We live in a culture of stress. Everything that we do is under a microscope of some kind, and that affects our bodies in grave ways. One of the most common ways is we get locked in a sympathetic tone. Sympathetic Tone? What are you talking about? Sympathetic Tone was made to get you out of situations and or to fight in situations. Fight or Flight as described in most text books. It is part of the autonomic nervous system, and we have no control over this system. Our body responds when there is danger, and or fear. Come back into reality we go through monotonous schedules with tons of things to do, bills to pay, and places to be, and we kill our bodies with the go go go. How do you control that in an easy way? You stop and breathe!
Stress makes you change your breath from the bottoms of your lungs to the top. Forcing you to take in less air, and when you take in less air your body is STRESSED. To modify it, simply stop and take some time for yourself. 5 mins a day can help you be happier and more focused. Find an area with no distraction and close your eyes. I want you to imagine yourself relaxing. Feeling your body relax as you close your eyes. Now breathe in through your nose and out your mouth. Repeat it in slow controlled breaths. In and out letting your belly be the center of your focused inhalation until you cannot take in much more then OUT your mouth. You see what you do is you trigger relaxation and increase oxygen supply to the brain and body. Your brain get the signal to turn off fight or flight and goes into a relaxed focus state. I have learned that taking time for myself to do this is important. It doesn't matter if you are a bull rider, or a CEO because you all need to breathe! Take sometime for yourself and make that connection. The more oxygen you can take in during the day the better you will feel. Much love my friends and breathe in change.
DEEP breathing is Key! Great Topic and pointers!
ReplyDelete