WEBVTT - New Year Meditation Ceremony with Kelsey Patel

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that's Lisa, and we're just two girls that want

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<v Speaker 1>to have a conversation with you. Dear sixteen year old Andrea,

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<v Speaker 1>Hey gorgeous, Dear younger Lauren. Each episode is stories from people.

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<v Speaker 1>I would deprive myself by myself obsessively because I was

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<v Speaker 1>eating healthy. I couldn't understand that I had a problem

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<v Speaker 1>with food. Losing my period scared me the most. My

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<v Speaker 1>story starts when I was around seven. That's when I

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<v Speaker 1>started to hate my body. Body image is like our

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<v Speaker 1>inner picture of our outer self. Healthy behaviors play a

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<v Speaker 1>much bigger role at all health than the actual number

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<v Speaker 1>on the scales. Internal dialogue could be so powerful and

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<v Speaker 1>often it's super negative and critical in a way that

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<v Speaker 1>we wouldn't talk to other people that we care about.

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<v Speaker 1>When you start to share your story, that gives other

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<v Speaker 1>people the courage to share theirs. I know you would

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<v Speaker 1>be proud now of how far you have come in

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<v Speaker 1>your relationship to food, exercise, and to yourself. I felt freedom,

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<v Speaker 1>I've gained relationships. I've found my true sense of self worth.

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<v Speaker 1>There's one thing I need you to take away. You're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be happy New Year, Amy and everyone. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I know I can't believe it. We made it. We're here, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we made it. It was a it was a rough one,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think we're all kind of really eager to

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<v Speaker 1>jump start into what's next. And I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>idea of, you know, goals can be really overwhelming because

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<v Speaker 1>they're framed so positively when it comes to health and fitness,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it's just important or what I'm doing personally,

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<v Speaker 1>and perhaps Amy or anyone else can kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>check in and feel what's right for you is I'm

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<v Speaker 1>reflecting today. It's January two, and while everybody else is

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<v Speaker 1>hopping into you know, their thirty day whatever plan, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to really reflect on the past year because I

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<v Speaker 1>did anything despite being really difficult. It taught us a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about ourselves as individuals, about ourselves as a collective,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is a lot to reflect on. And before

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<v Speaker 1>we rush into to the next thirty days or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is that you're thinking of one, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>important that you carry some of that wisdom with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's kind of like your own pearl of wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have a really great episode lined up for

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<v Speaker 1>you today. It's very different than anything we've ever done.

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<v Speaker 1>It's with my friend Kelsey patell She's been a guest

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<v Speaker 1>on The Truthius Life, my podcast. If you listened, she's

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<v Speaker 1>just an angel, and she's leading us through a really

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<v Speaker 1>grounding meditation to really just kind of get centered right

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<v Speaker 1>now when I feel like everyone else can kind of

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<v Speaker 1>be going full speed into the future. So I I

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<v Speaker 1>tested out the meditation myself, and I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>give a little pro tip to anyone listening. So first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, if you're like I can't meditate, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>notice that, notice that judgment of yourself and allow yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to carve out twelve minutes. And if you live somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>that's like warm or available to nature, whether it's sand

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<v Speaker 1>or grass, if you can lie as close to the

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<v Speaker 1>ground as possible, I think that's really going to be key.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're so were cold and you're not leaving your house,

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<v Speaker 1>totally fine too. I recommend just lying comfortably on the

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<v Speaker 1>floor on maybe some pillows or a blanket and getting

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<v Speaker 1>really cozy. So again, this is really just a juicy

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<v Speaker 1>way to slow down while everybody else is rushing to

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<v Speaker 1>what's next. So since you mentioned Pearls, Lisa and made

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<v Speaker 1>me think of a quote, I read it the other day,

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<v Speaker 1>so I thought I need to share this right now,

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<v Speaker 1>so I just pulled it up and it's from Stephen Hohler.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's how you say his name, not sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but he said, a pearl is a beautiful thing that

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<v Speaker 1>is produced by an injured life. It is the tear

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<v Speaker 1>that results from the injury of the oyster. The treasure

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<v Speaker 1>of our being in this world is also produced by

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<v Speaker 1>an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if

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<v Speaker 1>we had not been injured, then we will not produce

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<v Speaker 1>the pearl. Well, I mean, you would think that we

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<v Speaker 1>planned this conversation. So the fact that you just brought

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<v Speaker 1>that up and I randomly said pearl, I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>think I've ever used that word, but I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the I didn't even realize that that's

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<v Speaker 1>how kind of pearls are created. So just I think cumulatively,

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<v Speaker 1>if we could all just take a moment to just

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<v Speaker 1>think about whatever pearl of wisdom we're leaving, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that really fits in nicely with your gratitude. Amy. And

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<v Speaker 1>on another note, I have an online course for the Noise,

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<v Speaker 1>Hunger and Fullness that's actually kicking off tomorrow, so Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you haven't learned about it, you can go

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<v Speaker 1>to fork the Noise dot com forward slash HF to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of learn what it's about. But it's really about

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<v Speaker 1>just reconnecting the mind and body and learning to listen

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<v Speaker 1>without judgment and recognizing that every signal that your body

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<v Speaker 1>sends you is because it's your friend, not your enemy,

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<v Speaker 1>and that cognitive shift really changes everything. We also added

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<v Speaker 1>payment plans because I know it's a tough time, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just kind of listening and really hope that if

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<v Speaker 1>you are interested in the course resonates with you, reach

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<v Speaker 1>out to me to ask questions or I hope to

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<v Speaker 1>see you in the class. Awesome. Okay, well Lisa, why

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<v Speaker 1>don't you introduce what we're going to get into And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to do this practice along with every everybody else. Yeah, So,

