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The five steps to transform emotions

writing of Thich Nhat Hanh

Halfway a path of music therapy on the transformation of emotions, carry the words of the Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh . They are my guide in the work on the emotions.

The first step in working with emotions is to recognize them when they emerge. The responsible of this is awareness. In the case of fear, for example, the activity is awareness, look at their fear and recognize it as such. You know that fear comes from you, just as awareness. Both are within you and do not conflict, and the unit takes care of the other.
The second step is to become one with the emotion. You better not say, "Go away, afraid. I do not like. You're not me. "It is much more effective to say:" Hello, fear. How are you today? ". Then you can invite the two aspects of yourself, awareness and fear, in a friendly handshake and maybe become one. […]
La pratica fondamentale è alimentare la consapevolezza con la respirazione cosciente, tenerla pronta, forte e vitale. Anche se al principio potrà mancare il vigore, nutrendola diventerà più robusta. Finché c’è consapevolezza, non c’è pericolo di affogare nella paura. In realtà, cominciate a trasformarla nel preciso istante in cui date vita alla consapevolezza dentro di voi.
Il terzo passo è calmare l’emozione. Affidata la paura nelle mani esperte della consapevolezza, cominciate a calmarla: “Inspirando, calmo l’attività del corpo e della mente”.[…] “Espirando, calmo la mia paura”.
Il fourth step is to let the emotion go, let go. The calm achieved makes you feel at ease even in the grip of fear and more fear to reach intolerable levels. Realize that you are able to manage your fear, down the scales, making it less harsh and more tolerable. Now you can smile and let her go, but do not stop there. Calm down and let go only relieve the symptoms. Now you have the chance to go further and transform the roots of your fear.
The fifth step is to look at in depth. Look at the bottom of your child - your feeling of fear - to figure out what's wrong, even after that the child has stopped crying, even when the fear is gone. [...] Looking at the bottom of your child understand what it is that makes him cry, and once you understand that you will know what to do and what not to do to transform the emotion and be free .

Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is every step from (Ubaldini publisher)