Commitment 03:
Feelings
Great leaders learn to access all three centers of intelligence – head, heart and gut.
Conscious leaders know that emotions are energy in motion. They are patterns of energy moving in and on the body, and every feeling we experience invites us in a specific way to grow in awareness and knowing.
From Above the Line
By Me:
I commit to feeling my feelings all the way through to completion. They come, and I locate them in my body then move, breathe and vocalize them so they release all the way through.
From below the Line
To Me:
I commit to resisting, judging and apologizing for my feelings. I repress, avoid, and withhold them.
Practice It:
To practice this commitment we recommend the following:
Step 1
Stop periodically throughout your day and simply ask yourself the question, “What am I feeling right now?” The answer to the question must be one or more of the five core feelings: sad, scared, angry, joyful or creative/sexual. Do not analyze the feeling and search for “why” you are feeling the feeling. Simply label it and then go back to doing what you were doing.
Step 2
When a feeling arises pause and…
- Locate the sensation in your body. What areas of the body are the sensations occurring?
- Eg. “Stomach swirling, chest tightening, eyes watering, throat closing”
- Breathe and allow the body to have its experience
- Move your body and/or make a sound to match your internal experience to your external expression
Step 3
- Use our feelings handout to learn about the intelligence of each emotions
