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Aikido: Centering through Expressing Gratitude

9/3/2012

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Take a brief moment to appreciate something or someone you truly love.
Now breath into your belly and let out a long and gentle  “ahhhh” sound. Notice any shift in your body and mood.   Practicing gratitude along with intentional breath work produces a centered state that immediately shifts our nervous system into a more relaxed state.    
                                                                      --David Weinstock,  Liminal Somatics (see link on Aikido page below)
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