Handling emotions

Can you really handle emotions, take for example anger, in our neural circuitry anger is out the door before you can react. So how do you deal with it, especially if it has become an issue for you.

There is a lovely book I am currently reading called the Sedona method, this method was shared by a gentleman called Lester Levenson.

Emotions can be either expressed or suppressed, in case of anger, expressing it can have fairly damaging consequences, similarly suppressing anger is a sure shot recipe for a coronary or atleast ulcers and heartburn.

Lester offers an alternative, i.e. release. Yes, release, it all starts with welcoming the emotion as best as you can, the act of denying an emotion only makes it stronger. Then having welcomed it you ask yourself whether you can let go of the emotion and when you would like to let go.

The Sedona method explains that the root of our emotions lie in a sense of want or lack, i.e. wanting approval/disapproval, wanting to survive/die, wanting control/to be controlled and wanting to be one/separate. Once you begin letting go of wants you begin the journey to true freedom or imperturbility. I love the term Lester had given this state, 'Hootlessness' !

My explanation of the process here is extremely brief and I urge you to read the book yourself, however I have found it to be very effective and with practice you will begin to notice subtle changes very quickly.