So far in this challenge we’ve learned to pause, notice, breathe, listen to our bodies, be kinder to ourselves, step away from our thoughts, seek joy, and float away to our happy place. Today we focus on something called NSDR (Non Sleep Deep Rest). It’s basically an alternative to a nap. It’s designed to giveContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 9”
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10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 8
At the very beginning of today’s session, Eileen Rose Miles explains that our nervous systems can’t really differentiate between what’s real and what’s imagined. Our bodies react in much the same way to a physical threat as to a mentally created one. It’s the ‘fight-or-flight’ phenomenon that hasn’t changed since the caveman days. We mayContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 8”
10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 7
Today was all about joy. And as you can probably glean from the image, I find joy in cuddling with puppies and kittens. I feel all warm and cozy and relaxed just thinking about it . . . Our teacher, Naami Padi, says that when we’re constantly inundated with all of the things going onContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 7”
10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 4
When was the last time you listened to your body? More specifically, what happened when you said, “yes” when you really meant, “no”? I distinctly remember the day I accepted a job offer, then immediately felt my chest constrict in a way that I’d never experienced, causing me to become short of breath and nauseous.Continue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 4”
10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 3
Breathwork. The good old standby for releasing tension. Liza Colpa is our teacher today, inviting us to create some space for calmness and ease. She reminds us that, when we’re stressed, our breath is usually the first thing to change. It might become shallow. It may become more rapid. We may almost hyperventilate. Or weContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge: Day 3”
10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge
Insight Timer posted this question: “When was the last time you felt genuinely rested, and what made that possible?” Huh. Well . . . hmmm . . . let me see . . . uh . . . 😳 🥴 Was that your answer too? If it was, then maybe Insight Timer’s next challenge couldContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge”
Nervous System Reset: Day 7
Physiological Sigh. That’s what Rachel Fearnley calls it. I’m not really sure how I feel about it to be honest. I mean, I like breathwork but this didn’t feel like comfortable to me. It might be different for you. In our lesson, Rachel tells us that by doing this breathing pattern it helps to promoteContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 7”
Nervous System Reset: Day 6
Today was all about being comfy and safe. Tramaine Cato brings us back to the sensation of touch, though not as an active participant but rather as a passive observer. By connecting the body and its sensations, we can teach the nervous system to regulate itself. She lets us decide which position we’d like toContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 6”
Nervous System Reset: Day 3
The Extended Exhale. Kirsty Lyon is back! She explains that when we react to a stressor our breath changes. It often becomes shorter and faster. It’s what prepares us to respond to whatever we’re dealing with at the moment – whether real or perceived. I imagine that, way back when, this is what saved theContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 3”
Nervous System Reset: Day 1
Huh. Well that was really rather interesting. I definitely learned something today. Dr. Juna Bobby (whose voice is quite calming, actually) explains that stress is a fact of life. We can’t avoid it. In fact, she says that our “stress response” is what keeps us alive. That’s a good thing. The problem comes when weContinue reading “Nervous System Reset: Day 1”
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