After doing this UCLA meditation I realized I still have a looong way to go until I fully learn to apply mindfulness to my every day life.
This particular meditation is simple, but powerful. It guides you to bring awareness to what you are feeling (in my case a stuffy nose that won't let me breathe normally) and helps you to let it be. Yes, the key is to let the discomfort be. That, was a breakthrough. I was expecting to get rid of the cold too soon. Sounds pretty obvious, but have you heard about big old denial? Well, it can be very powerful!
Somehow, trusting the process, and simply bringing awareness to what, and where you feel the difficulty in your body, is enough to help you feel OK with it, and also evaporates any traces of stress, or rush to get rid of it. (Go figure! ha!)
I hope you are feeling OK, and not in need of this meditation, but in case you do, give it a try! aaa....achooo!
P.S. How to caring mindfulness, and How to Body Scan.