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Speaker 1: Approche production. Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of you

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Speaker 1: are morning mantra. We can resist the natural flow of life,

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Speaker 1: fighting the currents to control the journey and the outcomes.

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Speaker 1: Today's meditation is about surrendering and trusting the process. Your

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Speaker 1: morning mantra, I surrender to life's flow. Let's begin. If

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Speaker 1: it's safe to do so, close your eyes or lower

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Speaker 1: your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears, relax your jaw,

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Speaker 1: relax your shoulders down and bring your attention to your breath.

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Speaker 1: Drawing your breath down into your belly. Bring your awareness

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Speaker 1: to the surrender the peace you feel in your body.

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Speaker 1: Notice if there is any tension held maybe in your neck,

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Speaker 1: your shoulders, your brows. Recognize that this tension is a constant,

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Speaker 1: yet often ignored grasping or holding on by the body.

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Speaker 1: This underlying tension is a resistance of sorts. It tugs

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Speaker 1: against the body's natural state of relaxation. Tension is one

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Speaker 1: way that we habitually and unknowingly resist. By regularly bringing

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Speaker 1: our awareness to the tension, we can measure our levels

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Speaker 1: of resistance. We can melt this underlying stress by surrendering

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Speaker 1: to what unfolds before us, accepting each moment, allowing whatever

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Speaker 1: happens in front of us to pass through and not

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Speaker 1: bother us. Resisting the need or temptation to hold onto

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Speaker 1: or cling to our experience, so that we can go

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Speaker 1: with the flow and feel peace and calm. Today's mantra

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Speaker 1: I surrender to life's flow. Repeat to yourself, either out

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Speaker 1: loud or in your mind. I surrender to life's flow,

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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

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Speaker 1: below