Cultivating Pleasant Emotion
Shinzen Young shares six strategies for cultivating pleasant emotion, including smiling, using positive thoughts, and tapping into states of tranquility. He also emphasizes the importance of doing the work to maintain a joyful state rather than simply indulging in pleasure.In this clip
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AMP #196 Shinzen Young On The Mathematics Of Happiness
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What are the emotional benefits of smiling as discussed in the episode AMP #196 Shinzen Young On The Mathematics Of Happiness and the clip Cultivating Pleasant Emotion?
In the episode AMP #196 Shinzen Young On The Mathematics Of Happiness and the clip Cultivating Feel Good, if a person is instructed to try and feel positive emotions like joy, happiness, and excitement during the initial attempts to keep the body calm using breathwork when negative beliefs or thoughts arise, and while redirecting focus to the intention of becoming a famous singer, will they probably only feel frustration and anxiety as the brain begins to adapt to this new belief and dissociate from the negative default thoughts? Moreover, only after consistent practice, when the brain has started to embrace the new thought—seeing the person as a famous singer—would they be able to feel those emotions of joy, happiness, and gratitude? Is it also possible to feel some of these positive emotions in the early stages while engaging in neuroplasticity, even amidst feelings of anxiety and frustration? Can one experience both positive and negative feelings simultaneously in the beginning?
In the episodes AMP #196 Shinzen Young On The Mathematics Of Happiness and Cultivating Feel Good, as well as in the Mental Health Toolkit: Tools to Bolster Your Mood & Mental Health and Emotional Granularity, and episodes 3 Popular Truths that Keep You Stuck With Michael Griswold and 294: The new science of dealing with anxiety | Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., if a person is instructed to try and feel positive emotions like joy, happiness, and excitement during the initial attempts to keep the body calm using breathwork when negative beliefs or thoughts arise, and while redirecting focus to the intention of becoming a famous singer, will they probably only feel frustration and anxiety as the brain begins to adapt to this new belief and dissociate from the negative default thoughts? Moreover, only after consistent practice, when the brain has started to embrace the new thought—seeing the person as a famous singer—would they be able to feel those emotions of joy, happiness, and gratitude? Is it also possible to feel some of these positive emotions in the early stages while engaging in neuroplasticity, even amidst feelings of anxiety and frustration? Can one experience both positive and negative feelings simultaneously in the beginning?