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How to Stay Calm Without Being Passive | Bonus Meditation with Roshi Joan Halifax

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Sense Your Spine Without Valuating or Judging Your Back

meditation practice that i hope will nourish that sensibility in you. Take a few moments to get settled on your whether you are on a cushion or a chairand if you wish, allow your eyes to close gently. Sense the support of your seat and allow yourself to relax into it. Now, gently shift your attention to your spine. Sense your spine without valuating or judging your back is a physical metaphor that points toward your natural capacity to uphold yourself in the midst of difficulties. To hold all beings and things in equal regard. And this is called equanimity,. Your ability to be present for whatever is happening in any given moment.

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