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The world existed in shades of indigo and

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ash before the light broke.

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Maya walked barefoot across the damp, cool sand,

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listening to the rhythmic, hypnotic breathing of the

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ocean.

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Each wave washed ashore like a soft sigh,

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erasing the footprints of yesterday and leaving a

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blank slate of wet pearl.

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She unrolled her mat near the water's edge,

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the rubber cool beneath her palms.

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Closing her eyes, she tuned into the symphony

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of the morning,

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the distant wheel of gulls, the steady pulse

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of the tide,

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and the quiet rhythm of her own lungs.

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It was time for her morning meditation,

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a daily ritual to anchor herself before the

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chaos of the world rushed back in.

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With a slow, deliberate inhale, she raised her

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arms and moved into a fluid vinyasa,

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flowing seamlessly from downward dog into a graceful

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warrior stance.

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Against the horizon, her body became a sharp

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silhouette,

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carved in ink against a masterpiece of a

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sky.

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Above her, the heavens transformed in real time,

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bleeding from deep violet into a brilliant gradient

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of peach, amber, and molten gold.

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As the first sliver of the sun crested

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the horizon,

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painting the calm ocean in a pathway of

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shimmering diamonds, Maya rose into a tree pose.

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Rooted deep in the sand yet reaching skyward,

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she felt the sudden warmth of the morning

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sun wash over her skin.

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In that stillness, caught between the vast ocean

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and the awakening sky,

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she found her balance, and for a few

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quiet moments,

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the entire universe was simply breath, light, and

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peace.