I read that the brain needs 20% of our oxygen intake...
I find myself answering the phone a bit more cautiously after several calls in a row bearing difficult news in the last 3 days. It brings up a very important question about how we cope under stressful situations. For me, I tend to go inward until I can get some sense of grounding before I do anything. I do great under serious emergencies but if there is time and space to decide what to do, I freeze vs flight or fight. If I can freeze it even for a little time... in my mind it's as if it is on pause and nothing more can happen until I am ready to hit play. Of course that's not true but it seems to be what I do spontaneously. My husband on the other hand can take action quickly under any circumstances and I am grateful that one of us can. When I think of the options (both positive and negative) that we have available to us to get through something painful, it is astonishing. Of all the ways to deal with stress, the one that stands out most for me is ...breath. I tend to hold my breath when I get anxious or scared. Our mind can be in the past or future but the breath is only in the now. Breath automatically reconnects my mind to this moment...here and now. There is a great website that has a universal breathing room where people from all over the world are breathing together in rhythm. You can choose the color, the amount of time, the intention: health, love, compassion etc., and it has a timer and chime to end the session. If you would like to check it out: doasone.com
I welcome your thoughts.
I find myself answering the phone a bit more cautiously after several calls in a row bearing difficult news in the last 3 days. It brings up a very important question about how we cope under stressful situations. For me, I tend to go inward until I can get some sense of grounding before I do anything. I do great under serious emergencies but if there is time and space to decide what to do, I freeze vs flight or fight. If I can freeze it even for a little time... in my mind it's as if it is on pause and nothing more can happen until I am ready to hit play. Of course that's not true but it seems to be what I do spontaneously. My husband on the other hand can take action quickly under any circumstances and I am grateful that one of us can. When I think of the options (both positive and negative) that we have available to us to get through something painful, it is astonishing. Of all the ways to deal with stress, the one that stands out most for me is ...breath. I tend to hold my breath when I get anxious or scared. Our mind can be in the past or future but the breath is only in the now. Breath automatically reconnects my mind to this moment...here and now. There is a great website that has a universal breathing room where people from all over the world are breathing together in rhythm. You can choose the color, the amount of time, the intention: health, love, compassion etc., and it has a timer and chime to end the session. If you would like to check it out: doasone.com
I welcome your thoughts.
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