Emotions in Motion | The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt

Emotions in Motion

Residents will first learn to recognize and then alter the physical manifestation they feel with the real and imagined slights and criticisms of others, i.e. their buttons being pushed. These physical manifestations can include such things as facial tension, aggressive or passive posturing, a glazed state, increased heartbeat and breathing, loss of balance and temperature changes. Using specific listening and attention techniques that come from the ancient practice of T’ai Chi Chuan, residents will learn to transform their previous aggressive reactions into calmer and more thoughtful responses. By adopting the metaphor of “internal self defense” residents gradually use methods to re-center, become more flexible and to stop feeling like victims. Often individuals with emotional challenges describe lifelong patterns of conflicted and unsatisfying relationships.

After practicing these exercises, they will have techniques to better deal with how they respond to others, learn to distinguish boundaries from borders, and thus have the opportunity to improve the relationships that are important to them.

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