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Jennifer with Coffee - Episode 23 - Stress Relief Mini Meditation · Jennifer with Coffee

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Jennifer with Coffee, a mindset podcast for people who are looking for real change.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Jennifer Lauer, writer, yogi, and fitness fanatic.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lately, I've been having lots of coffee meetups, long,
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  SPEAKER_00: honest conversations that delve into mindset,
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  SPEAKER_00: identity, choices, and habits that shape our lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: I kept thinking how I wanted to share these conversations.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here we are.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each episode moves in three beats.
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  SPEAKER_00: An inspirational story, an interview with thinkers, builders, athletes, and artists.
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  SPEAKER_00: People who want to share their own transformations.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we'll end with a brief meditation to practice calming the nervous system.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's inspo is...
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  SPEAKER_00: A story told to me by my son who is full of fun animal facts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today he was telling me about Pablo Escobar's hippos.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if you have heard about this, but I had never heard about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That would be the cartel boss Pablo Escobar in Colombia in the 80s.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apparently he had his own private zoo that included four hippopotamus.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you know about hippos, they are a very dangerous creature.
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  SPEAKER_00: When he was killed,
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  SPEAKER_00: His hippos escaped his private zoo and those four hippos became 150
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  SPEAKER_00: because they're invasive, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because they eat everything and they don't have a predator.
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  SPEAKER_00: But that was really interesting.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know why that was his fun fact of telling me about it,
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  SPEAKER_00: but I did find it very interesting.
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  SPEAKER_00: I had to look up if any of those hippos were still alive,
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  SPEAKER_00: but apparently they are not at this point,
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  SPEAKER_00: but descendants of those hippos because they procreated into this great pack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Descendants of those hippos still roam Colombia today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just a little fun animal fact about drug lords from the 1980s.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yay hippos and thanks to my son for sharing this fun fact.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's episode is a stress relief meditation.
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  SPEAKER_00: A short one.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we'll make it nice and easy for you to get a little quick stress relief.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you have a few minutes to listen and tune in, here we go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment to settle.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you can, close your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Relax your shoulders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Slow your breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a quick little tour through the senses.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice what you hear,
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  SPEAKER_00: kids playing birdsong, the hum of an air conditioner.
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  SPEAKER_00: Breathe in and smell your surroundings.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you smell flowers, the lunch leftovers?
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice what you taste, lip gloss, mint.
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  SPEAKER_00: What do your eyes see along the back of your eyelids?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is there a color, a brightness or a darkness?
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  SPEAKER_00: And finally, what do you feel?
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  SPEAKER_00: Your hand gently lying in your lap, your hair brushing your shoulders.
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  SPEAKER_00: What do you feel?
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep the breath slow.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll say the mantras three times each.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can say them along with me or just say them in your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow them to permeate your being.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow any tension or stress to fall away.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in this moment, I am safe inside my body.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am safe inside my body.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am safe inside my body.
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  SPEAKER_00: One moment at a time, one day at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: One moment at a time, one day at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every storm, both mighty and small, will all pass by.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every storm, both mighty and small will all pass by.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every storm, both mighty and small will all pass by.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take an inhale,
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  SPEAKER_00: hold it at the top
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  SPEAKER_00: and exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Slowly let all of the breath out.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another inhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hold the breath at the top.
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  SPEAKER_00: And exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: And allow all of the breath to leave the body.
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  SPEAKER_00: One last inhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hold it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give your fingers a wiggle, your toes a wiggle, blink your eyes open.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just remember to take things slowly Anytime you need to come back to this meditation
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  SPEAKER_00: for a quick moment to relieve any stress you have, you are welcome to.
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  SPEAKER_00: May you remember the safety inside your own body today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a good day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be well.
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  SPEAKER_00: I just wanted to take this moment to thank you for listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: To everyone who listens,
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  SPEAKER_00: Jennifer with Coffee has been a passion project to bring to you Interviews
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  SPEAKER_00: with interesting people as well as little moments of inspiration and a moment
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  SPEAKER_00: of breath work.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm just grateful to get to do this, speak to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope you're having a great day.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's really thank you from my heart for listening, being here.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are so many ways you could spend your time and to spend even
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  SPEAKER_00: a minute listening to my work is amazing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Truly a gift.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you very much.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have some exciting episodes coming up.
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  SPEAKER_00: I look forward to sharing with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to Jennifer with Coffee.
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  SPEAKER_00: Follow us on Instagram at jenniferwithcoffee and on Substack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Music by Oreo CC.