Meditation Techniques - Number the Top 10 Tunes

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Sally Kohn: 90% of our thoughts or repeat thoughts. It's like we have the same playlist going over and over again in our head. She says meditation helps you step out of them a little bit to recognize, Oh, that's just what the mind does. And then there's a space around it where you can walk out the door and see the pine trees,. she said.

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