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Checking in with your body to optimize your executive function

Checking in with your body to optimize your executive function

From the course: Strengthening Your Inner IQ: Align Body and Mind for Optimal Results

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Checking in with your body to optimize your executive function

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- As we discussed, so much of our emotional state lives in our subconscious. So you may be wondering, "How then can I know exactly where I'm at?" The answer is that you can check in with your body. You see, actually, although there are a host of emotional experiences in the world, they all fall into one of two categories. There are those kinds of emotions that contract us when we're anxious, when we're angry, when we're afraid, when we're sad, and you can feel that tension in your body. And then there are those kinds of emotions that expand us, where we feel open and free and full of energy, such things as peace and compassion and joy and enthusiasm and love. These are the two different camps of emotions. Now, you may be wondering, "Why is this so important?" One of the primary reasons that this is so important is that it impacts significantly your cognitive capacity. You see, when we're in one of these contracted states,…

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