We are incredibly sensitive creatures and very affected by our environment and the people around us. And because we can’t control all aspects of our external circumstances, we experience a whole range of daily challenging emotions such as fear, frustration, sadness, confusion, worry, doubt, helplessness, loneliness, etc. 

It's natural to not want to have unpleasant feelings. Most of us have actually become pretty adept at developing avoidance coping mechanisms such as denial, distraction, checking out or going straight into fix-it-mode to eradicate the stressor asap. While this might offer temporary relief, what originally generated the emotions goes unseen and unaddressed if we don’t allow emotions to complete their expression. As a result, these challenging feelings will resurface over and over again. 

So how can we skillfully be with unpleasant emotions? By studying, understanding and honoring their inherent value, and building the resilience needed to stay in them long enough to discover what they have to reveal.

Join us in this webinar to deepen your understanding of the importance of having challenging emotions and how they ultimately serve our well being. Come learn about the science behind emotions and how to use mindfulness to build your capacity for being with difficult feelings. In this session, we will: 

• become aware of the rich variety of emotions that make up experience

• understand the mechanism of how feelings arise and the effects that they have on the body and mind

• learn about the true value of challenging emotions and what we miss out on when we avoid them 

• experiment with different meditation techniques to offer supportive conditions to stay long enough in difficult emotions to discover the root need that is calling for attention