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Monday Mini: A Meditation · Stuff Mom Never Told You

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  Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and Stephan never told
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  Speaker 1: your prediction, but I heart radio and welcome to another
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  Speaker 1: edition of Monday Minis. Yes, we try to do different
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  Speaker 1: things on Monday Minies. I guess is that kind of
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  Speaker 1: an experiment day where we talk about news or we
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  Speaker 1: might talk about things that we are feeling or current events.
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  Speaker 1: There's so many things we do with this time, and
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  Speaker 1: today we want to do something a little special. It
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  Speaker 1: has been a really stressful holiday, I think for a
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  Speaker 1: lot of us. There's been elections, there's been drama, there's
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  Speaker 1: family um and that trying to come back and regroup.
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  Speaker 1: So we thought it would be a great time to
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  Speaker 1: take a little time out to do some relaxation stuff.
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  Speaker 1: We did this before and our favorite person in the
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  Speaker 1: world about favorite people, Eaves, had been with us and
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  Speaker 1: we had already done when it was super cool because
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  Speaker 1: it was a three D m hmm session. Yes, I
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  Speaker 1: loved it. Did you love it? I did? Um. It
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  Speaker 1: was one of those things where, at first, I'll be
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  Speaker 1: honest with you, I kind of rolled my eyes because
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  Speaker 1: we were told to do it by our company because
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  Speaker 1: it was like a new technology, those China's and it's
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  Speaker 1: not that I wasn't into it. I just kind of
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  Speaker 1: like m M. But we did it, and when I
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  Speaker 1: heard what Christina did with it, when we heard Eaves
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  Speaker 1: is part because we had we did it separately, so
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  Speaker 1: we hadn't heard it, it was so good and I
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  Speaker 1: got so into it and I felt so relaxed, like
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  Speaker 1: it was just beautifully done. And generally I'm pretty proud
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  Speaker 1: of most everything we do, and I when I was
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  Speaker 1: listening to it, I was like, I get to work
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  Speaker 1: with amazing people, and I love the outcome of what
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  Speaker 1: that is. And we discovered we have really interesting uh
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  Speaker 1: therapeutic voices when we do relaxing, a relaxation at percise
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  Speaker 1: as we all kind of changed tones. So it's always
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  Speaker 1: fun to hear when you get to do something new. UM,
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  Speaker 1: we would say, because this is a three D episode,
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  Speaker 1: if you can listen through headphones, do that because it
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  Speaker 1: gives you an interactive listen. If you've listened to any
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  Speaker 1: of any amazing stories and fiction uh that she published
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  Speaker 1: with Mackey, show which ones were they? But thirteen because
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  Speaker 1: you did too, Thirteen Days of Halloween. I was in
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  Speaker 1: season one. My stories were in season one in season three, right,
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  Speaker 1: and those were the same thing with three D, super cool,
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  Speaker 1: super interesting technology, and we wanted to take advantage of
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  Speaker 1: that because we do have an amazing producer who does
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  Speaker 1: amazing work, Thank you, Christina. Um. So we're gonna have
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  Speaker 1: a two parter here. My part will be a breathing
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  Speaker 1: exercise for relaxation, and I'm kind of doing what I
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  Speaker 1: did very similar to what I did in our first
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  Speaker 1: Meditation three D episode, where this is something I learned
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  Speaker 1: in therapy, where you describe at place that makes you
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  Speaker 1: feel really comfortable and really safe, and you kind of
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  Speaker 1: sit in the feelings of that place, so tactile descriptions
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  Speaker 1: of how things feel under your fingers, or are temperature
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  Speaker 1: or sounds, um, things like that. So kind of relaxing
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  Speaker 1: into a place that makes you feel safe and comfortable. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: so we hope that you can take some time out
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  Speaker 1: for yourself. Go sit in a chair, go relax in
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  Speaker 1: your bedroom, have a lie down who knows, and take
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  Speaker 1: a minute, close your eyes and relax with us. So
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  Speaker 1: we're gonna take a moment and find a comfortable place
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  Speaker 1: to rest, whether it's in your favorite chair, an empty
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  Speaker 1: seat on the floor, or even lying down in your bed.
