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Aug 2025
18m 40s

Meditation: Entering Heartspace with the...

TARA BRACH
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The practice of visualizing and feeling a smile spreading through the body helps us access the natural tenderness and openness of our being. This meditation guides us in the smile-down, and then invites a full opening and resting in openhearted presence. We close by bringing that awake heart to an area of difficulty in our life.

 

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