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[Soft piano music]

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[Speaker Tish Jennings]:
I'd like to invite you to practice
grounding.

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This is a practice that I use a lot,
especially when I'm teaching because it's

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easy when for teaching to get so involved
in what's going on around us that we

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forget that we're standing here and we're
present.

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So it's something that you can tune into
very quickly and easily whenever you need

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to.

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It's a feeling of being grounded,
of being stable,

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of being connected to the earth.

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So to, to learn this practice, I mean,
you can do this casually when you're

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doing anything,
but I'm going to make it a formal

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practice right now.

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So I invite you to stand up with your
feet solidly planted on the ground,

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on the floor, wherever you are.

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You can close your eyes or lower your
gaze.

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And I invite you to notice the sensation
of your feet touching the ground,

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touching the floor,
and feel the weight of your body settle

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on the floor, on the ground.

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Now, I invite you to notice this place,
which is located just a little bit below

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your navel.

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It's in the center of your abdomen.

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It's actually the center of gravity in
your body when you're standing.

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You might experiment a little bit and
shift your weight from one side to the

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other to notice that center of gravity,
and then find that place where you're

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really stable.

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Where you're feeling of center of gravity
is really connected to the earth.

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It's a feeling of being grounded,
of being stable.

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At the same time,
I invite you to notice your upper body

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and lift your upper body.

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Not not tense,
but just uplift the upper part of your

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body.

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And maybe even imagine that there's a
string at the top of your head,

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lifting your head so that while you feel
grounded and stable and connected to the

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earth, you also feel uplifted.

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And take a few mindful breaths while
you're standing here.

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And when you're ready,
you can open your eyes.

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[Soft piano music]