Soothing Difficult Emotions

This “Soften, Soothe, Allow” practice is one of my favorite meditations from Kristin Neff and Chris Germer’s Mindful Self-Compassion program. It’s designed to help us work with difficult emotions by offering ourselves physical compassion (softening), emotional compassion (soothing), and mental compassion (allowing). While turning towards our difficult feelings can make them more intense at first, it also helps them pass through us with more ease. However, it’s important to remember to take a break whenever the feelings are too intense and you don’t have to face all your feelings all of the time!

Coping ToolsJessica YouseffiOctober 20, 2019Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, Meditation, distress tolerance, Difficult Emotions, self care

Getting Bigger: Holding Difficult Emotions with Spaciousness

This practice comes from Ann Weiser Cornell, an expert on the psychotherapeutic Focusing technique. This mindfulness and somatic awareness exercise can help you get a handle on overwhelming emotions, calm your nervous system and gain a clearer perspective.

Coping Tools, Personal Growth, Somatic TherapyJessica YouseffiSeptember 6, 2019Mindfulness, Difficult Emotions, Calming Emotions, self-regulation, Focusing, Somatic Awareness