Teaching given to Alphabet Sangha at the East Bay Meditation Center on 2020.12.29.
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Follow your Savasana with a short 8-minute meditation from Jana Long, increasing the duration over time. Sit still and quiet and become aware of how your breath feels. If you find you are thinking or clinging to thoughts, let them go and return to feeling your breath.
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First published in 1991, this new edition is twice as long and includes all the original meditations, as well as those from more recent works that focus on intuition and prosperity.
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