A Quick & Easy Stress Relief Tip
A Quick & Easy Tip to Release Stress:
Learning & Retention Tip: Seek Out 1-3 specific pieces of information that have value and significance to you. Write it down and review it 2 times in 24 hours. Write down 1 Action step you commit to…in Sherpa Executive Coaching we refer to this step as IC2 (I Commit To…).
The following information and quick stress-relief techniques are from the Institute of HeartMath. I used this practice throughout my treatment and found it to be a very powerful stress-relief technique.
“The core of the HeartMathphilosophy is that the heart, physically and metaphorically, is the key to tapping into an intelligence that can provide us with fulfillment. Science has shown that the heart communicates with the body and brain on various levels.”
“Some of the earliest recorded civilizations speak of the heart as embodying intelligence. Modern science has tended to consider this point of view metaphorical. Doc Childre, founder of the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, CA, has produced scientific evidence to back up the ‘intelligent heart’ theory.”
Many major corporations, such as Motorola and Hewlett-Packard, and the U.S. military, use HeartMath to help their employees return to mental and emotional inner balance.
The Freeze-Frame®, which is the simplest of the HeartMathtools, allows a major shift in perception. It gives you the ability to shift out of the jungle that is created by your thoughts back into your heart.
When you connect with a moment in your life that resonates with positive feelings, and then re-enter the situation that was causing you stress you will often find that your perception of the situation shifts to the positive.
Remember: You always have control over your perception of the event and your response to it. Perhaps by giving yourself this one-minute shift, you will activate insights needed to come up with a creative solution or the strength to release the stress and move on; perhaps you will feel calm and focused.
Become aware of any changes within, remembering that whatever you focus on grows bigger. The one-minute Freeze-Frame from HeartMath gives you the opportunity to step back from the stressor and reconnect within to the beauty in life. You can find The Freeze-Frame® technique in the “Transforming Anger” book, page 56. (Transforming Anger: The HeartMath® Solution for Letting Go of Rage, Frustration and Irritation, By Doc Childre and Deborah Rozman, Ph.D. http://store.heartmath.org/store/books/transforming-anger).
Quick Coherence® Technique
You can do the Quick Coherence Technique by HeartMath anytime, anywhere, and in less than one minute. Use this technique when you feel stress, negative thoughts, perceptions, or emotions creeping up in your body. When you start to feel overwhelmed and drained by your to-do list, or pressured by your deadlines, stop and bring yourself back to inner peace by following this powerful three-step technique:
Step 1: Heart Focus. Focus your attention on the area around your heart, the area in the center of your chest. If you prefer, the first couple of times you try it, place your hand over the center of your chest to help keep your attention in the heart area.
Step 2: Heart Breathing. Breathe deeply, but normally, and imagine that your breath is coming in and going out through your heart area. Continue breathing with ease until you find a natural inner rhythm that feels good to you.
Step 3: Heart Feeling. As you maintain your heart focus and heart breathing, activate a positive feeling. Recall a positive feeling, a time when you felt good inside, and try to re-experience the feeling. One of the easiest ways to generate a positive, heart-based feeling is to remember a special place you’ve been to or the love you feel for a close friend or family member or treasured pet. This is the most important step.
3 Action Steps to Flip Your Internal Script from Negative to Positive:
Take a 14 inch journey from your head to your heart and watch how quickly stress melts away:
1. Think about 1 thing that really stressed you out this week. Close your eyes and drop into your main emotion triggered by the stressful event or situation.
2. Now watch this video: Click Here then come back to this post.
3. Close your eyes and breathe in deeply as you tune into the feelings you have as a result of watching the video. Move forward into your life and notice any shifts in the stress script that was driving your internal dialogue. Re-write a new one based on a fresh perspective on life.
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Support Resources for Professional & Personal Excellence:
1. Stress Management Life Coaching
2. Faith Based Coaching: Edge God In Podcast:
3. Health Tip from My Journey: As soon as your eyes open in the morning jump out of bed. Snooze buttons simply toss you into the pool of low energy. Jumping up pushes the internal buttons inside your body that super charge energy. Thank God for another day of life and invite divine direction and favor on your day moving forward. Drink one packet of Wake Well in a glass of water followed by 3 minutes of any movement to raise your heart rate. This protocol flips the large release of cortisol you experience upon rising and shifts it into a serotonin boost to up your mood and energy.
Enjoy your gift of life,
Fear or Love are the two main drivers behind our emotions which create our attitudes which influence our behavior.
“Perfect love casts out all fear.” 1 John 4:8
