Know how you feel, and what to do about it
The check-in does not end in a chart. Pick the state and the word that fits, and oléyoga offers the breathing practice or the meditation that suits it, from a vocabulary built on the Geneva Emotion Wheel rather than on six faces.
The guides
- The wordBeginner7 min readhow to name your emotionsPutting a feeling into words measurably lowers its intensity. Why the precise word beats the general one, and what to do when nothing fits.Read the guide
- The catalogueBeginner7 min readlist of emotionsSix, twenty, or twenty-seven, depending on who is counting and what for. The main lists side by side, and how to use one without getting stuck in it.Read the guide
- The habitBeginner7 min readmood trackingA number a day tells you almost nothing. What to record besides the score, how often, and the point at which a tracker starts working against you.Read the guide
- The evidenceBeginner8 min readdoes mood tracking workMeasuring something changes it, which is the mechanism and also the risk. What the evidence supports, and the two groups for whom tracking makes things worse.Read the guide
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