Feelings and Sensations Wheel

Start in the middle and slowly move outwards, finding what resonates with you.

Primary Emotions: The Feelings Wheel starts with four broad categories of primary emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, and Fear. These are the core emotions that form the basis for a wide range of emotional experiences.

Secondary Emotions: Each primary emotion is further divided into secondary emotions. For example, under Joy, you might find secondary emotions like Contentment, Amusement, or Excitement. This provides a more nuanced understanding of our emotional experiences.

Tertiary Emotions: Finally, the tertiary emotions offer even more specific emotions within each secondary category. These help us further refine our emotional vocabulary and accurately pinpoint how we are feeling.

Body Location: Where we are feeling the emotion once we decided on a few we feel, it is also just as important to locate where we may be holding this emotion. Expand out to the red ring to locate what part(s) of your body is holding these emotions.

Body Sensation: Once you've determined where you're feeling something, then move to the green outer wheel to determine what that emotion feels like in that body area. It could feel tense, staticy or calm. Try to explore these sensations!

To learn more, please see our blog for a more detailed description of the importance/impact to the feelings wheel.