It's common to tighten around your discomfort. You tense the body when you are struggling, trying to rid yourself of the unpleasantness. Instead of tightening, you can make room for the pain - welcoming it in and meeting it with a caring presence. You have the power to retrain the mind.

With special thanks to mindfulnessexercises.com for the beautiful script and Peter Sandberg for the song "ES_Solitude".