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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 nature and how reconnecting with

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Speaker 1: earth can restore our calm, clarity and peace. Your mourning mantra,

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Speaker 1: I connect with nature and let it restore me.

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Speaker 2: Let's begin, if it's safe to do so. Close your

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Speaker 2: eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears,

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Speaker 2: relax your jaw, relax your shoulders down.

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Speaker 1: And bring your attention to your breath. Drawing your breath

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Speaker 1: down into your heart. Nature has a way of reminding

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Speaker 1: us that even though there is change, that there is

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Speaker 1: a calm, steadiness, and assuredness that comes from this constant change.

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Speaker 1: The sun rises and then it sets, The tides shift,

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Speaker 1: and the seasons change. Life continues the same, but changed.

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Speaker 1: Getting into nature is one of the easiest ways to

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Speaker 1: return to ourselves. Nature can be found anywhere. It can

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Speaker 1: be a walk in the park, a barefoot step on grass,

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Speaker 1: a moment in the sunlight, the breeze on our skin,

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Speaker 1: a tree outside the window, a garden. We can get

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Speaker 1: lost in a bird that we notice, a cloud we

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Speaker 1: watch drift by. When we pause with nature, our body softens,

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Speaker 1: our mind slows down, our breath deepens, our nervous system regulates.

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Speaker 1: Because the earth, although changing, as a steady quality to

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Speaker 1: it today, is an invitation to receive nature as a

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Speaker 1: grounding medicine. Let it restore, Let it remind us of

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Speaker 1: our belonging. Today's mantra, I connect with nature and let

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Speaker 1: it restore me. Repeat to yourself, either out loud or

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Speaker 1: in your mind, I connect with nature and let it

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Speaker 1: restore me. Bringing your awareness back to your breath, breathing

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Speaker 1: in and out of your heart space. May you be happy,

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Speaker 1: May you be.

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Speaker 2: Well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety,

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Speaker 2: and may your whole life be truly blessed.

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Speaker 1: Bringing your awareness back to the space around you.

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Speaker 2: 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,