Unlocking the Power of Holistic Health
The mind-body connection is a fundamental aspect of our well-being, highlighting the interplay between our mental and physical health.
Tag Archive for: meditation
Different Types of PTSD and Stress Responses
Immediately after a highly stressful or traumatic event, your body automatically responds as part of the stress response cycle.
7 tips to elevate your winter morning routine
Thinking about changing and creating habits may be something that you’d like to do but having a hard time getting started.
Different Paths of Recovery
There are different paths to recovery.
Taking the first steps and finding a recovery path that works for you is the goal.
Grounding With The Senses
Amidst the day-to-day rhythm of life, it is common for people to feel like they are living from the shoulders up, being tuned into thoughts and worries more than the body.
Mindfulness Exercise to Prepare for Difficult Conversations
To put it simply, boundaries are a way to understand how we relate to ourselves and other people. Individuals can have boundaries that range from rigid, to healthy, to porous, and oftentimes someone’s boundaries can be different depending on the context. For example, someone with healthy boundaries around their time may have rigid emotional boundaries. MyTherapistAid.com offers a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of each boundary type.
Creating Balance Meditation
This activity uses getting quiet and posing a question to oneself, “How can I be more balanced?” as well as using the imagery of balancing on a tree branch to create an embodied experience of balance.
Breathing
Our minds and bodies are in constant communication, and our breathing patterns are one example of this. When we feel stressed, we often take shallow, quick breaths from our chest. When we feel safe and relaxed, we take longer, deeper breaths from our stomachs. Experiment with changing your breathing patterns and notice what happens in your body and mind. This can be a great way to manage stress and anxiety.
Meditation for Working with Difficulties
This exercise guides the client in attending to pleasant sensation, then unpleasant, then back to pleasant, and then trying to perceive both at once. It is a good practice of shifting attention to not ruminate on pain or troubles.
