When your body has an emotion, it tells your brain that something needs attention. Your mind interprets the sensation based on beliefs, memories, and thoughts. Your nervous system decides if you respond or react.

Emotions vs. Feelings

You can’t control emotions, they happen automatically in your body. The mind gives the feelings names and meaning in the story of you. Both are processed by allowing, observing, accepting, and releasing them.

The Body Stores Emotion

Unprocessed feelings get stored in the body as stress hormones, muscle tension, and inflammation. The nervous system never has the chance to relax so it stays in an unconscious, perpetual cycle of activation.

Moving Meditation Methods

Moving, stretching, and breathing help clear old emotions. Breathing slowly and deeply tells your nervous system it’s safe to process feelings. Exercise reconnects the mind and body allowing stored tension to be released.

Conclusion

Emotions start in the body, create a story in the mind, and get stored as stress if they’re not cleared. Meditation, movement, and breathwork help clear out stuck emotions to improve your mental and physical health.