Ep. 201 – A Guided Practice on Working with Thought and Emotions

Highlighting the impermanence of experience, Joseph Goldstein leads a practice in noticing mental and physical sensations. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein offers a guided practice on: Working with thought and emotion Full body awareness without effort or struggling Noticing the breath and other sensations Being aware of thoughts just as they are arising Opening up to the fullness of experience The power of naming emotions Sensing the impermanent nature of all things Moving from the conceptual into direct experience The seduction of our thoughts This 2018 recording from an Insight Meditation Retreat was originally published by Dharmaseed “We don’t have to do anything to make things change. The very nature of whatever is arising, whether it’s in the body or the mind, the very nature is that whatever arises will also pass away.” – Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .