“Observing Sensations: The Key to Non-Reactivity”

Controlling your sensations and emotions even when triggered means you are choosing to live in this present moment, releasing your dependence on your autopilot. You then move from your reactive mind into present mindfulness. In the present you are able to observe your situation, Pause and return to your grounding breath which lessens the effect of the “trigger”. Then, you can respond appropriately rather than succumbing to your knee jerk reactivity. You are bigger than your reactivity.