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Staying with our emotions.
Emotions are an essential part of the human experience. For many people, it’s the part that we
listen to most, that provides motivation and meaning.
When emotions are positive, all may be well, but when they’re painful, they can send us into a spiral of depression, confusion and blame. And, in spite of their importance in our lives, many of us don’t know a lot about how emotions actually work or how we can learn to be with them in ways that cultivate our well-being and connection with ourselves and others.
It helps to know there are three parts to an emotional experience centered in different parts of your brain: physical sensations (like tightness), an emotion (like anger or grief) and the thoughts about it (like the story about what happened). Most people have learned to focus on–and believe–the emotion and the thoughts that surround it, and don’t pay much attention to its physical expression.
There are many traditional mindfulness practices designed to help balance and enrich your emotional life. One approach guides you to go deeply into these often-ignored physical sensations that arise from the oldest part of your brain. When you pay attention to the physical expression for a sustained period of time, it settles down, and the emotions and thoughts follow. You then have a greater balance of body, mind and heart to guide your understanding and behavior.
Here’s a practice you can do any time you’d like to feel more grounded in the midst of a difficult emotion.
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By GreenHinterlandGirlEmotions are an essential part of the human experience. For many people, it’s the part that we
listen to most, that provides motivation and meaning.
When emotions are positive, all may be well, but when they’re painful, they can send us into a spiral of depression, confusion and blame. And, in spite of their importance in our lives, many of us don’t know a lot about how emotions actually work or how we can learn to be with them in ways that cultivate our well-being and connection with ourselves and others.
It helps to know there are three parts to an emotional experience centered in different parts of your brain: physical sensations (like tightness), an emotion (like anger or grief) and the thoughts about it (like the story about what happened). Most people have learned to focus on–and believe–the emotion and the thoughts that surround it, and don’t pay much attention to its physical expression.
There are many traditional mindfulness practices designed to help balance and enrich your emotional life. One approach guides you to go deeply into these often-ignored physical sensations that arise from the oldest part of your brain. When you pay attention to the physical expression for a sustained period of time, it settles down, and the emotions and thoughts follow. You then have a greater balance of body, mind and heart to guide your understanding and behavior.
Here’s a practice you can do any time you’d like to feel more grounded in the midst of a difficult emotion.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenhinterlandgirl/message