Emotions Are The Water Of Our Souls with Karla McLaren

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Emotions are messengers that help us learn and evolve. If we can learn to properly channel our emotions, we can begin to work with them in vibrant and ingenious ways. We cripple ourselves unnecessarily when we call some emotions "positive" and other emotions "negative." All emotions can be positive if they arise at the appropriate time and we manage them appropriately - just as all emotions can be negative if they're stuck in a feedback loop, or if we ignore them, hurl them at others, or try to keep ourselves jacked up with them at all times. Each emotion arises for a different reason. In this conversation you'll learn how to properly channel your emotions as you begin to work with them in vibrant and ingenious ways. McLaren explores how we can incorporate the five empathic skills - Grounding, Setting Boundaries, Burning Contracts, Conscious Complaining, and Rejuvenation - so you won't be knocked over by your strong emotional flows. Learn how to burn the "unconscious contracts" holding you back from healthy living in mind, body, and spirit. Explore "conscious complaining" and how it can clear out our clogged up psyche and restore flow to our being, and many other skills as well. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

Bio

Karla McLaren is an award-winning author and pioneering educator whose empathic approach to emotions has taken her through the healing of her own childhood trauma into an empathic-healing career, and now into the study of sociology, neurology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

She is the author of six audio courses on self-healing and five books including:

• The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You (Sounds True 2010)

To learn more about the work of Karla McLaren go to www.karlamclaren.com.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How animals can be part of emotional healing
• Why the development of language caused a lessening of our empathic abilities
• How emotions bring you information from the unconscious self
• How emotions are like water; they want to flow and they can't be stopped
• What are the gifts our emotions, even strong, seemingly negative ones, bring to us
• What are the five empathic skills that help us access our emotions and natural empathy

Host: Justine Willis Toms      Interview Date: 7/2/2010      Program Number: 3364

Music Playlist

From Album: Fingerdance
Artist: Billy McLaughlin
1996 ND-61058 Narada

Opening Essay: Hurricane Bob
Music Break 1: Track 01 Fingerdance
Music Break 2: Track 03 Helms Place
Music Break 3: Track 06 While She Sleeps