Something I just wanted to share with you Captain T, you may wish to practice this and in time it will help you to become more grounded, calm and present.
Mindful breathing for strong emotions by Thich Nhat Hanh
Sometimes we can experience strong emotions the below practice may help you to deal with these easier and allow them to pass and in turn help to find your inner calm.
"An emotion is something like a storm and you feel, that it is coming."
The practice of mindful breathing is very important.
We should not wait until the strong emotion comes.
In order to practice
We have to train ourselves with practice so that when the emotion comes naturally, we will remember the practice.
An emotion is something like a storm and you feel that it is coming and if you notice that the strong emotion is coming you prepare yourself in order to receive it and handle it.
Drop everything you are doing.
Sit down or lie down and wait for it while practicing mindful breathing.
In the sitting or lying position you breathe in and become aware of the rising and falling of your abdomen.
This is deep breathing
For a strong emotion we need deep belly breathing, we breathe in, in such a way that our stomach will rise as high as possible and when we breathe out we bring it down as much as possible.
If you are in a sitting position, you may like to put your hand here to feel the rising and falling of your abdomen.
Or if you are in the laying position, you may do the same.
Instead of staying here on the level of the brain, you bring your mind down and focus your attention down here on the level of the naval.
