Pause and notice your reactions and recognize that they are actually effects of your habituated predictions. Respond with ease, love and compassion to allow the charged energy to be seen, loved and felt before any action or meaning is landed on. After feeling unconditionally, choose the action that aligns with your highest self. Over time, you can retrain your brain to predict in alignment with what you desire
Easier said than done, right?
Sometimes the brain fog or stickiness of our charged emotions can appear too big or overwhelming to overcome. A daily practice of connecting with self and ingesting several minutes of safety with intentional breathing techniques is what we need to create the space and energy for awareness and change.
Stress is not inherently bad, but too much of anything is no longer healthy. Chronic stress is wrecking havoc on the mind and bodies of people all around the world, and leaves us susceptible to extreme reactions and complications to the normal exchange of viruses and bacteria that make up who we are.
When stress becomes chronic, meaning there is no break from the hustle and overload of working from home, homeschooling your kids, breathing fast and shallow, or navigating the constant uncertainty of a global health pandemic, the brain stays in protection mode and doesn’t get the message to turn off that stress hormone cascade. The result: parts of the brain that are needed for balance, memory, perspective, and accessing safety begin to atrophy and shrink while other parts - like the amygdala - grow larger and more robust, causing an increase in emotional instability and reaction of fear.
It is time to take control back. As we approach the end of the year, we need to commit to the daily practices that the body needs for optimal opportunity to restore and create new healthy habits.
Below are a series of breathing techniques for you to experience and play with as part of your daily routine. For a personalized experienced to learn and practice mindfulness, meditation and breathwork, I am offering up to three sessions at a special holiday package price, and am happy to customize in any way based on your needs or the needs of a loved one that you would like to gift this to.
Add in some gentle movement before and after, and check out my Yoga Nidra program coming up in the New Year to set yourself up for the support and inspiration needed to make the changes you desire.
This is your year to take full responsibility for your health and wellness. xoxo
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