“Exploring Your World of Shempas”

Shempa is a Tibetan word for our reactivity when our buttons are pushed, and emotions are triggered. Its perfect translation is “attachment”. Behind our reactive knee jerk reactivity lie deeper emotions including anger, fear, shame. When we are triggered is it possible to “respond” with compassion and kindness rather than an autopilot reaction we may regret later? Yes. Can we observe our reactive responses and learn to pause and respond more effectively and appropriately? Yes. Explore the possibilities.