Meditation
If we are operating close to our stress threshold, it's reflected in our mindset, our behaviour, our mood, and the slightest thing can tip us over the edge into anger, frustration, tears or feeling unable to cope and overwhelmed.
The more we practice at meditating, the easier life becomes as our stress hormone levels naturally fall to a manageable level. Because we're not operating in a state of fight or flight, we can make better decisions, hear our intuition and trust ourselves - all of which gives us "peace of mind".
Meditation takes a little practice whenever we can, but just a few minutes a day will start to bring our stress levels down and quieten our minds. Try it first thing in the morning or last thing at night whilst in bed, because the more we are exposed to stressful situations e.g. running late because of traffic, public transport or because the dogs ran away right before you were leaving your house (!), demands of modern life or indeed because you've been triggered, the harder it can be for us to feel "able to cope".
Here is a beautiful start. Just 6 minutes long. Get yourself comfortable, press play, close your eyes and smileinside as this peace and calm meditation washes the stress right out of you.
The more we practice at meditating, the easier life becomes as our stress hormone levels naturally fall to a manageable level. Because we're not operating in a state of fight or flight, we can make better decisions, hear our intuition and trust ourselves - all of which gives us "peace of mind".
Meditation takes a little practice whenever we can, but just a few minutes a day will start to bring our stress levels down and quieten our minds. Try it first thing in the morning or last thing at night whilst in bed, because the more we are exposed to stressful situations e.g. running late because of traffic, public transport or because the dogs ran away right before you were leaving your house (!), demands of modern life or indeed because you've been triggered, the harder it can be for us to feel "able to cope".
Here is a beautiful start. Just 6 minutes long. Get yourself comfortable, press play, close your eyes and smileinside as this peace and calm meditation washes the stress right out of you.
Here is a six-minute meditation on stepping forward fearlessly to set yourself up for the day ahead: