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The Yoga Style

The Logic Style

The Berserker Style

Considering Alternatives

Putting It All Together

Timing

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The Yoga Style

The Yoga Style of fighting against negative thoughts or feelings is to push them away by focusing on a distraction. American-style distractions would be things like focusing on work, TV, exercise, or reading a book. More Buddhist forms of distraction would be things like focusing on your body, your breathing, or a mantra. This idea comes to western culture mainly through India - the idea of detaching from thoughts and feelings by putting your mind elsewhere.