These things work for EVERYONE who is willing to put out a bit of effort! The cost to you? Zero dollars and nothing else except a few minutes of your time, on a regular basis.
If you have never “used” your oxygen to help manage stress – today is a good day for you. Managing your oxygen is your first step towards managing your stress and beginning a more relaxed and empowered life! If you are unfamiliar with “how to breathe” take a few moments and breathe.
How to breathe
BEGIN NOW by taking in a deep inhalation through the nose. Visualize it traveling to your brain and through your body. Now exhale through the mouth slowly. When you inhale remember that when you keep breathing in a stressful situation, you are empowering yourself. You will stay more relaxed, think optimally, and give yourself a chance to respond instead of reacting to a circumstance. You will keep the body from automatically going into “fight or flight” unnecessarily.
Take another mindful breath. Hold it a few seconds, and now exhale. When you exhale remember it is a mind housekeeping tactic to visualize all the negativity flying from your mouth into oblivion (also clearing the carbon dioxide to make room for more oxygen.)
You can learn through, exercising your mind, to slow your breathing, calm your heart rate, lower your blood pressure, and relax those muscles, which in turn will allow you to make the best choices possible for the scenario you face.
Please inhale slowly and deeply. Hold it a few more seconds, and now exhale through the mouth. Use this secret weapon whenever needed. It’s readily available, the only cost is your thought process, and it WORKS beautifully!
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Let’s begin with a “mini-relaxation” right now, right here at the desk. It will give you a boost no matter what time of day it is! You deserve one minute, don’t you?
Sit with your shoulders down and relaxed, but lift your neck to separate the vertebra and discs. Press your lower back into your chair, which in turn will help both the abdominal area and back; open the chest area by sitting just a bit straighter.
Now take a breath in through the nose slowly, think about all it WILL do for you mentally and physically. When you exhale (through the mouth) remember this purging breath will empty the carbon dioxide making room for more oxygen, and it CAN be a house cleaning breath to shoot the negative out the fingertips into oblivion. That’s a great thing to do for managing stress.
Take another mindful breath slowly. Think about it working in your body and mind. Now exhale slowly and purge the negative out. You are in charge of your mind. Now your oxygenated brain can use that finely tuned intellect to absorb what you need to retain from the balance of today’s information.
You’ve heard the old adage, “Speak before you think”. There is so much more wisdom in these four words that we often understand. Perhaps an even more productive saying could be “Breathe before you speak”.
Often times when we are under duress, and faced with a difficult scenario, we speak before we actually gather our thoughts together.
When in difficult situations, perhaps facing a screaming combatant, we will actually within draw by holding our breaths. Think about it. In turn our muscles, tendons and ligaments begin to tighten.
Instinctively we are preparing for the “fight or flight” syndrome and our stance becomes that of preparing for defense. By unconsciously holding our breath we cut off our needed oxygen supply to make a more rational decision. Our brains need fifty percent more oxygen to think optimally.
We need to put aside any doubt and release any tendency to “make things work out” or to force an outcome.
There is unlimited abundant energy and you direct whether it be positive or negative. Refuse to be negative and affirm, “I am getting better.” No matter how you feel at the time, whether you believe it or not, your positive affirmation makes the statement true.
As you speak these words, the body responds with positive energy, growing and healing. You will create brain cell impressions that reinforce your words.
If you do this expect an attitude of rejuvenation and be grateful for possibilities other wise not known.
We often become “compelled” and then “consumed”, hurrying through life. Compel yourself to seek peace and healing, and be consumed by those things.
Compel yourself to seek better responses to stresses. Don’t give your power away by reacting to someone else and their emotions. Don’t be stripped of your joy in daily life.
Begin to form new habits. Be compelled and consumed by thoughts that will aid your peace and healing process.
The things that you think, and the quality of your oxygen, will ultimately become your life and health.
YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF WHERE YOU GO FROM HERE.
Breathe and think positively. Teach your brain to create those “cell impressions” from which you can empower yourself simply through your thoughts, and therein ultimately your body physiology will be changed for the good.
As you speak the words the body responds with positive energy growing. You will create brain cell impressions that will reinforce your words, and your words, chosen carefully, will help to heal your own body.
Scientists are now proving that “the ability of mere thought to alter the physical structure and function of our gray matter” is NOT just an idea posed by those who participate in visualizations and meditations.
Mental practice resulted (as seen in a series of tests) in the reorganization of the brain. The scientists also discovered that mental training had the power to change the physical structure of the brain. How cool is that!
So now we know that scientists concur with those of us who participate in mind training (such as visualizations and meditations) to be used to enhance our lives. At all ages the brain retains the ability to change its structure and function in response to thought and / or experience.
Renew your mind, create new brain cells, and heal your heart and every fiber of your body. Practice using the two options mentioned earlier in this article, and begin to rejuvenate your life.
Breathe and think. Think and speak. Be clear. Do not let stressful obstructions or hindrances darken your day. No matter what the situation is (like it or not) you always have the choice in your response.
Sometimes a problem may seem to take on a life of it’s own whispering into your ears. If something is worrisome shrink the problem to nothingness by commanding your mind to focus on the good in your life and not that perception of desperation so many cling to.
Ninety-nine of all we worry about never comes to being. It is a fact. Let it go the quality of your oxygen, the things that you think about and the words that you use will ultimately become your life and your health. I repeat: You are in charge of where you go from here.
Let’s luxuriate for another minute! Begin to repeat our personal healing minute. Sit with your shoulders down and relaxed, but lift your neck to separate the vertebra and discs. Press your lower back into your chain, which in turn will help both the abdominal area and back; open the chest area by sitting just a bit straighter.
Now take a breath in through the nose slowly, think about all it WILL do for you mentally and physically. When you exhale (through the mouth) remember this purging breath will empty the carbon dioxide making room for more oxygen, and it is a way to shoot the negative out the fingertips into oblivion.
Inhale deeply again, please. Now exhale slowly.
You know you can do this throughout the day and it will be your secret weapon in the conquest of really managing stress.
Now your oxygenated brain and body can use that finer intellect to bring forth better choices in words and deeds. You can do this whenever you choose! You are the captain of your ship!
