The safest place to be when you are scared, worried, or anxious is in your body. Can you feel your feet right now? Without looking, are you wearing shoes or socks? How do you know? Many people will answer this last question with a memory. “Yes, I am wearing shoes. I know because I put them on … [Read more...]
Mindfulness: A Counterintuitive Approach to Difficult Emotions (Part 1)
Our Emotional Training: Short Term Relief When feeling distress, discomfort, or any difficult feeling (sadness, anger, anxiety, fear, confusion), most of us immediately react by finding a way to get rid of it, to make it better, to fix it, figure it out, or get away from it. Some of us are so good … [Read more...]
