TELs are comprised of the varied expressions of our core physical/relational instincts.

Fear (the head instinct to flee),

Rage (the gut instinct to fight), and

Shame (the heart instinct to freeze)

are our three primal instinctual drives. We experience variations in these drives as sensations more than as feelings. They strike us to the core and seem to dictate our living habitat.

We also have a range of tolerance for these sensations which dictate our body’s reactions and give color to the experience.

Overwhelmed - the experience of being mindlessly controlled by the sensations.

Reactive - the experience of awareness of the sensations.

Rejecting - the experience of resisting the sensations.

Accepting - the experience of allowing and staying in the flow of the sensations.

Resolved - the experience of having no present sensation, only memories of it.