Savoring

Question 1

Definition of Savoring

Answer 1

involves mindful awareness of positive experiences to prolong and amplify their value.

Question 2

How to practice Savoring?

Answer 2

S: Stop what you’re doing.
C: Consider the context.
O: Open your senses.
N: Notice what you are thinking.
E: Enjoy the moment.

Question 3

What are the three main functions of savoring?

Answer 3

savoring the present, savoring the past, and savoring the future

Question 4

What are the steps to savoring (defined by Harrison, Smith, and Bryant)?

Answer 4

1. choosing an activity
2. Schedule a time
3. Engage
4. Share the experience
5. adjust

Question 5

What are the obstacles to savoring?

Answer 5

• The bad outweighs the good.
• Savoring takes vulnerability.
• Savoring is an act of courage
• Foreboding joy
• Our brains seek excitement
• Habits and patterns that can make us blind