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Can you accept that? · Magic Divorce Club Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Well, it is lovely to have you here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Happy Magic Monday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Might not feel that magic today, but we'll see where we go.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think the magic is in just slowing down today and reminding ourselves
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  SPEAKER_00: that it is safe to slow down, especially when you're feeling...
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  SPEAKER_00: It's often for me that pull, like I should be doing something,
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  SPEAKER_00: I should be doing this, I should be doing that and just going...
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh, that's my sign to actually should be resting and doing my best to be kind.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right. So come to a comfortable seated position.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's go inside.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a soft gaze in front of you if you're not quite ready to close your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And just take the next few breaths to arrive in your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just notice any little areas of tension.
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  SPEAKER_00: Start to actively relax them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Being aware of any noises you can hear both inside and outside of the space you're in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feeling the temperature on your skin.
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  SPEAKER_00: And all the places you're in contact with the ground beneath you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your feet.
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  SPEAKER_00: The back of your legs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Up into your sitting bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lower back.
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  SPEAKER_00: All the way up to your shoulder blades.
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  SPEAKER_00: The backs of your arms.
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  SPEAKER_00: The places your arms are resting on your legs or beside you.
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  SPEAKER_00: The back of your head.
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  SPEAKER_00: Taking a nice deep breath all the way down into the hips.
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  SPEAKER_00: As you exhale, just try and lean into the ground,
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  SPEAKER_00: even just 1% more.
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  SPEAKER_00: Relaxing your arms, helping your legs to feel heavier.
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  SPEAKER_00: Spreading more of your back.
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  SPEAKER_00: Into the ground or the wall behind you, the chair, wherever you're sitting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Big inhale into your heart space, expanding the ribs at the front, the back, the sides.
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  SPEAKER_00: Exhale and relax your shoulders up the sides of your neck and your jaw.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then bringing your awareness to your breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: The sound it makes when you breathe in and out.
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  SPEAKER_00: How it feels, where it reaches in your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: The rise and fall of your chest.
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  SPEAKER_00: And any colors or visuals that you get.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just staying with your breath as you give your body permission to slow right down.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if at any point during the meditation you feel your attention wandering away
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  SPEAKER_00: in the kindest possible way,
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  SPEAKER_00: just bring it back to your breath or back to the visualization.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now in front of you is a big,
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  SPEAKER_00: beautiful building surrounded by a blue protective layer.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a welcoming,
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  SPEAKER_00: warm space that allows just you and your stuff to come inside.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as you step inside the clubhouse,
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  SPEAKER_00: just take a moment to visualize any stuff that isn't yours,
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  SPEAKER_00: any threads or cords that are vying for your attention or taking up space
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  SPEAKER_00: in your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: They all just fizzle away as you step inside.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can imagine it like a blue fizzing sensation,
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  SPEAKER_00: removing anything that isn't yours and sending it back with love
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  SPEAKER_00: to wherever it belongs.
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  SPEAKER_00: And once you're inside, just take a few breaths here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feeling for the space that's been created inside of you.