze.

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Speaker 2: Relax your eyes, relax your ears, relax your jaw, relax

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Speaker 2: your shoulders down, and bring your attention to your breath,

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Speaker 2: drawing your breath to the space between your eyebrows. Some

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Speaker 2: of us are in the habit of overriding our natural rhythms.

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Speaker 2: We push through fatigue, rush by the beauty that surrounds.

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Speaker 2: We forget to look up at the sky to notice

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Speaker 2: if there are clouds, to play and interpret their shapes.

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Speaker 2: We may not notice the soft breeze, the gentle coolness

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Speaker 2: that it offers a rustle.

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Speaker 1: Through our hair. We may take for granted the ground

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Speaker 1: beneath our feet, the steadiness of being earthly bound in nature.

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Speaker 1: We reconnect to our own natural rhythms. We remember that

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Speaker 1: we are nature, included in something bigger, than ourselves. Nature

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Speaker 1: reminds us that growth is gradual, that rest is essential.

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Speaker 1: Today's mantra, I make it a habit to tune in

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Speaker 1: to my natural rhythms. Repeat to yourself, either out loud

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Speaker 1: or in your mind. I make it a habit to

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Speaker 1: tune into my natural rhythms. Bringing your awareness back to

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Speaker 1: your breath, breathing in and out of your heart space.

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Speaker 1: May you be happy, may you be well, May you

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Speaker 1: be free from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety, and may

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Speaker 1: your whole life be truly blessed. Bringing your awareness back

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Speaker 1: to the space around you and slowly opening your eyes

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Speaker 1: to increase self awareness and growth. I invite you to

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Speaker 1: listen to this evening's reflection. You can also deepen your

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Speaker 1: practice with me on Inside Timer find the link below.

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Speaker 1: In the show notes,