When we sit down to meditate, we start by bringing a healing attention to the body, and then naturally the heart presents itself for healing. All sorts of emotions will arise. Emotions and feelings that we might have not allowed ourselves to feel fully and acknowledge will present themselves: pain from past traumas, early childhood and family pain, grief from dashed expectations and hopes, present fears. These are all stored in our heart. “Our task during meditation is to acknowledge all our feelings, recognize them, let them move through us, and allow them to sing their song” (Jack Kornfield)
Making space for your emotions (23 min)
