Journey to Inner Peace: Finding Calm in the Midst of Turbulence

Discover the transformative power of mindfulness in redefining your relationship with daily pressures, as we unpack the art of being fully present amidst life's chaos. Ever felt like your worries are a part of you that you can't shake? We'll guide you through the profound shifts that occur when you learn to observe your concerns with detachment, rather than getting swept up in them. Our exploration goes beyond the surface, touching on the incredible changes that mindfulness can enact within our very brains.

This episode is an invitation to break free from the feedback loop of stress and embrace a new, healthier rapport with your thoughts and feelings. We'll provide practical steps to become more mindful, particularly when dealing with negative emotions. By acknowledging and embracing sensations in the body, we can step out of the loop of thinking that fuels overwhelming emotions and step into a state of presence. Join us on this mindful journey to enhance your presence, wisdom, and compassion, and make a profound impact on both your inner world and the world around you.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:04

In this exercise, I'll share how mindfulness can help you become however you want to be, rather than simply reacting to stressors of work, news and responsibilities. By now, you're probably feeling a little more comfortable with mindfulness practice and you may also feel the potential of what mindfulness can do for you. For example, what would it be like if you weren't worried about work or your mortgage, or feeling overwhelmed all the time, or feeling tired from all your chores? What if, instead of feeling overwhelmed, bored or stressed, you were simply able to step back and say, oh, okay, that's overwhelmed, or oh, okay, that's worried, okay, that's just stress. I got this, rather than saying I am stressed, rather than feeling as though you're in the middle of it all, instead of recognizing that, okay, that's a thought or that's a feeling. For some of you, that may sound weird or crazy or woo-woo, and some and some of you may think, yeah, but you don't know my crazy situation and you're right. I don't but remember. It's really important to see that in this practice of mindfulness, it takes time for change to happen, but change does happen for people who are successful at what they do. It's a habit of a lifetime, or at least a habit of a few good years. We're not just talking about doing better at work or feeling less stressed. This is about living on your own terms. This is about choosing how awake and present you want to be for the life you're living right now. This is about enhancing your presence, your wisdom, your compassion and your effect on the world inside of you and outside of you, and to the absolute best of your ability. How do you want to be, when you're older, mindful? Every time you realize you're distracted and you're taking time to acknowledge it, something is changing, not only in thoughts and consciousness, but also in the brain itself. If you experience stress, overwhelm or anxiety a lot, then it will be really uncomfortable and you'll probably want to get as far away from it as possible, and that's understandable. But it's also really important to acknowledge that you can't stop anxiety. Everyone's tried it and it doesn't work. What you can do is develop a different type of relationship to it where you'll eventually feel at ease with it and potentially, can even start to embrace it as a way of further understanding the mind.

Speaker 1: 2:51

As you move through your day-to-day, remember the, remember that idea of being aware, simply being aware, being present for the sensations in your body. Whenever you remember to do this is quite an amazing thing because all sudden you're actually present again. It's as though you cut the negative feedback loop, you step out of the loop of thinking which fuels the emotions of stress and overwhelm, and instead you're actually present with your body and what you're doing. On one hand, it's a very ordinary feeling and yet, on the other hand, it's an extraordinary feeling because we experience it so rarely. Just remembering to be present, simply being aware, excellent, well done.

Speaker 1: 3:47

So to recap, if you experience stress, overwhelm or anxiety a lot, then it will be really uncomfortable and you will probably want to get as far away from it as possible, and that's understandable. But it's also really important to acknowledge that you can't stop anxiety. Everyone's tried it and it doesn't work. What you can do is develop a different type of relationship to it, where you eventually feel at ease with it and potentially can even start to embrace it as a as a way of further understanding the mind as you move through your day-to-day. Remember that idea of being aware, simply being aware, being present for the sensations in your body. I hope that some of this has been beneficial for you. Thank you for your mindfulness and thank you for joining me for this guided meditation being mindful and present with the negative emotions. If you like this meditation, please like and subscribe to my channel, namaste.