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The Point of Practice · The Aligned Actor

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to this mindful moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go ahead and find a comfortable position for your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: Allow your body to relax into whatever surface is supporting you today.
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  SPEAKER_00: As you allow your body to relax...
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  Start to bring your attention and your focus to the experience
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  of your breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just noticing your inhales and your exhales.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just seeing what it feels like to breathe.
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  SPEAKER_00: right here in this present moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as you focus on your breath,
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  SPEAKER_00: noticing that experience, being really curious about that experience.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, other things may come up in your present moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: There may be thoughts that try to steal your attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: There may be sounds around you that want your focus.
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  and you can just acknowledge those witness them as part of your
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  present moment and
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  then mindfully choose to bring your attention and your focus
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  back to the experience
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  SPEAKER_00: of your breath
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  SPEAKER_00: As we practice mindful meditation,
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  SPEAKER_00: we're in control and we get to choose where our attention goes.
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  And the more we practice mindful meditation and choosing to
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  keep our attention and
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  SPEAKER_00: our focus on our breath,
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  SPEAKER_00: And let everything else,
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  SPEAKER_00: all the other distractions be there,
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  SPEAKER_00: but choosing not to engage with them in the same way we might ordinarily.
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  The easier and easier it becomes to be selective about our
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  focus and be mindful about
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  different distractions and things that come up in the rest of
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  our life mindfulness
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  SPEAKER_00: is a wonderful calming practice of self-care
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  And it also gives us a chance to practice our focus and
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  practice noticing the
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  SPEAKER_00: things around us,
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  SPEAKER_00: the thoughts in our mind,
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  SPEAKER_00: noticing whatever we want to witness.
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  SPEAKER_00: But noticing it with curiosity
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  SPEAKER_00: And not just reacting to it in impulse.
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  SPEAKER_00: But noticing it mindfully, witnessing it, acknowledging it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then right now,
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  SPEAKER_00: in meditation,
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  choosing to let it be there while we bring our attention back
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  to our breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is just a practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's something that we do over and over and over again.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as we continue to practice,
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  it becomes easier and easier to notice things but not engage
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  with them in the same
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  SPEAKER_00: way we used to.
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  to instead engage with them mindfully and know when it is that
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  we want to take our
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  SPEAKER_00: attention off of them and put our attention and focus elsewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: So just staying with our breath
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  noticing whatever we notice in our mind our body or around us
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  and then choosing to
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  SPEAKER_00: gently bring our attention back to our breath
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to bring this mindful moment to a close today.
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  But please feel free to remain in mindful meditation for as
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  long as you like.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a great day.