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Sep 2024
19m 53s

Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence

TARA BRACH
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Starting with scanning through the body and awakening the senses, we then rest in presence, with the breath as a home base. The meditation invites an openness to whatever arises, and a gentle kind attention if we encounter physical or emotional pain. We end with a prayer that includes our own being and all beings.

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