Happiness Break: A Meditation for Groundedness, With Diana Parra (English & Spanish)
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Take a moment to ground yourself with this meditation that helps bring awareness to the relationship between ourselves and the earth beneath us.
\\n\\nLink to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2p8vub46 (English)
\\n\\nTambi\\xe9n tenemos esta meditaci\\xf3n en Espa\\xf1ol.
\\n\\nHow to Do This Practice:
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Find a comfortable position to start the practice, ensuring that your feet feel grounded.
\\nFocus on your breath, and how the air moves from your chest out through your nose.
\\nNotice how the bottoms of your feet are connected to the earth, and how your body is supported and sustained by the earth beneath you.
\\nIf any distractions arise, refocus your attention on your breathing and the points of contact between your body and the surface beneath you.
\\nComplete this practice by expressing a sense of gratitude for the earth and our ability to reground ourselves within it.
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Today\\u2019s Happiness Break host:
\\n\\nDiana Parra is professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also a registered mindfulness and yoga teacher who focuses on sharing these practices with the Latino immigrant community in St Louis.
\\n\\nLearn more about Diana Parra\\u2019s work: https://tinyurl.com/4acc7nsv
\\n\\nMore resources from The Greater Good Science Center:
\\n\\nFive Ways Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health: https://tinyurl.com/3f79nsav
\\n\\nCan Mindfulness Help When You\\u2019re Depressed? https://tinyurl.com/yc7heja3
\\n\\nDoes Mindfulness Make You More Compassionate? https://tinyurl.com/4beawh8b
\\n\\nHow to Practice Mindfulness Throughout Your Work Day: https://tinyurl.com/y8ftbcrz
\\n\\nHow Mindfulness Improves Sleep: https://tinyurl.com/2tunpkjb
\\n\\nWe love hearing from you! Did this practice help you feel more grounded? Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.
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