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Eve Ekman – Building Emotion Awareness
FromMind & Life
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Wendy speaks with social scientist and meditation teacher Eve Ekman. Eve's work integrates contemplative practice and modern psychology to help people learn about and work with their emotions. This conversation covers many topics, including:
her early exposure to Tibetan culture and Buddhism;
emotion regulation vs. awareness;
reappraisal and self-compassion;
labeling feelings & being seen;
handshake meditation practice;
mapping an emotion: trigger, experience, and response;
the complexity of what shapes each moment;
becoming more sensitive through meditation;
constructive vs. destructive emotions, and the complexities of anger;
understanding equanimity;
leveraging technology to help awareness and tracking of emotions;
helping Apple incorporate well-being practices into its platforms;
teaching meditation through the Cultivating Emotional Balance program;
the Atlas of Emotion (free online resource);
and life lessons from surfing.
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Released:
Jun 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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