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BONUS: 6 Minute Morning Reset for Stress & Overwhelm · The Body Rhythm: Nervous System Health, Digestion & Daily Rhythms for Women

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  SPEAKER_00: And wherever you are, close the eyes or gently begin to let the gaze soften, maybe have the eyes half closed.
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  SPEAKER_00: And take a deep breath in through the nose.
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  SPEAKER_00: Open the mouth inside out.
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  SPEAKER_00: Letting all the energy that's been stored up through the night, letting it out through the mouth as you exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: And bringing one palm to the heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: And notice your palm cradling your heart this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bringing your awareness to all five fingertips.
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  SPEAKER_00: Laying over the heart space.
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  SPEAKER_00: Noticing the touch of the five fingertips.
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  SPEAKER_00: Noticing if the touch is light or it's a bit more forceful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just giving you information of where you are this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then bring awareness to your inhale and your exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Noticing if your breath is more in the upper part of your chest or perhaps a bit lower, more towards the solar plexus or the navel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just taking in your body's signals, not trying to change your breath in any way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bringing awareness to the lungs as they expand when you inhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: And soften when you exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Steady?
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  SPEAKER_00: Does it skip?
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  SPEAKER_00: Just noticing what your heartbeat is doing this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: Taking note of all the body signals.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then begin to bring your awareness and notice where God is reaching into your world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you notice the birds chirping outside, like I can hear.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps it's the feeling of the air on your skin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or the breeze.
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  SPEAKER_00: Noticing the temperature of the air as it caresses your skin.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is it warm?
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  SPEAKER_00: Dry or damp?
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you can feel the warmth of the sun on your face.
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  SPEAKER_00: What does that feel like for you?
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  SPEAKER_00: And in your mind's eye, bring forth an image, a word of one thing that you're grateful for this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: And see it in your mind's eye.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the hand return back down to the lap.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you're ready, gently opening up the eyes, taking in the light, the room, the space all around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And notice how you feel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe put it in the comments.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is your felt sense?
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  SPEAKER_00: And maybe take forth that image of the one thing that you're grateful for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take it with you for the rest of this day and for the rest of this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you're feeling overwhelmed or stressed out, perhaps just put one hand over the heart and cradle the heart and think of the one thing that you're grateful for.