The Art of Noticing: Breaking the Cycle Of Stress

Learn to shift from a cycle of reactive thinking to a state of calm observation by tuning into your body's physical sensations. This practice guides you to notice how emotions and external cues manifest as tension or energy, allowing you to release physical resistance and find mental clarity.

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Take a moment to turn your attention. Inside. And just begin to notice. What's happening? Notice. Your heart rate, Your breathing. How tense or relaxed your body is. Notice. The sensations. That come from your inner body. Notice tingling. Little pulses of energy. The sensations of your breath. Of your lungs. Meeting your ribs. Notice. Where you feel warmth or cold. And notice. That as you're noticing, Those sensations. Change. The tingling. May give way. To. . . To more of a tight feeling. Or a jittery feeling. Or a feeling of heat. The energy pulses. May start to come up. Indifferent. Parts of your body. And as you have thoughts. About what you're noticing. Observe. Have those thoughts. Affect your body's sensations. What happens in your body when you have that thought? What happens in your body? When you hear a sound. What happens in your body? When you sense. A change in the air. In the temperature of the room. Emotions also result in sensations. Notice. Whatever feelings. Or emotions. Coming up for you now. And notice what happens in your body. As you feel those emotions. If those emotions are painful. You may feel your body tense against them. Just notice. Relax your body if you're able. And notice. What happens next? Just sitting with sensation. Rather than sitting. With our thoughts and feelings. Which often. . . Can. Can create a vicious cycle. In which the thoughts. . . Increase the painfulness of the feeling. And the painfulness of the feeling. Generates more thought. Just. . . Be aware of those thoughts or feelings. And notice. The sensations you have in your body. Just. . . Just noticing. With interest. But without having to explain or interpret them. Just being a noticer. In this moment.