the intention when meditating with emotion is to stay steady with every sensation, just as we might do with sound meditation. just listening. just feeling. no commentary. resting the mind on the breath can turn breath into support for maintaining recognition of awareness, the same as with anger, rejection, and embarrassment. at first, i just tried to connect with embarrassment, which was the dominant feeling.
where is this embarrassment, and how is it manifesting in the body? i felt the pressure of shyness at the top of my chest. if i had a mirror, i thought, my chest might look caved in- i was pushing my shoulders forward, and making my body smaller than it was, as if trying to hide from public sight.

IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD