8K views · 215 reactions | Webinar tonight 1/9 - Distraction training...

What you practice, you get good at. If you practice distraction, what do you think you'll get better at? This is a SHORT CLIP from a quite wonderful conversation I had with the Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten, he explains that when we distract ourselves by scrolling, overeating, or drinking for example, we’re pushing away emotional pain or discomfort – even if we may not realise it. But if we can learn instead to sit with what’s making us uncomfortable, those emotions start to transform. You can li