An exercise for Love.

This comes courtesy of Positive Psychologist, Dr. Larkin, give it a try and see how it makes you, and those around you feel.  I encourage you to practice it and share it with those around you.

"Isn’t it amazing that we have so much familiarity with negative emotions and that it has not occurred to us that positive emotions are things we can grow and cultivate by using them? Here is an exercise I(Dr. Larkin) teach groups all over the world. In any language and in any culture, you can find the word for “love,” and once discovered, you can find the feeling of love. Without waiting for something to happen “to us,” we just find the feeling of love, if it’s only just a tiny bit of it, however much of a struggle it may seem for many of us. Find a tiny bit of the feeling of love and like the tiniest seed, if you nurture it, it will grow. If you can feel “love,” then “think” love, it will “become” love after a while. Trust me.

Now just pulse that feeling of love to someone you know and care about, make them a kind of target, aiming your love at them, over and over and over again. Send them your love. love, love, love, love, love, love—keep it going to a hundred times of sending a little bit of love. Then send yourself that same love, send it inside of you, send it all over you and do it all day long. Send this love to yourself every time you have a spare minute. No conditions, no thoughts, no judgments about yourself… just send the love, love, love, love.

Every time you engage in negative self-talk, every time you think about the oil spill (maybe now the earthquake in Japan), every time you’re afraid and fear that the world is not a safe place, send yourself love, love, love, love, love. Now try doing this every day for 7 days and tell me what happens to you. "

What have you got to lose?  It's easier thank you think to love yourself, give it a try!

If this topic peaks your interest, check out my wellness group, Your Healthiest Life!, we will be reading Dr. Larkin's book, Growing the Positive Mind, maybe you should join us?!

yoga, vinyasa yoga, stress, corporate america, office, office yoga, corporate yoga, personal training, private yoga, orange county, long beach, huntington beach, newport beach, seal beach, lose weight, feel good