Four Ways to Work with Pain
Carolyn McCarthy - 30 minute audio

Here's a guided meditation, recorded live in one of our MBSR classes. This practice walks through four ways to work with physical or emotional pain. The steps are listed here, but you can just follow along.
 

1. Pause, shift mindfully.

2. Turn towards with curiosity and kindness (quality, duration, nature of sensations).

3. Move attention somewhere neutral/safe.

4. Notice mental narrative.

Four Ways to Work with Pain - 30 minutes

by Carolyn McCarthy

Headshot of Teresa Johnson, mindfulness instructor.

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These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use free of charge. Our mission at Mindfulness Northwest is to make quality, teacher-supported, mindfulness and compassion training more available to communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We hope you find this mindfulness practice helpful and invite you to explore our upcoming programs.

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