Mindful Activity How Can You Reframe Discomfort?

How Can You Reframe Discomfort?

Thomas offers a journaling prompt for reframing uncomfortable experiences as opportunities for growth. Grab a pen and paper to write, or just take a moment to reflect.

Try 14 days free

Better mental health starts with Headspace. Unrivaled expertise to make life feel a little easier, using guided meditations, mindfulness tips, focus tools, sleep support, and dedicated programs.

Try 14 days free

Hi, Thomas here. Welcome to this final moment of reflection and journaling on our journey of seeking discomfort. Now, discomfort may have been something you've shied away from in the past. However, we can actually learn a lot about ourselves from our discomfort if we get curious about it and find ways to work with it, not against it. Whether it was hiking to the loneliest house in the world or sharing my insecurities in public, I've been able to reframe discomfort to view it as a compass, directing me towards a greater sense of growth instead of as something to avoid. And in that process, I've experienced great transformation. So let's grab pen and paper and take a moment to reflect or journal. Having gone through this experience of reaching outside of your comfort zone what have you learned about yourself and how have you been able to redefine what discomfort means to you? We'll give you a few minutes now to reflect on this but feel free to take however much time you need. (gentle music) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) Thank you for joining me for this reflection exercise and for this journey around seeking discomfort. If you found this helpful, share this exercise with a friend who is reaching outside of their comfort zone. We hope you come back and revisit these tools each time you seek to stretch beyond your comfort zone....

Details

TypeMindful Activity

Duration5 min

About your teachers

A former Buddhist monk, Andy has guided people in meditation and mindfulness for 20 years. In his mission to make these practices accessible to all, he co-created the Headspace app in 2010.
More about Andy
Eve is a mindfulness teacher, overseeing Headspace’s meditation curriculum. She is passionate about sharing meditation to help others feel less stressed and experience more compassion in their lives.
More about Eve
As a meditation teacher, Dora encourages others to live, breathe, and be with the fullness of their experiences. She loves meditation’s power to create community and bring clarity to people’s minds.
More about Dora
Kessonga has been an acupuncturists, therapist, and meditation teacher, working to bring mindfulness to the diverse populations of the world.
More about Kessonga
Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. Rosie’s mission is to help others overcome adversity and experience radical love.
More about Rosie