Balanced Mind With Julie Potiker

Feel the calm wash over you through this guided compassion meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Recipe for Joy", by Mort Cohn.Recipe for Joy, by Mort Cohn -for Jonah Begin by waking upnext, move to the beat of your heartthen stir lightly outside sniff the airlook up at the skyat a clous passing byMagritte baguettea mushroom omeletopen wide your eyessee the world anewIn the fertile mind’s eyethen turn around and tune your earto the hum of a hummingbirdthat just flew into your gardento drink the honeyfrom a trumpet flowerhum alongwith the ruby throated dancerecstatic,rink on pollenbird and flowersuspended in airand if you feel the beatspread your wingsjoin the danceand if not too dizzyspin ‘round and ‘roundand sing(don’t worry if a little off key)it’s only a vibration that you hearfrom the inner chamber of your earthat echoes outward like ripples on a pondwarbling to the edge of the morning.Get the latest on mindfulness and meditation by subscribing to Julie