Heart over head- A practical guide to reconnecting with the heart.

Emotions were originally linked with the heart and intangible with it, a fragile piece of flesh which makes us human. We have a complicated relationship with our emotions, since we don’t fully understand them, but yet they have such a great control over us. The feeling space in your body is your heart, at the centre and that feeling space is where were all attempting to become more attune with. We want to never feel clouded, lost and confused with our emotions in life but yet we do. We observed how our parents couldn’t handle their own emotions with no class or role model to teach us what they mean. It’s the sense of life and emotions happening without emotions is what leaves to this lost sensation. It’s fairly depressing, yet in truth we survive in this taste and have moments of connecting fully with the heart.

To first begin to connect more with the present. Sit for moments at a time, breathe deeply into your chest and focus on the sensations in your body. Feel how the ground feels at your feet, the chair supporting your bottom. This may lead to you when you build the habit to recognise how your present sensations and emotions are without thought.

Delve into memories, were you felt either intense hatred, happiness, comfort as many emotions thinkable. Allow yourself to observe how your body felt, how did it feel? Tense, shaky, sweaty, energised. Those all indicate how emotions effect your body and they affect your movement, tone of voice, body language.

On you next shopping trip. Walk in and make sessions on what veg or clothing your purchase based on what feels right at the moment. Dose lettuce feel right, or cress. Without applying logic, which is difficult. Once in the habit you may become more aware what choices to make, without analysing. This excursive delivers you into the moment, you are giving your emotions some integrity. Using sensations to make decisions with, which we usually resist.

When you feel any emotion, react the way which feels best. Scream, laugh, sulk. Let it be and react as it is. This is not illogical behaviour. We need to begin to allow ourselves to experience and express in the moment reaction. A lot of people have that one emotion they tend to hide; such as anger or grief. Growing up our parents must have not validated one of those reactions because it the way smart girls/ nice boys weren’t meant to react.

Most practical people tend to view emotions as the one thing that makes you the most vulnerable, exposed and come across as less capable. Feeling discomfort, anger or sickness is not necessary. We deal by trying to minimise our reactions and continuing on with our days without giving it recognition. Secretly we want to be more connected with our emotions, we want to be attune and one with them, but we can never understand them by never giving them recognition. A place where it can externally express its self. They say that Artists are the most attune with emotion because they have a muse to express them through. Express yourself.