#791: How to Feel at Peace Amidst High Stress — Guided Meditation with Zen Master Henry Shukman

What It Covers

Zen Master Henry Shukman guides a ten minute meditation teaching practitioners how to recognize and welcome stress sensations in the body rather than suppressing them.

Key Questions Answered

• •Stress recognition technique: Scan your torso for physical signatures of stress like tightness, heat, or density in the chest, diaphragm, or throat when thinking about minor stressors like unanswered emails.
• •Counterintuitive approach: Instead of trying to eliminate stress, welcome and allow it as part of current experience while maintaining soft shoulders and relaxed body, treating discomfort with kind attentiveness.
• •Warm wax visualization: Imagine your entire torso as warm wax that can hold uncomfortable feelings within its softness, discovering your capacity to give yourself loving and kind awareness during stressful moments.