This research paper is an oldie but a goodie. I love it because it shows how the body is directly linked to the mind. When people do less with their minds, their brain tissue responds, and certain brain areas change …
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Effects Of Meditation Rival Antidepressants for Depression & Anxiety
I could list all of the benefits of meditation, but you know them. There is something else that blocks you from actually meditating. The truth is that when you first sit down to meditate, it is likely to be uncomfortable. …
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Meditation Practice
Coming to a place of mindfulness is about bringing our awareness into the present. So often, we are physically present but mentally somewhere completely different. When we are connected to our body, thorough mindful breath or mindful walking, we are …
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Meditation
Mindfulness has been a big part of my healing journey. I first learned to meditate about 22 – 23 years ago, when the research and hype about meditation had not yet landed. I bought a book called ‘Meditation …
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Catastrophising
Anxiety builds up when we catastrophise. Catastrophising is when we imagine that terrible things are going to happen to us in our imagined future. It might be imagining that you are going to lose your job, that your partner will …
![How to Regulate your Nervous System BELLY BREATHING – Take three deep breathes into your belly, long and slow, lasting about 3 seconds on both the inhalation and exhalation. SCREEN BREAK – Our nervous system becomes overstimulated with media and multitasking. Take regular breaks from screens, perhaps for 2 hours per day and one hour before sleep. MINDFULNESS – Bring your whole self into the present moment. Notice what you can hear, see, smell, taste and feel. AFFIRMATION – Repeat to yourself, “I am happy, I am healthy, I have everything I need” three or more times. INNER CHILD – Take time to connect with your Inner Child and talk to them. Find out how they are and what they need to feel safe and calm. NATURE AND SUNSHINE – Nature is a natural regulator, go somewhere in nature and notice everything around you, the colours, sounds, and feelings. Imagine you can begin to breathe with nature in this place—breath in the serotonin-producing sunshine. CO-REGULATION – Regulating your nervous system with someone else. You can do this by sharing with someone you love and enjoying something together. MAKE TIME FOR JOY – Do something you love; gardening, baking, painting, reading, singing or dancing. This tells your nervous system that you are safe.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1-3-2-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
How to Regulate your Nervous System
Adults who have experienced trauma at an early age are prone to experiencing dysregulation of the nervous system, especially when stressed. Dysregulation is known to be linked to depression, addiction, anxiety and emotional outbursts. The good news is that we …
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Are you Using These 9 Tips to Consciously Create Your Life?
When we start our healing journey, we move from a state of lack of awareness into a place of awareness. Awareness of how we think, speak, act, and impact others and our environment. As we become more aware, it is …
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The Benefits of Mindfullness Meditation
Coming to a place of mindfulness is really about bringing our awareness into the present. So often we are physically present, but mentally somewhere completely different. When we are connected to our body, thorough mindful breath or mindful walking, we …
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The First Meditation Experience
Mindfulness has been a big part of my personal healing journey. I first learned to meditate when I was about 22 – that is 20 years ago when the research and hype about meditation had not yet landed. I …