Coaching practices for Noticing Feelings Reflection

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  • I want people to walk away from talking to me feeling like I really got it
  • When a feeling takes me over I become it completely
  • The instant a feeling hits I’m already inside it, reacting before I’ve had a single second to choose
  • I can repeat back someone’s words fine, but I want to actually get to what they mean underneath
  • Noting has become second nature and now I’m curious about the one doing the noticing itself

Practices that may help

  1. Reflect back what you heard
    Mirror the speaker’s feeling and content back to them so they can hear themselves accurately.
    Active Listening, Made Practical
  2. Notice the noticer: find the observing awareness
    Shift attention from what you are noticing to the awareness that is doing the noticing.
    The Witness Stance
  3. Mindfulness and Wise Mind
    Observe and describe your experience without judgment, finding the balance between emotion mind and reason mind.
    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills, Made Practical
  4. Make complex reflections that add meaning
    Reflect not just what was said but what it seems to mean — and check if you got it right.
    Reflective Listening: The Carl Rogers Method
  5. Advanced noting — noting the act of noting itself
    Turn attention to the process of noting itself, observing who is doing the labeling and whether the "noter" is also a mental event.
    Noting Practice, Made Practical
  6. Receive what comes with friendliness
    Welcome whatever emerges from the felt sense without judgment or urgency to fix it.
    Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical
  7. Noting emotional states — "agitation," "fear," "joy," "boredom"
    Label the emotional tone present during meditation — "boredom," "agitation," "restlessness," "sadness" — before returning attention.
    Noting Practice, Made Practical
  8. Self-awareness
    Notice your emotions as they arise and recognize how they shape your judgment and behavior.
    Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical
  9. Resonate and check
    Shuttle between the word and the body to confirm the felt sense is accurately captured.
    Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical
  10. Notice and carry forward the felt shift
    Recognize the physical release that signals the felt sense has been genuinely met.
    Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical

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