Tangible Minds™

The Tangible Minds Self Inquiry Practice™

PART 1

Choose a feeling to map. Write its name in the upper left corner of the template.

• Read the following questions verbatim, and write down the answers word for word.
• If an answer isn’t clear at first, invite different possibilities until one feels right.
• If you're facilitating someone, speak slowly and from the heart. Repeat their answers back to them.
• Be prepared to be surprised.

Mapping

“What is your first impression of this [ feeling ]? How would you describe what it feels like to a friend?”

“If you were to say that the felt experience of [ this feeling ] were located in or around your body, where would you say that is?” (If necessary, scan from the feet up to the head, saying, “Is any part of this feeling located in your [ body part ]?”) “What size and shape would you say this [ feeling ] occupies?”

“If you were to say this feeling had qualities of substance, would you say it seems more like a solid... liquid... gas... light... energy... or something else? … What other qualities does this feeling substance have: Is it hard or soft? Thick or thin? Heavy or light?”

“What temperature would you say this [ substance ] seems to be?”

“If you were to say this [ substance ] had a color, what color would you say that is? … And does it seem to be transparent... translucent... or opaque?”

“Does this [ substance ] have any qualities of movement – does it seem to be flowing... or pulsing... or vibrating? … And is there any force or pressure? … In what direction is the movement or pressure?”

“If you could give voice to this feeling, are there any words or sounds that come naturally to mind? … If there is a voice, it is yours or someone else’s? … What other sound qualities or tone of voice do you notice?”

“Is there anything else you want to notice about how this feeling actually feels before we move on?”

Beliefs

“Speaking from the perspective of having this feeling, or speaking as the feeling itself, how would you complete the sentence ‘I am…’ or ‘I am not…’ what? ”

Repeat the previous sentence, and continue with “‘...therefore I can or will; or can’t or won’t…’ what?’”

Repeat the previous sentence, and continue with “‘...because I have, or want, or need; or don’t have, want, or need…’ what?’”

Repeat the previous sentence, and continue with “‘...and so I want to, or should, or have to; or don’t want to, shouldn’t, or don’t have to…’ what?”

Draw the feeling.

Repeat.