Live Recording: Quick Emotional Check-in

Recorded during the live event "Tue Mar 4 - 03:15 pm Quick Emotional check-in".

Please be mindful that the audio contains background noise as it is live recorded and un-edited.

You will do a quick-check in of identifying bodily experiences, name your emotions, rank your emotions, breathing techniques, and trace the emotions through your body. We will end with gratitude and an exercise for after the quick-check-in.

Transcript

Hello and welcome, My name is Yvette. I would like to do a quick, Emphasis on quick, Emotional check-in where we are going to be in our bodies and focus on our emotions, Our experiences and how we can stay a little bit longer with an emotion. So if you're ready, Please listen to the singing bowl so that we can get started. And you can close your eyes and sit with a straight spine. Palms on your lap, Downwards. We're going to focus on the body. And you can take a deep breath in through the nose and then hold it on top and then breathe out through pursed lips, Slower than your inhale. So you can join me by breathing in. Hold it and breathe out. Deep breath in. Hold it and drop those shoulders and breathe out. Final deep breath in through the nose. Hold it, Hold it. And relax. Return to your natural breath. Keep those eyes closed. Drop your tongue in your mouth and relax your jaw. Relax your shoulders. And say, Hello buddy, How are you doing? And we're going to dive a little bit deeper. We're not going to think how we feel. We're going to focus on what we are experiencing. For example, Are you feeling cold or hot? Are you feeling any pressure or strong muscle, For example, Around your stomach? Maybe your arms feel tense. These could already be signs of your emotions. Maybe you have a heavy chest. A pit in your stomach. So you're going to ask, What emotions am I feeling? And instead of thinking about it, We're just going to say, I feel anxiety, But that's okay. I feel anger, But that's okay. I feel love, But that's okay. And in order to stay with those emotions a little bit longer, We're going to give it a number on a scale from one to ten. For example, My anxiety is a six, But that's okay. My anger is a seven, But that's okay. My happiness is an eight, But that's okay. Take a deep breath in and breathe through those emotions. Don't push them away. We're going to allow them. And if you have difficulty staying with the emotion, What you can do is trace a certain emotion in your body. For example, I often feel anxiety around my stomach, But I feel love in my face and everywhere, Actually, In my body. So I'm going to trace it with my hands. I feel anger in my arms. I have my fists clenched and bald. Maybe you can even name it. I feel anger and I feel it in my hands and in my arms, But that's okay. I feel happiness and I feel it all over, But that's okay. And for some, It might even be helpful to give it a color. For example, My anger, It's a dark color. It's a gray-black color. But my happiness is really a yellow and a red. Now we're going to take a deep breath in and release that through our mouth with our outside. It sounds something like. . . And I want you to focus on something different, Because I'm very grateful that you are here. I'm grateful for my house, That the sun is shining. What are three things you're grateful for today? You don't have to overthink it, Just three things you're grateful for. And give yourself a hug and thank yourself for checking in. And please reflect really quickly on what your emotions were. For example, Happiness was an eight. But we did a couple of exercises, A gratitude exercise and thanking ourselves. So let's go back into our bodies one time, But very quickly. So we're going to breathe in and breathe out through the mouth. And ask yourself, Are my emotions still the same? If that's the case, That's okay. Or did your emotions change? Because that's the thing. This too shall pass. Emotions come and go. It's a cliche, But here's a reminder. So I want you to take a final breath in and really release it through your mouth. You might even want to stick your tongue out and drop those shoulders when you breathe out. So breathing in, Hold it and release. How was that experience? And what could be helpful is a final question regarding your emotions. Is there a helpful way how you can respond to these emotions? For example, Do you call a friend? Or in case when you're angry, Do you go boxing? Or if you're stressed, Are you going into nature? Please think of a helpful way how to respond to your emotions. And I want to thank you for being here and investing this time in you.

Reviews

A very positive and insightful session in how to recognize and respond to changing emotions. Most helpful to note how quickly they can change and ways to embrace joyful experiences. Thanks Evette🙏

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