This is an archived blog from when I ran Conscious Public Relations Inc. from 2008-2018. Excuse the potential outdated-ness!
Last weekend I went on a quick trip with friends and it was a much needed break from my routine. However, on Friday I checked my work e-mail and one message caused a bit of fear to rise in me. I responded back and was glad to have dealt with it that day instead of after coming back on Monday, but that little bit of fear was still there with me throughout the trip. That little voice… man, I really hate that voice.
The trip was great, and as I arrived home another incident happened which caused more emotion to arise in me. I am not a very emotional person, as I’ve learned to suppress it and use meditation to try and release those emotions, which usually stem from a fear of something.
Yesterday was a crazy day, catching up with work. I had registered a while back for an evening event put on by SPARK Creations, which puts on self-development programs such as the weekend Spark Essentials retreat program. It’s well received, and I was especially interested in the guest speaker who has been practicing the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for two years. I could easily have not attended the event, but I was called to put all my tasks aside and invest in two hours of learning something new.
The EFT technique uses sort of the same theory as acupuncture or acupressure, where you gently tap certain areas of your hand, face, and chest as you say statements of your feelings. There is a method to it, and it includes breathing after each step. You can YouTube it to see what it looks like.
We practiced some of the techniques, and when I went home, I got all of my day’s tasks finished and then tried out a session myself. I’m not used to talking to myself out loud (although I do in my head, LOTS) so it felt very strange. But I feel it could be a great way to take those emotions that come up in my body and mind and release it outward. They say energy doesn’t die but is transformed… so I would rather shift that negative or fearful energy outside instead of letting it stay in my body and manifest into pain, or even worse, disease. I have been lucky that I haven’t had a condition resulting from stress, but I know that it is definitely possible if you let it get to that level and don’t deal with it right away. Or, we’ve all had those moments where we’ve raged or ranted out of emotion and really didn’t mean anything we said. So we need to learn how to deal with the emotion in a safe way that releases it but not at the expense of others.
Thank you to Aileen and Michelle with Spark Creations for a wonderful evening (check them out here and on Facebook) and Lilla for sharing her wisdom and energy with those who attended.
What techniques do you use for releasing your unwanted emotions?
