Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times: Trauma & Resilience Expert Layla Messner On How To Live With Joie De Vivre, Even When It Feels Like The Whole World Is Pulling You Down

Willingness to feel difficult emotions. Close your eyes, take three deep breaths, and rest your attention in your body. Instead of focusing on one body part at a time, see if you can let your attention spread throughout your entire body and even the air around you. Give yourself a few minutes to notice the sensations in your body. Be patient, allowing layers of emotion to reveal themselves. Try not to analyze — just be with your inner experience as it is in this moment. Make room for it. Allow yourself to feel how you feel. Then ask your emotions what they’re trying to tell you.

It sometimes feels like it is so hard to avoid feeling down or depressed these days. Between the sad news coming from world headlines, the impact of the ongoing raging pandemic, and the…