How to Do This Practice:<ol>
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Find a Comfortable Space: Choose a place where you feel comfortable moving and making noise. You can do this practice standing or seated, whatever feels best for you.</li>
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Start with a Basic Clap: Clap your hands together lightly, palm to palm. Keep the pressure soft so it doesn’t hurt. Try a few claps, following a steady rhythm.</li>
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Add Chest Percussion: After each clap, tap your sternum lightly with your right hand, then with your left hand. Repeat this rhythm several times.</li>
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Incorporate Leg Taps: Extend the pattern by adding taps on your thighs.</li>
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Repeat the Full Pattern: Put it all together in a continuous loop— clap, chest (right, left), legs (right, left). Maintain the rhythm and repeat without pauses.</li>
<li>Focus on the sensation of movement and sound as a mindful practice.</li>
</ol>Scroll down for a transcription of this episode.Today’s Happiness Break host:KEITH TERRY is a percussionist and body musician who uses a variety of surfaces to create interesting rhythms.Learn more about Keith Terry: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/5av66v5f">https://tinyurl.com/5av66v5f</a>Watch Keith Terry in action: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/299vuw4a">https://tinyurl.com/299vuw4a</a>Related Happiness Break episodes:A Humming Technique to Calm Your Nerves: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mr42rzad">https://tinyurl.com/mr42rzad</a>The Healing Power of Your Own Touch: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y4ze59h8">https://tinyurl.com/y4ze59h8</a>How to Relax Your Body Through a Standing Meditation: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2fv4c9h8">https://tinyurl.com/2fv4c9h8</a>Related Science of Happiness episodes:Why Dancing Is The Best Medicine: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y66hxxy9">https://tinyurl.com/y66hxxy9</a>The Science of Humming: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4esyy6nd">https://tinyurl.com/4esyy6nd</a>How Music Can Bridge Cultures: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/5ar3c8yy">https://tinyurl.com/5ar3c8yy</a>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scienceofhappinesspod/">@ScienceOfHappinessPod</a>We’d love to hear about your experience with this practice! Share your thoughts at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.Find us on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap">https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap</a>Help us share Happiness Break! Leave a 5-star review and share this link:<a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap"> https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap</a>Transcription: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/275tna6h">https://tinyurl.com/275tna6h</a>

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