Slow the Spin

Sometimes we simply take on too much....

and our world spins too fast.

Everyone has their own remedies for those times. Here are just three of mine; I would love to read some of yours.

• Remember to breathe. Our reaction to tension, stress, anxiety is to hold our breath until we have to gasp. Practice conscious breathing (breathe in slowly, fully; hold for a 4 count; breathe out slowly, completely). The more you practice the more quickly you learn to use this as the healthier "spin response."

• Use your memory. Select a real and true memory (person, place, event, object...) that brings you peace. Spend enough time building a clear and distinct image of that memory. Give it all the specific details you can. Practice calling it to memory at a second's notice. Allow it to be your "spin distraction".

• Relax your face. An amazing amount of energy goes into "keeping face." Consequently, a great deal of energy is saved (and relaxation retrieved) when we allow ourselves a couple of minutes of allowing the muscles in our face to rest. Practice letting your face be at ease. Start with your forehead. Loosen the muscles in your brow. Move that relaxation to your eyebrows and eyelids. Then to cheeks, nose, lips, chin. Enjoy this "spin release."

In some ways and at some times we definitely want to be in the spin of things. At other times, however, we want the spin to slow down, even stop, so we might step out of it...if only for a moment.

Build your own set of "spin off" techniques. Share them, please.

 

Comments

[Dona]

"Spin off" time for myself usually is spent doing what I call "talking to the stars". Sitting out in my yard under a star lit sky is not only very relaxing but many times comforting. In the stars I can speak to those in heaven that I miss or to a friend that I love and of course I can pray to God. This pass week the stars and I have had many talks..I just hope they are listening and will in time answer my prayers.