PRACTICAL EXERCISES

Exercises can be of many different types, such as:

• Unfocused awareness sessions
• Focused awareness sessions
• Living with awareness
• Cultivate pleasant thoughts about the present and the past
• Cultivate pleasant thoughts about the future
• Deconstruct unpleasant thoughts
• Cultivate pleasant emotions, such as:
  
  • Serenity
  • Joy
  • Self-love
  • Love for others
  • Motivation
  • Pleasure in doing what you love
  • Sensory pleasures
• Manage unpleasant emotions, such as:
  
  • Fear and anxiety
  • Frustration
  • Anger and resentment
  • Sadness
  • Guilt
  • Shame
  • Intense desires
  • Stress
  • Physical pain and discomfort
  • Contempt
  • Hatred
• Body and facial relaxation
• Deep breathing
• Healthy posture
• Reflection on healthy habits to introduce into life
• Mental preparation for changing a habit
• Reflection on whether you are living in accordance with who you are and what you like
• Mental preparation to live in accordance with who you are and what you like
• Being at ease with unmet needs
• Draft an action plan to meet a need
• Mental preparation to meet a need