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<v Speaker 1>without further ado, let's be joined by Kelsey Patel for

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<v Speaker 1>a beautiful intention setting meditation to kick off on the

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<v Speaker 1>really grounded right foot. Hello, and welcome to your New

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<v Speaker 1>Year's Grounding and intention Setting Ceremony and meditation practice. My

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<v Speaker 1>name is Kelsey Patel, and I'm so excited to be

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<v Speaker 1>here and share this journey with you as we close

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<v Speaker 1>out a three hundred and sixty five day year and

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<v Speaker 1>welcome the energy of a new year. As we prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for this meditation practice, please just take a few moments

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<v Speaker 1>to get settled inside of your body, inside of the

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<v Speaker 1>space where your body is either seated or lying down.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps if you need a more restorative practice today, they

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<v Speaker 1>will both work just fine. And please give yourself permission

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<v Speaker 1>to get nice and comfortable, to let your body feel

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to fully relax, to completely surrender and just

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<v Speaker 1>open up to this short journey today and whenever you

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<v Speaker 1>feel ready, let's begin with a few deep breaths. Inhale

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<v Speaker 1>and fill up the stomach, breath into the hips, and

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<v Speaker 1>as you exhale, maybe open the mouth and just sigh

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<v Speaker 1>it out a few more rounds like that, remembering wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you are on this day, in this moment, you are

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<v Speaker 1>safe to just surrender now, to let the shoulders soften.

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<v Speaker 1>As you continue to just gently breathe in and out

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<v Speaker 1>of the body, notice if there's any pent up energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and see if you can give permission to just let

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<v Speaker 1>it go. Because you find your next couple of breaths,

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<v Speaker 1>see what else the body is holding and where else

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<v Speaker 1>it might release. Now, there is no right or wrong

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<v Speaker 1>in these practices. It simply just is as it is.

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<v Speaker 1>So giving yourself that full permission to soften, to create

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<v Speaker 1>a little more space, a little more opening. I'm from

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<v Speaker 1>this place now, with your breath nice and easy, your

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<v Speaker 1>body and a relaxed, restorative, yet open position, I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to invite you to focus on the energy of the

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<v Speaker 1>Earth for a moment. The Earth that supports you, that

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<v Speaker 1>holds you, the Earth that rises up to meet you

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<v Speaker 1>with every step you take, every action and movement. The

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<v Speaker 1>Earth is there, holding you and supporting you. And I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to ask you to just invite this energy of

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth that's always there to create a connection between

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<v Speaker 1>your physical body and the earth body. If you can

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<v Speaker 1>invite your body to get completely grounded, feeling that synergy

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<v Speaker 1>of energy between you and the Earth, thanking your body

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<v Speaker 1>and all it does for you every day without you

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<v Speaker 1>eating to even think about it. How it breathes for you,

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<v Speaker 1>how it supports you when you move, I would hold

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<v Speaker 1>you up when you sit or stand, and how resilient

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<v Speaker 1>and capable this body is and shifting and moving as

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<v Speaker 1>you two shift and change and move over the course

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<v Speaker 1>of a year, over the course of a day, a lifetime,

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<v Speaker 1>and in that same way that we thank the body,

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<v Speaker 1>thinking the earth now or how it holds, since the

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<v Speaker 1>ports and grounds you nurtures, the plants and the food,

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<v Speaker 1>the medicine of the earth that we consume and replenish

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<v Speaker 1>and restore our bodies with the water we drink, the

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<v Speaker 1>flowers we smell, the herbs that support our bodies. Just

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<v Speaker 1>taking a moment to feel that energy of gratitude between

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<v Speaker 1>your physical body and the earth element body m we

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<v Speaker 1>now invite you, with that energy of gratitude to just

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<v Speaker 1>think about all of the things this past year has

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<v Speaker 1>been for you, how you have shifted, how you have

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<v Speaker 1>stood tall in some moments and perhaps wept or released

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<v Speaker 1>in others, and just feel that connection to all you

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<v Speaker 1>have experienced, accomplished, overcome, or felt or created or been

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<v Speaker 1>guided by in this past year. And I now invite you,

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<v Speaker 1>with all of that new energy of a new year

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<v Speaker 1>to simply feel the connection and energy of gratitude of

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<v Speaker 1>learning and wisdom and knowledge from this past year, perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>about things that no longer serve you, belief systems that

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<v Speaker 1>have been false and there are no longer helpful for

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<v Speaker 1>you and your life or new awareness that has helped

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<v Speaker 1>you grow become more connected to your innate value and

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<v Speaker 1>worth in this world. And I now invite you to

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<v Speaker 1>feel that sense of connection to the past year as

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<v Speaker 1>you create a completely open vessel and portal in your physical, mental,

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<v Speaker 1>and emotional bodies. MHM. For this upcoming year, Let it

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<v Speaker 1>feel amazing, big, bright, and beautiful. Allow yourself to receive

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<v Speaker 1>this energy of openness, of infinite, truly infinite possibilities for yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Let this energy just beam and shine through you. From

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<v Speaker 1>my heart to yours. This energy of connection we share

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<v Speaker 1>as humans, and the energy we share as we walk

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<v Speaker 1>this earth together, as we grow and adapt and learn

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<v Speaker 1>and change and create together, remembering who you really are,

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<v Speaker 1>how truly divine and full of possibility and potential you are.

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<v Speaker 1>You have an incredible purpose here on this physical earth,

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<v Speaker 1>in your physical body. May this new year bring you

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<v Speaker 1>even more abundance, health, prosperity, and love. From my heart

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<v Speaker 1>to yours. May you remember who you truly are and

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<v Speaker 1>receive all that is yours that you came here to be.

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<v Speaker 1>I must say, and happy happy New Year,