How to Connect With Your Emotional Self

Michael Kohan 

Elevate Life Project:  Mindfulness | Spirituality | Success | Personal Growth

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Show Notes:

[00:00] - Introduction

• In today’s fast-paced world, emotions are often ignored or deemed unimportant.
• Why emotions matter: they are messages from our brain.
• Learn how acknowledging, assessing, and managing your emotions can help you gain control over your actions and decisions.

[01:45] - Learn What Calm Feels Like

• Understanding what calm, relaxed, and content feels like is key to managing emotions.
• Daily relaxation practice: meditation, or listening to relaxation audios to reset your emotional baseline.

[03:30] - Acknowledge Your Feelings

• Many people move through their day ignoring emotions—this can be a mistake.
• Pay attention when your emotional state shifts from calm and content.

[05:00] - Focus and Name Your Emotions

• Identify where the emotion is in your body and describe the sensation.
• Give your feelings a name. Recognizing how the label influences your response.
• Example: excitement and fear often feel similar.

[07:15] - Accept the Emotion

• You can’t fight your emotions, but you can choose how to react.
• Sit with the emotion and accept it as a natural bodily feeling without letting it change your plans or actions.

[09:00] - Neutralize Lingering Negative Emotions

• Acknowledge negative emotions until they pass. If they persist, relax the part of the body where the emotion resides.
• Visualization technique: imagine releasing the pressure of the emotion like a valve.

[11:30] - Understand Your Emotional Reaction

• Reflect on why the emotion arose in the first place.
• How did the situation trigger your emotional response, and what does it reveal about you?
• Is there something in the situation you need to work on for the future?

[13:00] - Conclusion

• Mastering your emotions leads to better decisions and fewer regrets.
• Take the time to connect with your emotional self for a better, more conscious life.

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