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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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Try guided imagery. Close your eyes, take some deep breaths and imagine yourself in a calming place to help to ease stress.

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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This exercise introduces participants to multiple meditation styles, including slow breathing, focused awareness, open attention and imagery-based meditation.

Manage Stress

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