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Use This Simple, Effective Right Reaction Exercise to Tackle Stressful Moments
By Barbara Berger
.jpg) Barbara Berger In these very stressful times, many of us are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety. Here is a simple but very effective exercise you can do any time and anywhere. It helps immediately to reduce the level of adrenaline and other stress hormones in your system and brings an immediate sense of relief.
The moment you experience any of the stress symptoms and/or have an anxiety attack and/or experience anxiety symptoms such as: - A fear flash - An electric jolt through your body - A heat flash (feeling suddenly very hot) - Heart beating rapidly (heart palpitations) - Heart pounding forcefully - That trembly-shaky feeling - Feeling that the body goes weak - Weak, shaky legs - Chest pains (muscular tension) - Muscular tension - Tension in neck and shoulders - Feeling unsteady or unbalanced - Nausea - Stomach discomfort (churning stomach) - Feeling muzzy headed (feel foggy in your head) - Feeling a sense of unreality Here’s what to do: 1) Stop up immediately and take a deep breath 2) Breathe out slowly 3) Let your whole body slacken, slump and sag 4) Let everything become loose (let all your muscles relax) 5) Focus on where you are 6) Take another deep breath 7) Breathe out slowly 8) And then go on with what you are doing regardless of how you are feeling instead of recoiling in fear and tensing up and resisting how you feel 9) Float forward with whatever you are doing 10) It’s okay to move forward slowly, but move forward 11) Slacken those reins, don’t try to stop yourself from feeling what you are feeling 12) Move forward slowly with as little muscular tension and resistance as possible 13) No need to rush, take it slow and easy 14) If necessary, take some more deep breaths and continue to slacken and loosen your muscles Repeat this exercise as often as you need to during the course of your day. Relaxing and letting go are an actual physiological process which sooner or later calms the body because when you don’t resist the stress or anxiety symptoms (such as the fear flashes), the body stops secreting more adrenaline into the system and eventually calms down. But it is important to understand that this calming effect may not happen immediately if your body is really stressed and sensitized (hypervigilant), so you have to keep practicing this Right Reaction exercise for a while until you really feel the full results. So many of my clients tell me this exercise really helps. So please give it a try. About Barbara Berger American-born Barbara Berger is the best-selling author of “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul” (published in 30 languages), “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” (published in 21 languages) and “The Awakening Human Being – A Guide to the Power of Mind”. Barbara's latest book is "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass – Instant Guidance in an Age of Information Overload". Barbara also works as coach and therapist, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site: http://www.beamteam.com ** Below are titles & links to the beautiful work from Barbara. She is a long time contributor and my dear friend :) ** The Ultimate Self-Empowerment Tool – Your Inner Compass http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2087 The Key to Happiness; Understanding the Way the Mind Works http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2113 Who would you be if you didn’t know your age? http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2147 The Power of Right Seeing http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2177 Review of Barbara Berger’s book Find and Follow Your Inner Compass by Riki Frahmann http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2184 Are You Here Now? 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