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Jan 2025
19m 7s

Meditation: Cultivating a Gentle, Kind A...

TARA BRACH
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This meditation calls on the image and felt sense of a smile as we scan through the body, and invites a receptive and caring presence, as we open our attention to the changing flow of life.

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