Sit comfortably in your chair or lie down. Now, take a few deep breaths. Let the atmosphere settle down with peace. Feel open curiosity, love and acceptance in your mind. Next,keep your focus on your toes and feet. Can you stay with this body awareness? Can you feel any sensations? Does it feel relaxed or…
Pathways of anxiety (adapted from Coughlin Della Selva, 2004). Part of an intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapeutic approach. Anxiety signals to the body that emotions are being processed and acted upon. When emotions arise, they must be processed instead of suppressed. Coughlin Della Selva provideda list of anxieties and theirlocations in the body. Anxiety can…
This blog will teach us how to connect to emotions, thoughts, and body sensations. In the above grid, I have simplified the primary emotions to four for easy understanding, but they can be considered eight. ANGER: This primary emotion, when mixed with other primary emotions, can lead to secondary emotions such as fury, outrage,…
We hold on to memories which reinforce how we feel about ourselves. These are called memorials. We will now look for evidence of information where we look for times that we thank for and feel grateful. These are known as Gratitude memorials. You can place them where you can see them easily and be thankful…
You can sit quietly, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Now, think of an event which has caused you negative feelings and thoughts. Be very specific about the event. Describe it in your mind as if you are undergoing it right now. Use all five senses to write the script in…
Close your eyes and take a few rounds of deep breaths. In this exercise, you will sit quietly and read this metaphor a few times. This will help you forgive a person, a situation or an event. Imagine the noose, a loop of rope with a running knot. The knot becomes tighter and tighter when…
Emotions that one experiences live in your body only for six seconds. Then why do we harbour anger and hatred towards people who have hurt us for years and years together? This is because of the thoughts invested repeatedly in the form of ruminations towards that person. This keeps the tiger in you alive. The…
Reading this metaphor is also about forgiveness. Imagine you are carrying a heavy stone on your shoulders. This is an analogy for holding on to a grudge against a person who has wronged you, and you are trying to hold on to it. You carry this stone on your head as you walk your way.…
Close your eyes and visualise the person who has hurt you or someone you have several negative thoughts and feelings towards. Think of an event that evoked such negativity. Close your eyes and visualise that event in detail. Move to that situation mentally and reflect on what aspects of that person hurt you in that…
What is self-care? What is self-care? What will you do when you think you are taking care of yourself? Do you envision eating well, sleeping well and exercising? Yes,maintaining health is very important.However,most of what appears to be self-care involves punishing yourself and living up to societal expectations of a low-weight, clear-skinned person. Authentic self-care…
