This might seem like kindergarten stuff - everyone over the age of five knows what anger and anxiety feel like. Or, is your heart pounding? Are your palms sweating? You might be experiencing anxiety.
Are your cheeks hot? Are your fists clenched? You might be experiencing anger. Here's how it works: Starting at the top of your head, check in with every part of your body and notice how it feels. The point of the exercise is to pay attention to your body to gain some insight into the emotions you're experiencing. This revelation, from SIY teacher Robert Chender, provided some context for the introduction of a mindfulness exercise called the body scan. There were a few profound insights I scribbled down while I was there, and one of them was this: "Emotions are actually feelings in the body." Last week I participated in Search Inside Yourself, a mindfulness program developed at Google that's now offered publicly through the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. It often indicates a user profile.ĭo a "body scan" to catch difficult emotions before they spiral out of control. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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