Observing And Understanding Your Emotions

Welcome to Observing and Understanding Your Emotions. This informative talk and mindfulness-based practice all rolled into one is intended to help you begin to cultivate a new relationship with your emotions, one that is rooted in understanding, compassion, and gratitude. In the educational section of this experience, you’ll learn how to identify certain emotions, and what they might mean for you.

In the experiential section that follows, you can practice noticing and understanding your emotions in a way that feels safe and secure, incorporating deep, anchoring breaths along the way. Please remember that this isn’t meant to replace therapy. If at any time you feel unsafe or very overwhelmed, it is okay to stop your practice for today and seek assistance. I don’t recommend that you engage in the experiential practice on your own if you have a history of deep trauma. You may choose to instead to try it with a professional or trusted other, or wait on it for now.