In stressful communications, it is possible to know our feelings, express our feelings accurately, develop a greater awareness of interpersonal communication patterns, and barriers to doing so.
Interpersonal mindfulness involves staying aware and balanced in relationships, especially under conditions of acute or chronic stress, where there might be strong expectations of others, past habits of emotional expression/suppression and the presentation of self in everyday life.
Based on the skills that we have been developing through the entire program, it is possible to cultivate the capacity to be more flexible and to recover more rapidly during challenging interpersonal situations.
Home Practice
- Alternate Sitting Meditation (choiceless awareness) with Body Scan on days 1,3,5.
- Alternate Standing Yoga with Lying-down Yoga on days 2,4,6.
- Listen carefully and nonjudgmentally to your own feelings and needs as well as others’ feelings and needs in interpersonal situations.
