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Tag: Relaxation Technique

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Draw Your Emotion You do not need to be an artist! Grab some paper and get out of your head by intuitively drawing your emotion. How big is it? What color is it? What texture is it? What shape is it? Are the lines…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Connect A safe and warm connection with someone you trust provides co-regulation; you can ‘borrow’ their calm. When you are stuck in a rut and feeling down or blue you might notice that you withdraw from others. You may find that you isolate yourself…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Aroma Bombs Shake a couple of essential oil drops into the palm of your hands. Cup your hands together, making a little space between your thumbs for your nose. Take a lovely deep inhale of the aroma bomb. Try: Peppermint for when you are…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Low Stimulation Sensory Shower 🚿 We can often rush through our showers, with our minds on many other things. This low-stimulation shower invites us to linger with our senses, melting tension away and restoring calm. Pick and choose from the following ideas: Turn the…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Hip Rocks Hip rocks are an effective way to release both tricky, stuck emotions and your lower back. Here’s how! Lie on a floor mat or comfy rug on your belly (prone position).  Rest your forehead on your hands (like creating a pillow for…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Sway There’s a reason why people sway when they hold an upset baby or child; this movement helps you feel safe and soothed.  Here’s how! You can be seated or standing as you begin to gently sway side to side. Sync this movement with…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Candle Intentions Time to explore a delicious candle-lighting ritual; a safe place to set intentions, practice mindfulness and just be. Here’s how! Find a cozy nook to set up one or more candles. Make it as indulgent and lush as you’d like; some suggestions,…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Cold Cold water 💦 is a powerful tool to soothe the nervous system.  Here are some different ways to use cold water: Cold water plunge (which is the most daring!): Immerse yourself in cold water such as, a cold bath or an ocean or…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Vocal-Chord Calming Vocalizing can help you activate and tone your vagus nerve. Your vagus nerve runs through your neck alongside your larynx and pharynx, so when you sing, hum, chant, or gargle, your vocal cords vibrate and wake it up. This tool is also useful…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Energy Shield Create an energy boundary, to create some space between you and ‘not you’. This is ideal for ‘people pleasers’ and people who tend to absorb the energy and emotions of others. Stand tall and start pushing your hands through the air in different…