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Day 01 · Emotional awareness

Notice before fixing

What to know

Naming an experience can create a little distance from it. The aim is accuracy, not forcing the feeling away.

Example — Ama notices a tight chest before a difficult family call. She names “anxious and pressured” rather than “I am being dramatic.”

Today’s practice — Pause three times today. Name one feeling and one body sensation.

Today’s reflection

In the workbook these are ruled lines to write on. With a copy, you can also write them privately in your account and keep the whole month together.

What am I feeling now, and where do I notice it?

Today I need…

One compassionate sentence to myself:

☐ Done ☐ Partly done ☐ Skipped for safety or capacity ☐ Not applicable

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