Episode Details

In this guided meditation, Brother Richard explores how we can become more aware of our emotions without suppressing them, judging them or becoming overwhelmed by them.

Meditation is sometimes associated with becoming detached or impassive, but our emotions are an important part of our human experience. By learning to observe the ebb and flow of our feelings with compassion and curiosity, we can begin to understand what triggers them and how we respond.

Through breath awareness and gentle reflection, this meditation invites you to notice your emotional life, create some space between feeling and reaction, and consider whether the things influencing your emotions are helpful to you.

A useful meditation for emotional awareness, mindfulness, self-compassion and finding greater calm when feelings are difficult or intense. It can also be used to relax, quiet a busy mind and unwind before sleep.

Chapters

00:00 – Understanding emotions in meditation

01:15 – Beginning the meditation

01:44 – Anchoring in the breath

02:41 – Releasing tension and stress

03:06 – Observing your feelings

03:40 – Looking back over your emotional day

04:39 – The ebb and flow of emotion

05:00 – What is your default emotional state?

05:45 – Creating space between emotion and awareness

06:45 – What would you like to be feeling?

07:41 – Returning to the breath

08:27 – Observing emotional triggers in daily life

09:21 – Closing bell

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