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I Come Home to My Body: 10 Min Guided Body Scan Meditation · Meditations for Inner Peace

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SPEAKER_01: The mind has a way of running ahead.
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SPEAKER_01: Today, we bring it back one breath at a time, one body part at a time.
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SPEAKER_01: Let your body settle, adjust if you need to, then let it be still.
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SPEAKER_01: Inhale slowly and exhale completely.
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SPEAKER_01: Again, in and out.
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SPEAKER_01: Let each breath be an arrival here in this body, in this moment.
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SPEAKER_01: No rush.
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SPEAKER_01: Wherever you feel tension, you don't need to force it away.
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SPEAKER_01: Just notice it with some kindness.
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SPEAKER_01: Begin at the crown of your head.
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SPEAKER_01: What do you notice there?
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SPEAKER_01: Heaviness, lightness, tingling, nothing.
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SPEAKER_01: Whatever is true is welcome.
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SPEAKER_01: Your forehead, the space between your brows, your eyes behind their lids.
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SPEAKER_01: Let it go just slightly.
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SPEAKER_01: Your mouth, your tongue.
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SPEAKER_01: Soft your neck, your shoulders.
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SPEAKER_01: This is often where the weak lives.
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SPEAKER_01: Just notice.
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SPEAKER_01: Feel it rise and fall with each breath.
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SPEAKER_01: Your belly, your lower back, your hips, your thighs, your knees, your calves.
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SPEAKER_01: This body has been carrying you all week through early mornings and late evenings, through decisions and deadlines.
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SPEAKER_01: It has not asked for much in return.
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SPEAKER_01: Your full, unhurried attention.
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SPEAKER_01: This is a body to be inhabited, to be lived in warmly and with wonder.
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SPEAKER_01: Not something you have to do, something you get to do.
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SPEAKER_01: Thank you for being here.
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SPEAKER_01: When you're ready, return slowly.
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SPEAKER_01: Take your body with you.