Just Breathe

 

When we feel stressed or anxious, try this quick and easy way to calm down.

Breathe in slowly to the count of 4 through your nose.  Try releasing it slowly through your mouth to the count of 5.  Do this three times.

Feeling stressed you were in your Sympathetic Nervous system.  This Nervous system is when we are feeling stressed and in dangerous situations. (Dangerous in the way we perceive the situation.  So not necessarily dangerous.)  This Nervous system results in "Fight and/or Flight".  This can be seen in "panic."  The Sympathetic Nervous system is not meant to be lived in day-in/ day-out.  

After breathing in slowly a few times, your body is now be switched over to using your Parasympathetic Nervous system.  This Nervous system is when we feel rested and relaxed.  This is the healthier part of our Nervous systems to try and remain in day-in/ day-out.

When you feel scared/fearful, notice if you hold your breath.  Many of us stop breathing and totally focus on the fear.  This will make you more anxious/stressed, which may result in a Panic Attack.  Breathe, using slow breathes to face your fear and move on!  You are bigger than any fear.

 

Source:

• Dodging Energy Vampires, by Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D. 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_nervous_system

Written By Cynthia Bergsbaken, Reiki Master of Reiki in the Prairie LLC

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Disclaimer by Reiki in the Prairie LLC and Cynthia Bergsbaken copyright 2015

I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor.  These articles I have written, are from reading and experiencing them.  Many of these articles are my own experiences with my own inventions to heal as well.

If you have a medical condition-physically/mentally/emotionally, please see a qualified medical doctor.  Do not substitute my articles for proper medical care.  You are too important to the world.

I have used all procedures I have written about and have found them to be helpful as tools to help myself become a better person.   I am sharing them with you because used as a tool, they are helpful in Shadow working on ourselves.  (Shadow working is healing our inner shadows that are unconscious or subconscious.  Inner shadows are our belief systems, our thoughts, our behaviors, our life experiences.)

I created this blog for my Reiki clients originally.  Combining these tools with Reiki creates a happy, healthy person.  These tools, when used alone are also beneficial!

 

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