Anna Runkle's 20 minute daily meditation.

Featured in her new audiobook,

is crafted to soothe and reset the mind,

especially for those recovering from trauma or managing chronic stress.

Blending mindfulness and mantra meditation, this practice helps release mental and emotional tension,

supporting the healing of childhood PTSD

by promoting regular mental rest and self-compassion.

You can listen to the full audio book, free,

with a trial of Empower You Unlimited Audio.

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to start listening today. The So, I'm going to show you how to meditate now, how to rest your mind with a simple meditation. In this meditation you're invited to use

an anchor word to help you focus. This is also called a mantra. The goal of this

daily meditation practice is just to give yourself a deep rest.

You've done the work of releasing stressful thoughts and feelings through the writing.

Now by resting in meditation, you can make room for fresh thoughts and inspiration to come to you.

You allow your brain and nervous system to re-regulate themselves, to reset.

And the way you do this is by resting in the following simple

meditation. So pick a quiet comfortable spot, a sofa, a chair, or sitting on the floor leaning against the wall.

Decide what mantra you'll use.

What works well is a single word or phrase that's calming for you

and not too demanding.

Words like, okay or this work well for a lot of people.

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