You Daily Pause | Day 15 | Mindfulness Of Emotions

We don't always have control over how we feel. But we can hold ourselves accountable for how we deal with how we feel. Usually, we are good at thinking about how we feel. In our mindfulness practice – we learn to experience emotion in our bodies. How does it FEEL when you are angry, anxious, sad, in love, excited? It takes mindfulness to notice, allow and learn from it. Welcome to the class!

Transcript

Hello everyone, Welcome to the daily pause. I invite you to find a comfortable seat. Perhaps take a deeper breath and complete exhale. If it feels comfortable you may perhaps close your eyes. Give yourself permission to spend next few minutes with your own body, With your own thoughts and emotions. Give yourself permission not to rush but slow down. Explore this state of mind and the state of your heart during this pause. And see if you can become aware of your body posture. Recognize the weight of your body and the connection of your body to the floor, To the chair. If you have support behind your back notice how it feels to have that support. See if you can soften your eyes, Muscles of your face. With your next exhalation see if you can soften those shoulders. Relax the belly and become aware of your body breathing. See if with the attitude of kindness and curiosity you may keep exploring the flow of your breath in and out. The depth of each inhale, The softness of every exhale. By this time of course the thoughts also come. You notice that you get distracted. Thoughts are like actors that coming into the stage and playing some narrative, Distracting you, Asking you to follow them. See if you can recognize those and name them. How this is me thinking. When you let them go, You come back, Return your attention to feeling, Experiencing this moment, The second. Sometimes some of the emotions are also coming. Some of the thoughts may be emotionally charged. You may start feeling anxious. You may start feeling bored, Restless, Impatient, Sad, Or joyful and happy. See if you can notice that. Perhaps let go of the thinking about the emotion but rather experience the state of your heart as it is in your body. How does a certain emotion expresses itself in your body? How does it influence, Effects your breath? You And some of the emotions are pleasant. Others are unpleasant. Sometimes we may also feel absolutely neutral. It's like nothing is happening and then we get bored and sleepy. And all of that is normal, Natural. But this time we are aware of this. We can experience this inside out through our body, Trying to just think about it but experience it. Feel it. Explore it. Live it moment by moment. And from here, See if you can become aware of your whole body. The feet, The hands, The crown of your head, The shoulders, The breath. See if you can become aware of the whole space around your body. The sound of the street outside, The space around you. And in your own time, You open your eyes, Sense the difference of this moment, A bit more calmness, A little bit more of something, Whatever you notice. And perhaps you set intention. What is the next thing you will be doing? What's important? Thank you, And I'll see you next time.