Are Your Expectations Too High?

In this guided meditation with poet and teacher Henry Shukman, learn how allowing discomfort, rather than resisting it, can open the door to greater calm and self-compassion.How To Do This Practice: Find a Comfortable Position: Sit comfortably, either upright with your head balan ... Show More

There’s a tapping practice shown to ease stress, balance emotions, and support healing. We explore the science behind Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT.Summary: Emerging research shows that a body-tapping technique called Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, can help calm the n ... Show More

Witnessing the suffering of others can be deeply painful. In this guided meditation, Anushka Fernandopulle helps you cultivate both compassion and the ability to soothe yourself in the face of that pain.How to Do This Practice: Find somewhere peaceful, sit down and get comfortabl ... Show More

Many people who begin to meditate with Headspace expect they’ll instantly feel better and calmer. It’s natural to have expectations whenever we do anything, but holding on to these expectations can set us up for disappointment or frustration. Today, try to show up for whatever’s ... Show More

The knee-jerk way to set expectations is to anchor to what everyone else has right now. But imagine the tragedy of there being unbelievable progress throughout your life and you enjoy none of it because you expected all of it.   This episode is all about expectations, and how the ... Show More

[video available on Spotify] we often find ourselves disappointed with other people. there are times when we set realistic expectations for people, such as expecting somebody to treat you with respect, or to follow the law and not steal from you or harm you. those are realistic, ... Show More

today we are talking about expectations. a famous poet once said "blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed". but do we agree on that? let's figure that out. follow the podcast on IG: @twentiesguide.pod 

In life, we all experience disappointing moments. Times when things don't go our way and we don't get the outcome we were hoping for. These moments can be really tough to deal with and can sometimes make us feel like a disappointment to others and ourselves. But today, we're goin ... Show More

ال expectations أو توقعاتنا هي اللي بتحدد حاجات كتير أوي في حياتنا. جزء كبير من الإحباط أو ال Frustration اللي بيحصل لنا أو النتيجة اللي بنحس إنها مختلفة عن اللي إحنا كنا عايزينه أو الحاجات دي كلها... بضايق من حاجات معينة من أصحابي، مشاكل كتير أوي في علاقات، في الشغل، في حياتي كل ... Show More

I'm known for saying you need to keep your standards high and your expectations low. Sadly, most people have this reversed with low standards and high expectations and that's why they're feeling resentful, dissatisfed and frustrated. Today I'm going to teach you how to identify y ... Show More

The Power of ExpectationsImagine how your life would improve if everybody understood what to expect.Expectations are powerful. Pay attention to these three:1) What do you expect of yourself? You get to decide how you approach the world.2) What do you expect of others? Clearly, un ... Show More

Thursday looked promising, but now we need to readjust our expectations.