(06-16-2011, 09:21 PM)3DMonkey Wrote: So, I'm wondering if it is "balance" or if it is more literally readjusting what I choose to feel?I just take the emotional memory and 'zoom in' to hold it in awareness, there should be emotional energy with it if it's catalytic. At that point, I accept it by seeing its place in a broader or more aware context. The opposites thing is one way to do that. But the 'wound' or 'pain body' or whatever typically stemmed from a misunderstanding in the first place. Seeing how that misunderstanding happened is enough to 'heal' or to release it.
Specifically, I turned pessimism into optimism rather than "balancing" to neutral. Is this desired for true balance?
Also, the mind/body patterning, that we experience as emotion, tends to follow the breath. To facilitate release, take a deep breath and exhale as you hold the memory in attention and acknowledge it. You will know that this process has worked, because you will be less and less able to hold the memory (as an emotional blockage) in your attention. It will fade into the background.