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Hello everyone, and welcome back
to the Cosmic Nomad. 

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Today's episode is a. 
Little bit different and very 

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special. 
As we move into December, happy 

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December right away, I just 
wanted to offer you something 

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grounding and soft and something
that you can return to whenever 

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you need a moment to breathe and
to come back to yourself because

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December can. 
Be a month. 

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That is, well, very magical. 
Also overwhelming. 

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And last year I created a 
holiday meditation as a gift for

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my online. 
Community and. 

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So many of you shared how it has
supported you during that time. 

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And so this year, I actually 
wanted to bring this meditation 

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to the podcast as a gift. 
For you. 

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And on my online Patreon 
community called the Cosmic 

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Nomad Collective, I actually. 
Record and. 

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Release guided meditations. 
Every single. 

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Month. 
So if this is something that 

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sparks you, something that you 
would like to incorporate more. 

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In your. 
Life with me. 

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Definitely check that out. 
The link is in the description. 

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This is like a warm cup of tea. 
For your nervous system. 

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This is a little sanctuary you 
can step into no matter what is 

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happening around you this 
season. 

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And this will be the last 
episode of the year 2025. 

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I'm giving myself the month of 
December off. 

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I'm recording so I can just rest
and reset and return in January 

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with more clarity and 
inspiration and preparing to 

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celebrate my 30th birthday. 
So yeah, thank you so much for 

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supporting this podcast. 
Thank you for being such an 

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intentional and loving audience.
So yeah, without further ado. 

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Wherever you are in the world, I
just invite. 

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You to settle in, soften your 
shoulders a little bit, find 

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somewhere comfortable you can 
sit, and happy holidays. 

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Welcome to this grounding 
meditation. 

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This is your space to pause, 
breathe, and come home to 

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yourself during the holiday 
season. 

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It's such a unique time of year 
because it brings together so 

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much contrast, joy, stress, 
connection, grief, and so many 

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other colors of experience in 
between. 

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In this next 10 minutes, I'd 
like to explore how we can be 

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present in our body and 
cultivate a sense of peace 

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within. 
Maybe you're sitting at home in 

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your favorite chair. 
Maybe your whole family is here 

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and you're in the guest room 
stealing a quiet moment away to 

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ground because the energy is a 
lot. 

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Maybe you're experiencing your 
first Christmas without a loved 

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one. 
Maybe this time of year has 

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always been marked with chaos 
and over stimulation. 

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Maybe it's your favorite time of
year. 

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All of you are welcome here, and
I'd like to begin by just 

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finding a comfortable position, 
sitting somewhere, letting your 

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body rest easily. 
You can lay down if you want, 

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close your eyes and take a deep 
breath in through your nose and 

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hold it for a moment, and then 
exhale fully through your mouth.

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Let's do it together. 
Let's do it again. 

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Inhale deeply with each breath. 
Feel your body soften. 

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Feel the ground or bed or chair 
beneath you, holding you, 

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supporting you, reminding you 
that you're safe and let your 

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breath fall into a natural 
rhythm. 

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Notice it's gentle flow. 
Feel the cool air coming in and 

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the warm air going out. 
Imagine this breath as a wave 

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coming in to nourish you and 
flowing out to release what no 

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longer serves you. 
Let's bring our awareness to our

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body. 
Notice the points of contact 

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with the ground or your chair. 
Feel the weight of your body, 

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the steadfastness of your 
presence. 

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Start at the top of your head 
and slowly scan down. 

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Relax your forehead, unclench 
your jaw, let your shoulders 

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drop and your hands soften. 
Allow your belly and your pelvic

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floor to relax. 
If any tension or discomfort 

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arises, just notice it. 
Don't resist it, Breathe into 

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it, allowing it to be. 
I love the mantra that says what

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we resist persists, what we 
accept transforms. 

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Continue the scan of your body 
all the way down to your toes. 

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Now imagine a warm golden light 
flowing in the center of your 

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chest spirally. 
This light represents your 

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energy. 
It's pure, calm, and untouchable

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by the outside world. 
Feel the light grow brighter and

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warmer with each breath 
spreading through your body, 

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filling you with a sense of 
wholeness as you connect with 

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this light. 
You can say out loud or to 

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yourself, I am here. 
I am grounded. 

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I choose what energy I carry. 
The burdens of others are not 

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mine to carry. 
Their words, thoughts, opinions,

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perspectives, and stories are 
not mine. 

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What is mine is my energy, and 
the only thing I can control is 

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how I choose to show up in this 
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Remember that this grounding 
light within you is always here 

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in moments when we feel 
overwhelmed or experience tender

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moments of grief, heartbreak, 
remembrance, all very common 

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with this time of year. 
Remember to return to your 

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breath and your body and this 
light within you. 

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You do not need to react to the 
energy around you. 

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You can cultivate the energy 
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Let's find one thing in this 
moment that you feel grateful 

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for. 
Could be a something as simple 

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as the breath moving through 
your body, or the warmth of the 

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room around you, or even the 
courage it took to show up here 

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today and do this practice. 
If it feels comfortable for you,

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allow the corners of your mouth 
to turn upward into a gentle and

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soft smile. 
Just allowing this gratitude for

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life to deeply sit within us as 
an anchor, reminding us of the 

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beauty of each moment. 
Imagine the golden light within 

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you now expanding, pulsing 
outward, creating this soft and 

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radiant bubble around you. 
This bubble is like a boundary. 

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It's protecting your energy, 
allowing love and kindness to 

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flow within while keeping 
negativity and stress at a 

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distance. 
You are in control of what you 

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allow into your sacred space. 
Repeat silently. 

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I honor my boundaries, I protect
my peace. 

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I choose what I welcome into my 
energy. 

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Breathe in deeply and exhale 
through your mouth. 

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And we're going to take a moment
and bask in this visualization 

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of your golden light. 
There is nowhere else to be but 

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right here. 
There is nothing else to do but 

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this. 
When you're ready, put your 

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awareness in your hands and your
feet and bring gentle movement 

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to your fingers and toes. 
Continue breathing deeply and 

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slowly. 
If you feel comfortable giving 

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yourself a hug, please do and 
thank yourself for taking this 

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time to care for your heart. 
I hope that whatever this 

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holiday season brings to you, 
you're able to carry this peace 

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with you like a current that not
only grounds you into your body,

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but also ripples out from you to
every person that you meet. 

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This meditation is here for you 
whenever you need reset. 

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May the world treat you with 
kindness, and may you walk 

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gently through the rest of your 
day.