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This New Year’s Day special offers a gentle, grounding breath awareness practice — a quiet way to begin the year without pressure or expectation.

In this short meditation, you’re invited to simply notice the breath: the cool air as you breathe in through the nose, and the warm air as you breathe out through the mouth. If the mind wanders, that’s okay — you’ll gently return to the breath, again and again.

There’s nothing to change, nothing to achieve. Just a few minutes of steady breathing and calm presence to begin the year exactly as you are.

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Take this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be.

Thank you for joining us on this journey.

May this moment of calm remind you that in the midst of caring for others, you too deserve care and space to breathe.

Thank you for taking this moment of calm with me today. I hope this meditation offered you a little breathing space on your caring journey.

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Attribution for Sound Effects

This episode includes the following sound effects to enhance the meditation space:

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