Release your breath as you breathe into this peaceful visualization meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of her poem, "Morning Time in July".Morning Time In July, by Julie PotikerIt must be a backhoe.And maybe a dump truck backing upBeep beep beepI’m folded into my sit spotMy favorite cushioned cane chairUnder the eavesFaded green and yellow scraps with brown spots are scattered on the multi-hued gravel at my feetThe leaves let go of the carob tree and land with a thwackCoffee in one of my mom’s tall lavender mugsNew poetry bookAnd peach from our treeRest on the cream cement side tableMy favorite post-it tabs lift their orange, yellow and blue squares in a helloready to be plucked and smoothed on lovingly selected pages of poetryA lizard doing push-ups in the dappled lightBees kissing the wild white rose bushespetals making bright thumb prints in the rich brown earthThe Spotted Towhee breaks through the airwaves with his trillUnder or over his sound there is a chorus fromHouse FinchHouse SparrowNorthern MockingbirdAmerican CrowWrentitHummingbirdThe low cooing of Morning DovesA Red Tailed Hawk might be having a behavior problem - screaming in circles against the clear blue sky, a scoop of moon stuck straight up like a pale white upside down smileNow my dogs are barkingHearing the men at the construction site behind our Garden of EdenCacophony of noise and dazzling colorSo much lifeSuch gratitudeMorning Time In July, by Julie PotikerFind out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.
