How You and Your Kids Can De-Stress During Coronavirus [pbs.org]

Jondi Whitis posted:

I like that!  Forgot about those!  And one of their best features is that, to enjoy it, you have to slow down and appreciate the effect of the 'glitter storm.'  

One of my favorite mentors told me long ago that the answer to many of the maladies I was observing was from what she called, 'too much, too fast.'  I keep this in mind as much as I can, no matter what the situation, intervention or protocol.  And I preach it to my students and clients:  Slowing down helps us better regulate our system, and helps us better assimilate and assess whatever is before us. You can even make it a game, '1-2-3.....slooooooooooow down.'   Invite yourself to Exhale..., fully, slowly til empty.  And slowly re-fill the diaphragm. Repeat. We're teaching ourselves to feel the building pace or sensation and learning how to take action that helps us feel better, fast.  

When our hind brain gets triggered or activated, normal blood flow is diverted to handle a potential threat situation.  Arresting that activation by slowing down (I also use Tapping to help the Autonomic Nervous System re-set) can reverse that, sending more oxygenated blood flow back to our prefrontal cortex, and our learned resources.

"Too much, too fast." YES!

Simple and clear but not easy to adjust that internal motor/setting/way of responding. Thanks for encouragement, reminder, explanation, and this comment, Jondi! It's just what I needed!

Cissy

I loved reading your article and it inspires me.  I am working on a children's show to do on You Tube to teach kids all the different healing modules.  I have been working in a private practice for over a decade in trauma and want to get the sciences that heal my clients out to the kids...since mainstream doesn't really know much about these sciences...thank you for all that you do!  Blessings!  

I like that!  Forgot about those!  And one of their best features is that, to enjoy it, you have to slow down and appreciate the effect of the 'glitter storm.'  

One of my favorite mentors told me long ago that the answer to many of the maladies I was observing was from what she called, 'too much, too fast.'  I keep this in mind as much as I can, no matter what the situation, intervention or protocol.  And I preach it to my students and clients:  Slowing down helps us better regulate our system, and helps us better assimilate and assess whatever is before us. You can even make it a game, '1-2-3.....slooooooooooow down.'   Invite yourself to Exhale..., fully, slowly til empty.  And slowly re-fill the diaphragm. Repeat. We're teaching ourselves to feel the building pace or sensation and learning how to take action that helps us feel better, fast.  

When our hind brain gets triggered or activated, normal blood flow is diverted to handle a potential threat situation.  Arresting that activation by slowing down (I also use Tapping to help the Autonomic Nervous System re-set) can reverse that, sending more oxygenated blood flow back to our prefrontal cortex, and our learned resources.