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IntermediateEmotional5-15 minutes

Staying with an Urge

Observe an impulse without acting on it

Observe an urge without acting on it.

Open practice

Self-guided · Written instructions · Optional background sounds

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About this meditation

Staying with an Urge trains you to meet an impulse as a changing body event instead of a command. You locate the urge, track its pressure, heat, movement, or tightening, and watch how it rises, peaks, and weakens when it is not fed by action. The practice builds response inhibition and tolerance for craving, scrolling, checking, eating, or reacting. The aim is not to crush the urge, but to outlast its wave.

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