Show Notes In today’s episode, I would like to address emotions. How we usually deal with them and how meditation can help? There are two ways we usually deal with emotions. 1. We completely avoid to feel the emotions by keeping ourselves busy with work, social media, going out for shopping, eating , watching endless tv. That way it becomes easy for us to not feel the emotion we know exist in ourselves. 2.We drown in our emotions. We lock ourselves in cry, dramatise it by recalling painful events, victimising ourselves thinking why it happens to me and why I am the only one. In this case we are drowning with our emotions Both these ways are the reaction to what emotions we are going through. But reacting to emotions will simply grow it bigger. When we suppress or drown with emotions it will grow and it is not the healthy way to deal with emotions. Imagine emotion is a fire and it will grow wild when you put fuel to it. Reaction to emotions is that fuel that only grow that emotions. When we feel the emotion , it is best to meditate on it. Sitting with the emotions , feel all of it and slowly it will melt.  When you are meditating on it and observing your emotions it loses its power and slowly you will be able to let it go. But one thing to keep in mind is being compassionate towards yourself when practicing this. It won’t be possible always to meditate on emotions but do it as much as you can tolerate and remember some of the emotions will be strong to feel. So take a step back and come back to meditate when you feel ok. Self compassion is must in practicing this. Pain is inevitable, things doesn’t always go our way . But with meditation we can make decision how much we want suffer. Suffering is our choice. Releasing Pressure Meditation at the end of the episode.