A creative mindfulness activity that helps you sit down with a feeling and get to know it. Instead of labeling an emotion and moving on, you explore it through color, body sensations, sound, movement, and more. At the end, you receive a personal Emotion Portrait — a snapshot of your inner world in that moment.
Research in somatic psychology and emotional literacy shows that connecting to feelings through the body and through creative expression can improve self-awareness, reduce stress, and build emotional resilience. Giving an emotion a color, a sound, or a nickname transforms it from something abstract into something you can observe and relate to.
Choose from 16 emotions or type your own. Then answer nine questions about your emotion — what color it is, where it lives in your body, what sound it makes, and more. Each question helps you build a richer picture of what you're feeling. Your answers come together as an Emotion Portrait you can save to your account and revisit anytime.
Pick an emotion and explore it through color, sound, sensation, and more. At the end, you'll see your Emotion Portrait.
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Go with your gut.
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Tap anywhere it shows up. You can pick more than one.
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Name the physical sensation that shows up when this emotion is present.
Or describe it your wayStep 4 of 9
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What would you choose to call this emotion?
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Let it speak. One sentence, in its own voice.
If it could talk
Enter your email and we'll send you a code to save this portrait. It creates your free account if you don't have one yet, and there's no password to remember.