When we find ourselves wrestling with an emotion, there are many techniques we can try to allow it to pass.

We might try welcoming it, giving it space, paradoxical intention or leaning into the emotion. We might even try somatic methods, moving our bodies around in order to shake off the state.

However, sometimes through all that trying, all we seem to do is re-enforce the same state. Perhaps in that case the best thing to do is let go of all the techniques, and simply step out of the way.

Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought - Cycling Through Techniques: Episode 383