The helicopter view
When something is distressing us, we're so close to it, involved with it, part of it .
As the helicopter takes off, getting higher and higher, it sees a bigger picture, and is less involved with the detail at ground level.
Reduce stress
More confidence
More empathy
Better communication and relationship
Exercise 1: Tell us about a situation where you need to see the helicopter view?
Safe-Place Visualization
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-NO distractions quiet: Turn off your phone, television, and radio, tell people
-Close your eyes. Take a slow, long breath
-Sense of sight.
-Sense of hearing
-Sense of touch
-Sense of smell
-Sense of taste
Judgments and Labels
Judgments can lead to overwhelming emotions, disappointment and suffering.
Judgments prevent you from being in the present moment.
Learning, Prevent other problems, temporary, see open doors.
Try to recall 3 negative situations and 3 positive situations
Imagine sitting in a field watching your judgments float away on clouds.
Picture yourself sitting beside a stream watching your judgments float past on leaves.
Picture yourself standing in a room with two doors; then watch your judgments enter through one door and leave through the other.
Picture yourself standing in a train station.
Exercise 3: what are the three judgments that you needs to let go ?
Progressive Muscle Relaxation .
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Close your eyes. Take a slow, long breath
Imagine that a white beam of light shines down from the sky (a light from God, the universe, or whatever power makes you feel comfortable.)
The light begins to loosen any muscle tension
You can also combine this exercise with the previous safe-place visualization.