The Art of Emotional Balance: Mindful Toolkit for Difficult Emotions with David Oromith
Session Two - The Sacred Pause
David Oromith · 72 minutes · recorded August 7, 2025
The session opens with a review of the emotional diary from the previous talk, before turning to working with a trigger once noticed. David draws on Shantideva's image of the piece of wood and Jack Kornfield's sacred pause to show how a brief pause, even one breath, interrupts an automatic reaction, and offers a breathing technique to calm the nervous system. He closes with a guided RAIN meditation, recognising, allowing, investigating and nurturing a difficult emotion, and takes questions on anger and trauma.
Anger and aversion Emotional balance Compassion (karuna) Shantideva