Negative mindstates and awareness

Working with negative stuff, whether it’s the Wheezer or Shakey or whatever.

- Recognize the emotion
- Accept the emotion, whatever it is (anger, self-judgment, judgment, outrage, whatever)
- Feel the emotion, allow it, let it happen
- Then, relax the body (especially jaw/face)
- Then, drop into awareness or the breath

I feel going into awareness is better than the breath - it’s so all-embracing. Plus it’s a wholesome dzogchen thing to do. Just sense the awareness in this moment, bask in it, swim.