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Jennifer with Coffee - Episode 16 - Health & Fitness Meditation (Solo Episode) · 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: If you've been connecting with the stories and conversations here,
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  SPEAKER_00: I've also written some fiction that explore emotional spaces.
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  SPEAKER_00: One is an AI dystopia, and the others are part of a paranormal mystery series.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're ever curious, you can find them on my website, jenniferlauer.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's inspo is about all of the times when you almost accomplish something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or you meet someone who's almost the person to get you to your next level.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or you make a business decision.
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  SPEAKER_00: That was almost the perfect situation.
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  SPEAKER_00: This idea that when you almost get something right,
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  SPEAKER_00: how maybe that's a signal you are on the right track.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead of it being some great mistake,
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  SPEAKER_00: that's actually part of the journey to getting something right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Anytime I have a goal,
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  SPEAKER_00: there are always moments before I reach the goal Where I kind
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  SPEAKER_00: of almost get what I desire.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where I get close, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: When I wrote my first novel, I worked on another book for a really long time.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I just kept trying to shape it and perfect it and make it good enough.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it almost was.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was almost meant to be my debut novel.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, when I got the idea that became my first novel...
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  SPEAKER_00: It was very clear that I would complete it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The one that was the almost taught me so much so that when I actually wrote
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  SPEAKER_00: the novel that became my debut novel,
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  SPEAKER_00: I knew that that was what I was meant to write.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think that can happen in so many places in your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're having that moment where something is almost exactly what you asked for,
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  SPEAKER_00: But it's not quite it.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you get close,
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel like what it's telling you is that this is something that's important to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's symbolic, really.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like, I think that first novel for me was symbolic of the fact that I really wanted
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  SPEAKER_00: to write a novel and finish one.
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  SPEAKER_00: The kind of novel I wanted to write.
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  SPEAKER_00: I wanted something Well paced.
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  SPEAKER_00: I wanted something that was a page turner that you could finish quickly,
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  SPEAKER_00: that you could keep feeling this momentum.
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  SPEAKER_00: I wanted a novel that kept you on the edge of your seat.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I tried so hard to do that in my book, The Girl in the Zoo.
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  SPEAKER_00: The feedback I got from reviewers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Was how fast-paced it was, how people finished it in one go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everything kind of shifted when I went from the almost to the one that I achieved my goal with.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm just offering this to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are at a place with anything in your life that is an almost...
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep going because the one is on its way.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's like you have to hit the almost before you hit the one.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope this gives you hope.
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  SPEAKER_00: It actually is comforting to me to remember that almost is a signal that you are on
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  SPEAKER_00: the path to your one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where I'm going to take you through a meditation.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today we're going to have a fit and healthy body meditation.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the idea for this meditation actually came to me a long time ago when I wanted
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  SPEAKER_00: to attach visualization with health.
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  SPEAKER_00: Visualizing can be a really helpful tool.
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  SPEAKER_00: When I have asked around what kind of meditations people are interested in doing,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's kind of,
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  SPEAKER_00: you know,
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  SPEAKER_00: the ones that are important for daily life and some of them are aspirational.
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  SPEAKER_00: For example,
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  SPEAKER_00: I get a lot of people who wanted to do a money meditation so I did that one
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  SPEAKER_00: if you look back a few episodes ago.
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  SPEAKER_00: We did a body scan meditation, which is great for calming down before sleep, etc.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I've had some interest in a fitness meditation.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that's kind of what we're going to do today.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is meant by fitness?
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the body holds on to tension and we can allow it to To relax,
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  SPEAKER_00: even if it's just for a short time.
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  SPEAKER_00: And hopefully this can help you in your fitness and health journey.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get in a comfortable position.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are able to close your eyes, please do.
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  SPEAKER_00: But if not, it's okay to just listen to the meditation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just allow the breath to be slow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe notice your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to think of an orb of light and this orb is going to light up your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's going to break into two light orbs and they're going to start at your toes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Imagine the light orbs are nice warm balls of light and slowly they're going
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  SPEAKER_00: to light up your body from the inside.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as the orb reaches each part of your body,
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  SPEAKER_00: it is going to release tension and heal the body, make the body feel vital.
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  SPEAKER_00: As this warm orb begins in your feet, imagine your feet alight
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs slowly move into your heels and into your ankles,
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  SPEAKER_00: all the while releasing the tension,
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  SPEAKER_00: allowing the healthiest cells to thrive.
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  SPEAKER_00: Building vitality as the orbs move from your ankles into your calves.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just pulling
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  SPEAKER_00: heaviness, a sleepiness into the muscle.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a warm light of health.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow your legs to grow heavy with the light.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs move into your knees, shining and relaxing.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs move into your thighs.
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  SPEAKER_00: The light is getting brighter as the orbs come together in the groin.
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  SPEAKER_00: As it enters the belly,
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  SPEAKER_00: the gut is full of very important activity for the body.
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  SPEAKER_00: So allow the light to fill your gut with light and health and calm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your belly is shining brightly and the orb moves up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Into your chest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Into your heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your heart is shining brightly.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is working all the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Doing a beautiful job of keeping your body moving.
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  SPEAKER_00: The heart is pumping light.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now it moves up into the sternum.
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  SPEAKER_00: And becomes two again.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs move into your shoulders, releasing the shoulders of all the work they've done.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of the heaviness just melts away.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs move into the biceps where you're able to carry and hold things to hold people.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs move down into the elbows
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  SPEAKER_00: and down into the forearms.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orbs beam down into the palms of the hands, light shooting through every finger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Both hands are a light with life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Release the tension of the hands.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow them to fall open facing the sky.
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  SPEAKER_00: Release the hands again and again.
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  SPEAKER_00: We hold so much tension in our hands as we use our hands and our fingers to do so many tasks.
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  SPEAKER_00: We use them to drive.
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  SPEAKER_00: We use them to type and work and create, to cook food.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our hands are extensions of our heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow the orbs to slowly move back up the arms,
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  SPEAKER_00: warming the arms into the shoulders and they join together again at the neck.
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  SPEAKER_00: The neck, this beautiful muscle that holds up your head, your main operating system.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the light flood your neck with calm.
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  SPEAKER_00: The light, the orb moves into your face, beaming out of your face, this beautiful bright light.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where all your senses turn on.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orb moves into your head and lights up your brain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow any tension to fall away.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just relax.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow your head to rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's always so busy thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: When a thought comes, see the thought and release it.
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  SPEAKER_00: They will come, but come back to the orb shining out of the head.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orb
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  SPEAKER_00: comes through the top of the head And the light of the body and the light of
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  SPEAKER_00: the orb join together.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the entire body is filled with healthy, thriving cells
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  SPEAKER_00: wanting for its best, highest good.
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  SPEAKER_00: The orb is now a part of the aura that envelops the entire body.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take some slow breaths here.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you feel tension in any place,
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  SPEAKER_00: see a tiny bit of light going to that space to allow it to relax.
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  SPEAKER_00: If anything is clenching, release it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when you're ready to come back,
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  SPEAKER_00: blink the eyes open, Bring movement to the fingers and toes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And allow yourself to feel the peace of knowing that anytime you want
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  SPEAKER_00: to come back here, you can.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feeling,
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  SPEAKER_00: clarity,
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  SPEAKER_00: and health is available to you in the breath, in the stillness, anytime you want.
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  SPEAKER_00: May your day be filled with light and health and highest fitness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to Jennifer with Coffee.
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  SPEAKER_00: Music by Oreo CC.