Sorry this has taken so long in getting to you. There has been a lot going on and I got behind in my plans.
I had already sent you this information in September -
Cannot believe it is already September. I will be doing a few weekly posts on the Stress Less, Create More courses and info for you to understand why we need to take care. Here is the first part - Stress and its effects have been studied since the 1960s. YES, that Long ago. I saw a video called "Understanding Stresses and Strains" in the early 90's. The video was done by the Walt Disney company in 1968. It still had good info even though we understood more about Stress and its effects. Since COVID, I have treated more clients in my physio office for stress related physical issues than I have ever seen in my 37 years as a physio. Symptoms are headaches, tight necks and jaws, shoulder and upper back pain, even some low back pain. More next post on what to do.......
Here is the continuation.
The first thing you can do for stress reduction is to work on your breathing. I call it least effort breathing - How do you do that you ask? Here is the information.
Place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth where your tongue touches when you swallow. Leave the tongue on the spot. Your teeth are apart for breathing and your lips can be closed or open slightly. I usually do my least effort breathing with my lips closed. Your chin is relaxed. Notice where your breath goes when you do least effort breathing. Breathing when we do not think about it at all is supposed to be with least effort. That differs from doing relaxation breathing or how breathing changes when exercising.
The next stress reduction help will be sent to you next week. Feel free to send back any comments. You can email me at 3psart@gmail.com.
Janice
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