Working With Unpleasantness

There's growing science how we're in relationship to pain. When we soften and open to the unpleasantness, we have greater access to our mune system. The immune system is more active in bringing energy to the area of injury. It also helps us physically to not resist. And then it's very useful to do what's called pendulating, which is going back and forth from the difficult area to another part of your body that isn't difficult or pleasant. If something is really overwhelming right now, this is not a time to practise with pain,. You might pay attention to your breath or to sound, whatever is helpful.