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Stephen: I'd like to start bye suggesting that you imagine

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Stephen: on the crown of your head mindfulness.

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Stephen: specifically mindfulness of non-reactivity

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Stephen: to notice

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Stephen: within your body, mind.

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Stephen: whatever sensations.

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Stephen: feelings.

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Stephen: attentions.

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Stephen: non reactive.

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Stephen: that are just present.

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Stephen: still

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Stephen: open.

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Stephen: Recollect.

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Stephen: Dimension

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Stephen: of your experience here and now.

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Stephen: as an example.

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Stephen: pay attention to the cushion on which you are sitting.

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Stephen: which itself

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Stephen: is a non reactive thing.

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Stephen: The cushion doesn't care

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Stephen: whether a saint

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Stephen: or a sinner is sitting on it.

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Stephen: It doesn't react.

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Stephen: So pay attention to anything in your body. Mind

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Stephen: that is like that cushion

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Stephen: non reactive.

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Stephen: Just that yourself

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Stephen: sense. Feel what that's like

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Stephen: to not be reactive

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Stephen: to be like a piece of wood.

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Stephen: Ashanti Deva suggested.

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Stephen: Now the base of your spine

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Stephen: at your bottom.

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Stephen: Imagine equanimity

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Stephen: a state of balance.

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also non-reactive.

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Stephen: neither pulled

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Stephen: to what you want or what you like.

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Stephen: what you prefer.

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Stephen: pushing away

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Stephen: what you dislike. what is uncomfortable.

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Stephen: what you find difficult to bear

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Stephen: resting

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Stephen: in a centered

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Stephen: economists.

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Stephen: space.

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Stephen: Now

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Stephen: in your belly.

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Stephen: just below your navel

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Stephen: is collectiveness.

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Stephen: samadhi.

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Stephen: in which your energies are gathered.

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Stephen: You feel integrated.

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Stephen: complete.

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Stephen: not dispersed.

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Stephen: but hell

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Stephen: in your belly.

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Stephen: feeling your breath

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Stephen: as it expands and contracts

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Stephen: your diaphragm.

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Stephen: If you wander off

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Stephen: in your solar plexus

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Stephen: midway between your navel and your heart

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Stephen: is stillness.

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Stephen: tranquillity.

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Stephen: peace.

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Stephen: an unmoving core.

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Stephen: rest in that stillness.

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quiet.

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Stephen: That's silence.

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Stephen: No need to picture.

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Stephen: and a thing just to sense

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Stephen: the presence

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Stephen: of stillness.

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Stephen: If you notice any tension

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Stephen: in your shoulders

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Stephen: around your eyes and your hands

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Stephen: in your torso. just try and let that relax

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Stephen: and center in

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Stephen: on this stillness at the core.

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Stephen: and bring your attention to your heart.

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Stephen: not your physical heart.

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Stephen: but at the center

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Stephen: of your chest.

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Stephen: of your heart.

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Stephen: where there is joy.

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Stephen: whatever

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Stephen: pleasant. agreeable sensations you might feel in your body.

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Stephen: experience, and experience them there

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Stephen: in your heart.

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Stephen: however slight

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Stephen: the agreeable feeling may be.

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Stephen: let it reside in your heart.

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Stephen: If you find nothing.

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Stephen: then gently smile

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Stephen: to yourself.

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Stephen: raise the corners of your lips

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Stephen: into a faint smile.

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Stephen: Let that pleasure, that joy.

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Stephen: settle in your heart.

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Stephen: or, if you prefer.

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Stephen: after one of the phrases of loving-kindness.

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Stephen: may all beings be well.

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Stephen: be happy.

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Stephen: free from suffering.

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Stephen: So you sense that well-being

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Stephen: that you share

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Stephen: in your own heart.

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Stephen: remaining in your body.

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Stephen: aware of the title.

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Stephen: rhythm of the breath.

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Stephen: aware of the presence of well-being.

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Stephen: joy.

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Stephen: happiness.

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Stephen: and now at your throat

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Stephen: there is courage.

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Stephen: strength.

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Stephen: the courage to find your voice.

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Stephen: the courage to take risks.

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Stephen: the courage to step outside your comfort zone.

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Stephen: conscious of your certain death

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Stephen: and the uncertainty of its time.

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Stephen: the courage to make the most of what your life

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Stephen: remains.

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Stephen: Reflect on what you are resolved

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Stephen: to do

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Stephen: in the few months or years.

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and now, in the centre of your brain

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level of your ears

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Stephen: is wonder.

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perplexity.

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Stephen: questioning.

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which may take the form for question.

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Stephen: What is this?

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Stephen: Who am I?

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Stephen: Why is this?

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The words fade.

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Stephen: the feeling

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of wonder

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Stephen: remain

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Stephen: filling your body.

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Stephen: infusing your awareness.

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Stephen: Now returning to the crown of your head.

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Stephen: where once again

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Stephen: is mindfulness.

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Stephen: mindfulness of non reactivity.

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Stephen: of a non-reactive space

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Stephen: grounded inequanity.

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Stephen: the base of your spine

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Stephen: in collectiveness.

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Stephen: in your belly.

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Stephen: stillness in your solar plexus.

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Stephen: joy in your heart.

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Stephen: courage

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Stephen: in your throat.

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Stephen: Wanda.

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Stephen: in your brain.

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Stephen: Just remain

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Stephen: fully mindful.

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Aware

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Stephen: of these 8 facets.

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Stephen: like the facets of a diamond

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Stephen: which are the facets of being

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Stephen: awake.