Working with Our Emotions

from meditationaustralia.org.au

Recently I read an article by Rebecca Tolin called, "5 Mindfulness Meditations to Master Your Emotions and Face Stress." Rebecca writes how we can approach our emotions even when we are off our mats.  She refers to a book by psychologist Erin Olivo who says stress "boils down to emotion."   Rebecca writes, "In Wise MInd LIving  there are really only eight core categories {of emotions} to choose from: love, happiness, fear, anger, sadness, shame, jealousy, disgust."  Rebecca gives us 5 situations of stress  and the strategies to respond to them including meditations we can do for ourselves.  The meditations can be practice by all of us.  The 5 stressors may or may not directly apply to us, but we experience similar situations no matter where we are in our life.  Enjoy reading this article and let me know how it helps you (or not). Give some of the meditations a try!
http://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/5-mindfulness-meditations-master-emotions-face-stress/