<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#ffff99;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/26142729-63fd-49d9-b3ee-148853697b67/87890C53-8809-459F-916D-5FD6F03BF185/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/" href="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/" style="font-size: 11px;">lifelearningtoday.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/"><B>How to Take a “Meditation Nap”</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/lifelearningtoday.com/img/19E3876E-A035-47A3-9DCE-65229F6B3716" alt="Meditation" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> STRETCH your legs for 30 seconds. </LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> SIT on a chair or couch. If you’re at work back away from your desk a bit.</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> CLOSE YOUR EYES. </LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> STRETCH your arms above your head, slowly roll your head to stretch your neck.</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> DEEP BREATHING - take at least  3 deep breaths in and  out. Do this slowly and hold in between the in and out breath. </LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> REST and RELAX your face, jaw, eyes and whole body.</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> BE AWARE HOW YOU FEEL as you relax.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> CALM THE MIND. Let go of all thoughts. As thoughts come into your mind, just repeat this gentle reminder to yourself “Empty The Mind.”</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/03/02/good-parenting-resolutions/"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> IGNORE NOISES in the same way that you ignore thoughts. Repeat your mantra or “Empty the Mind.” Don’t get mad at noises, just flow with them as if they are waves under your boat of meditation. </LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> OPEN YOUR EYES slowly after about 10-20 minutes. Take a few more deep breaths and stretch again: arms, neck, legs. </LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> AHHHH. Feel the rejuvenation!</LI></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/87890C53-8809-459F-916D-5FD6F03BF185/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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