When we feel saddened, depressed or heartbroken, our innate reaction might be to contract. We push our shoulders forward, covering our body - perhaps in order to feel safe, protecting what is hurting.
However, this normally prevents us from experiencing our pain fully, and as a result it prolongs it.
Pushing our shoulders back, elongating the spine and breathing deeply, we feel our pain completely.
The pain doesn’t disappear, but now we face it boldly. Our internal warrior is awakened.
For the transcript: An Open Chest A Beautiful Thought
