A 12-Minute Meditation to Widen Your Perspective
your jaw and allow your eyes to look with a soft gaze. Take deep, gentle breaths. Relax your belly, keeping it soft. As you follow your breathing, observe your feelings, thoughts, and moods. Simply witness everything that surfaces in your awareness as if it were a cloud in the sky that appears and disappears of its own accord. As you inhale, note h
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- To activate the parasympathetic nervous system: widen your visual field. See as much of your environment as you can.
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