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  Speaker 1: So let's sit together. Gently close your eyes. I'm gonna
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  Speaker 1: imagine a clear meadow sitting as the quiet breeze flows
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  Speaker 1: over you. You hear all the sounds of nature around you,
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  Speaker 1: the rustling of the leaves of the trees, a bird
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  Speaker 1: chirping in the distance. The sun warms your skin as
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  Speaker 1: you take a moment from the craziness of your day. Now,
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  Speaker 1: slowly drop your shoulders, relax your jaw, your eyebrow, your mouth,
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  Speaker 1: even your tongue. We're gonna loosen our body. Continue imagining
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  Speaker 1: the warm breeze that envelops you. Notice your body sinking
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  Speaker 1: into the place you are resting. If your mind is wandering,
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  Speaker 1: that's okay. Let it wander and come back to your
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  Speaker 1: body as it continues to relax and loosen. So let's
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  Speaker 1: concentrate on our breathing like the breeze you may be hearing.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to whisp and release our breath, and as
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  Speaker 1: the winds come back to you, we inhale. So as
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  Speaker 1: we are in our relaxed position, we're going to take
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  Speaker 1: a few deep breaths together, and we're gonna do it
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  Speaker 1: through our nostrils, and we do it for four seconds,
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  Speaker 1: and then we'll exhale for four seconds. So let's take
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  Speaker 1: a breath in two three or and out two three four,
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  Speaker 1: and in and out and in and out. We're gonna
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  Speaker 1: continue with these breaths, loosening our bodies, in and out
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  Speaker 1: and and out. I'm gonna take one last deep breath
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  Speaker 1: and let it go into your stomach where it expands
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  Speaker 1: as you take that deep breath and release. Now slowly
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  Speaker 1: come back to that space in that meadow, listening to
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  Speaker 1: the nature around you, feel that breeze, embrace you, and
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  Speaker 1: as we sit slowly open your eyes, bringing awareness around you.
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  Speaker 1: And with the final last breath in and out, we
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  Speaker 1: come back, taking a moment for ourselves and remembering that
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  Speaker 1: taking time for ourselves is as important as caring for others.
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  Speaker 1: When I'm trying to relax or feel safe or find
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  Speaker 1: somewhere that grounds me, I often imagine the beach at night,
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  Speaker 1: specifically the beach outside my grandparents beach house. I imagine
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  Speaker 1: a lying out on a soft blanket, bright green grass
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  Speaker 1: swaying in a soft, warm breeze, the gentle creaking of
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  Speaker 1: the oak tree that's been there since I was a child,
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  Speaker 1: like a lullaby. The sunsets pinks and oranges and purples
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  Speaker 1: and yellows, fading to a dark blanket of twinkling stars.
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  Speaker 1: I could feel the tension easing out of my body
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  Speaker 1: with the steady crash of waves against the shore, and
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  Speaker 1: I become so much a part of that place, of
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  Speaker 1: the wind, of the waves, of the air. Everything is
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  Speaker 1: soft and I am warm and comfortable. The wind is
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  Speaker 1: a soothing caress, and still the waves ebb and flow
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  Speaker 1: and ebb and flow. The moonlight glitters on the water.
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  Speaker 1: My body feels relaxed and safe, and we're back, and
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  Speaker 1: that brings us to the end of this meditation break.
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  Speaker 1: We hope that you enjoyed it, that it helped you
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  Speaker 1: take a moment and relax. We're just, yeah, I don't know,
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  Speaker 1: making time for yourself when there's so much going on,
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  Speaker 1: and it has been quite stressful. Because we do enjoy
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  Speaker 1: doing these I find them quite relaxing, so I hope
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  Speaker 1: you did too. Yes, and thank you so much for
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  Speaker 1: allowing us to experiment and trying with you, um and
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  Speaker 1: hope that this is something that you can benefit from
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  Speaker 1: as much as we do. Yes, yes, yes, yes, And
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  Speaker 1: thanks a million to our super producer Christina. Without this,
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  Speaker 1: without our not possible possible. If you have any meditation
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  Speaker 1: techniques or things that help you relax, or are things
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  Speaker 1: we can experiment with and try that you think would
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  Speaker 1: be cool on the show, please let us know. You
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  Speaker 1: Thanks as always again to our super producer, Christina the Magician,
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  Speaker 1: the magic Maker. Yes, and thanks to you for listening.
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