Befriending Emotions

Today, I'll talk about a technique called Befriending Emotions. This technique involves applying awareness straight away when a difficult emotion arises, and instead of resisting it or going with an impulsive response, greeting the emotion to yourself and welcoming it into your life. In this way, we're hoping to achieve some equanimity whenever this emotion arises, by taking the mind out of fear-response mode through the loving act of greeting.