![]() ![]() While you can practice mindfulness literally anywhere at any time (such as when you are brushing your teeth or doing the laundry), one of the best ways to cultivate it is through mindfulness meditation. It is an active state that involves practice, but is achievable for most people. Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present in the moment without judgment. If you want to stop judging your emotion and engage more fully in your experiences – pleasant and unpleasant – mindfulness can help. Simply put: when we begin judging an experience, we stop fully experiencing it. We become preoccupied with our mind, on judging whether our feelings are “good” or “bad,” and consequently if we, ourselves, are “good” or “bad.” Judging ourselves or our experience as “bad” when experiencing an unpleasant emotion such as anger may not only leave us feeling confused, conflicted, or even ashamed, but it also stops us from being able to fully enjoy and participate in life. While most of us would prefer to experience “good” (or pleasant) emotions like happiness or excitement over “bad” (or unpleasant) emotions such as anger or fear, no emotional experience (or individual experiencing emotion) is inherently “good” or “bad”. Feeling happy or excited is “good,” while feeling angry or afraid is “bad.” When we label our emotions into these dichotomous categories, we are unintentionally putting a judgment onto more than just the emotion, but also on the experience of having the emotion. This is not an exhaustive list – Overwhelmed, annoyed, peaceful, anxious, respected, bored, confident, passionate… Most (if not all) emotions are perceived as being either “good” or “bad.” “Good” emotions tend to include happiness, excitement, joy, contentment, and love, while “bad” emotions can include anger, sadness, fear, rejection, and disappointment. Most people label emotions as being “good” or “bad” based on what those emotions make us feel. However, the ability to classify and label can be detrimental to our mental health without us even realizing it. This innate process allows us to rapidly digest new information. It is how we evolved to quickly assess situations for safety. The same thing can happen when someone asks us how we feel. We automatically label our experience and we judge all that has happened as solely “good” or “bad”, taking away any nuance or ambiguity. Typically, our response to this question is quick: “Good, thanks!” or “Ugh, terrible!” If it’s a good day, we list everything positive that happened to us if it’s a bad day, we focus on the negatives. Next Thursday, 23rd March, 06:30 pm, Teen/Tween/Parent Meditation in PeoriaĪlso check out other Health & Wellness Events in Peoria.Pause for just a moment and recall the last time someone asked you how your day was.Next Monday, 20th March, 06:30 pm, Mindful and Healing Meditation in Peoria.This Thursday, 16th March, 06:30 pm, Stress Relief Class / Meditation in Peoria.You may also like the following events from Mindfulness & Healing Meditations by Jewels: *I can also do one on one sessions or private sessions (you & your friends/family) for a separate fee. ✨️ If interested in joining please feel free to reach out, I would love to share space with you. ?♀️ All you need to do is bring some water, come dressed comfortably and have an open mind during your healing journey. ▪︎ You leave feeling lighter and more present. ▪︎ You gain a community and meet new friends. ▪︎ You leave with a small healing gift from me. ▪︎I do a cleansing at end of the meditation. ▪︎ The meditations are geared for keeping you present and mindful. ▪︎I change up the sessions monthly, I add sound healing, mantras and specialty Sessions. ▪︎We spend a couple minutes collecting our energy before we start. What happens at a Meditation Session with Jewels? To hold your space the fee is non-refundable /but transferable up to 1 time only. I focus on mindfulness, healing and being present in the moment. It is also the practice of releasing your attention from the confines of your mind, ![]() ![]() Meditation is the act of becoming present so that you can be an observer of your thoughts and maybe eventually release any thoughts that no longer serve you. Mindful & Healing Meditation Sessions with Jewels ![]()
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