The Stress Is Not You Meditation

Today, we are going to focus on the realization that whatever stress we're experiencing is not who we are. We will begin with our breathing, a centering meditation, and then move into working with and through stress thoughts, the feelings that attach to those thoughts, and then that automatic reaction or behavior that is a result of those stress thoughts or feelings.

Sometimes we can over-identify with the stressors in our lives. When we allow ourselves to attach to the stress thoughts and get stuck there, it feels like we become the stress. And the stress becomes so overwhelming at times that we can feel paralyzed within that stress. Our mindful and somatic practice will help us to recognize when we activate our autonomic nervous system and how to help it reset and respond right in the stressful situation we're faced with.