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3 Great Tips to Beat Stress

Do you often feel exhausted, overwhelmed and stressed, while you are not really that busy physically? It might be that your adrenal glands are making overtime.

I believe that in Western society many live their lives this way; on Monday morning we wish it was Friday afternoon already, and we fantasize about our ‘escape’ to the tropics next month or even next year.

We ARE literally wishing our lives away and this behavior causes a lot of stress, since our true self knows this is not the right way to live. I remember the first time one of my spiritual teachers asked me how often I ‘loose’ time…  of course I didn’t know what  she was talking about. She then asked me if I ever experienced driving my car on a familiar road and all of the sudden I already arrived at my destination without actually recollecting the scenery I drove by. I had to admit somewhat embarrassed that that sounded familiar to me.

My mindfulness teacher then sent me home with a nice exercise to see if I switch to ‘auto pilot’ often: I had to go to a grocery store and buy my groceries like I always do and stay alert and aware all the time in that store. Even… when I was waiting in line at the cash registers…

This was the very first time I realized how often I am not ‘in the here and now’. In the beginning of my mindfulness training I was shocked how often I ‘leave my body’ and ‘travel in my mind’ to the past or the future.

My thoughts about the past had often a sad vibe to them.  My thoughts about the future were of an escaping kind, or loaded with anxious feelings about things still waiting to happen.

Daydreaming is one thing, but stressing about the past or the future can have a devastating effect on our health and well being.  Being on auto pilot, more present in the mind than in the present time, can cause stress and anxiety.

Three tips on what to do after you catch yourself on auto pilot with harmful thoughts about your past or future:

 

  1. Focus on your breathing, wiggle your toes and become aware of your body again. Pinch yourself carefully if necessary. Come back in the here and now.

 

  1. Take in your environment. Look for three different shapes, five different colors and then stamp your feet on the ground while breathing consciously into your lower belly if you can (in your own rhythm).

 

  1. Can you remember your harmful thoughts about past or present? Are they often the same? Do you feel stuck in the past or scared about the future? Or would you rather be somewhere else? If so, where would you like to be and can you think of a plan, step by step, to make this a reality?  Write anything that comes up on a piece of paper or on your phone’s notepad. Your true self just gave you advice on how you can make positive changes in your life!

 

If you need help with connecting to your true self and manage your stress and anxiety level, please consider booking  EFT tapping sessions, Reiki Healing or Reflexology with me,  or ask me about a mindfulness workshop.

 

 

How Emotional Freedom Technique can help with Stress

EFT Tapping is a combination of counseling that includes acupuncture without the needles, neuro-linguistic programming, energy medicine, and Thought Field Therapy. By tapping on the energy meridians and giving ourselves a voice, emotional blocks are being cleared from the body’s bio-energy system, restoring emotional, mental, spiritual and physical health.

How EFT can affect the Body:  EFT Tapping accesses the amygdala, an almond shaped part of the brain that initiate the body’s negative reaction to fear (the fight, flight or freeze response). This calms the body’s nerve system by reducing the stress hormone cortisol.  EFT can reduce blood pressure, can help with heart problems, fatigue, weakened immune system and many more  ailments and pains.

How EFT can affect the Mind/heart: EFT Tapping helps with getting more focused and mindful; it brings blood to the brain and balances the brain functions. EFT Tapping brings about a neutral emotional state by clearing core limiting beliefs holding back true potential in a person. It brings about inner-peace and calmness.

How EFT can affect the Spirit:  EFT Tapping makes a person more mindful and aware. It connects the heart and the mind. This influences the intuition positively and a connection with the true self or the higher self is established. The person is ready to live his life to his highest and true potential which will not only bring about health and balance but also establishes a spiritual well-being.

How Emotional Freedom Technique Can Free You

EFT Tapping is a combination of counseling that includes acupuncture without the needles, neuro-linguistic programming, energy medicine, and Thought Field Therapy. By tapping on the energy meridians and giving ourselves a voice, emotional blocks are being cleared from the body’s bio-energy system, restoring emotional, mental, spiritual and physical health.

How EFT can affect the Body:  EFT Tapping accesses the amygdala, an almond shaped part of the brain that initiate the body’s negative reaction to fear (the fight, flight or freeze response). This calms the body’s nerve system by reducing the stress hormone cortisol.  EFT can reduce blood pressure, can help with heart problems, fatigue, weakened immune system and many more  ailments and pains.

How EFT can affect the Mind/heart: EFT Tapping helps with getting more focused and mindful; it brings blood to the brain and balances the brain functions. EFT Tapping brings about a neutral emotional state by clearing core limiting beliefs holding back true potential in a person. It brings about inner-peace and calmness.

How EFT can affect the Spirit:  EFT Tapping makes a person more mindful and aware. It connects the heart and the mind. This influences the intuition positively and a connection with the true self or the higher self is established. The person is ready to live his life to his highest and true potential which will not only bring about health and balance but also establishes a spiritual well-being.

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