4 ways to find calm in the crazy
In the midst of the crazy, learn ways of FINDING PEACE without having to leave home for a month-long retreat! Stay home and feel calm.
#1 stop
When you are feeling like the chaos is drowning you…
STOP – take a moment to be aware of how you are feeling and what effects this stress is giving your body. (shoulders tight or raised, feelings of anxiety, shallow breath, tiredness, frustration, feeling like you want to run away)
Just being aware of it, will start to make a shift within.
Now find a space to regroup - you could do something as simple as fill a large glass with water slowly and watch the water pour in. Or you could go wash your hands slowly - watching the bubbles appear and ensuring every inch of your skin is covered in white soapy bubbles.
You have now entered a zone of being present and have stepped out of the chaos and back into your body
#2 BREATHE
This sounds obvious right? But it’s true- we don’t breathe well when we are stressed or overwhelmed
Find a spot to SIT down.
CLOSE your eyes.
COUNT each breath (inhale 1 exhale 1) and repeat this until you get to 20.
Each time you forget what number you are on, start from 1 again until you are able to get to 20.
When 20 is easy, once you reach 20 then count backwards to 0.
Sounds easy, but try it- you’ll be amazed how 20-40 breaths can change so much about your MOOD AND MINDSET.
#3 journal
Pen to paper detoxifies.
Write down how you are feeling and what has triggered it.
No sentences. Just point form.
Whatever words come first.
It doesn’t need to make sense.
Just write.
By allowing your emotions to be on paper, your mind is able to go into a different consciousness and you won’t be holding onto the emotions as much after writing them down.
#4 SIT WITH IT
This can feel uncomfortable to do, but sitting with an emotion that isn't pleasant can be very healing.
Sit with the emotion - feel it – don’t try move out of it – feel it - allow your body to feel the effects – really feel it – yes you can be mad, sad, frustrated or numb.
What’s important is that you feel everything you are feeling in this moment and do nothing but feel it.
Sit with this emotion until you have moved THROUGH it – there is no right amount of time – you will feel when your energy and mood shifts