[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":238},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Farticles\u002Fsubstack-audio-meditation":3,"article-author-david-stack":204},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"description":187,"draft":188,"extension":189,"image":190,"meta":191,"navigation":192,"path":193,"publishedAt":194,"robots":190,"schemaOrg":190,"seo":195,"sitemap":197,"stem":198,"summary":199,"topics":200,"updatedAt":194,"__hash__":203},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fsubstack-audio-meditation.md","The Substack-to-Audio Workflow for Meditation Teachers","david-stack",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":172},"minimark",[10,14,21,24,27,32,40,68,72,75,80,83,87,90,94,97,112,116,119,123,126,130,133,136,143,147],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Substack has become the digital home for independent meditation teachers. 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