A team of experts shares practices on how to calm down
Life is a journey full of ups and downs and we all face difficult times, be it doubts, crises or losses. With this in mind, we have assembled a team of experts who have suggested 8 ways to calm down when things get complicated.
In these moments it is natural to feel a variety of intense emotions that can shock our senses. emotional balance. However, it is essential to remember that how we react to these situations is up to us.
Therefore, we can choose to adopt strategies to calm ourselves, find clarity, and restore inner peace.
To facilitate this journey, we have collected the practices of eight Personare experts, each with their own unique perspective on how to navigate difficult times. They are emergency actions, for the most painful and sudden moments.
However, it is important to work on those emotions, challenges and traumas that caused or caused this pain in you. Seek the help that makes sense for you — Here on Personare you will find different specialties and types of online consultancy.
8 ways to calm down
1. The power of water
Aline Lang, specialist in Energy Cleaning, gives you very simple advice, which you can apply whenever you need it: take a shower. Water is an element that can be incredibly calming.
Then take a conscious bath, allowing the water to rebalance your emotions and feeling that, as it flows from head to toe, it rebalances your entire body.
Simply letting the water flow is enough to calm you down. If you want to turn it into an energy bath, see herbal guide here.
2. Notice the sensations
The psychologist Maria Cristina shares the importance of noticing sensations in the body when we face stressful experiences or traumatic experiences. The name for this is sensory perception.
“Sit with your back straight and your feet on the ground and name the sensations that emerge, as someone who observes and reports to themselves, without judgment. At the same time, with your eyes open, look around you (or remember a safe place for you ) and feel like everything is OK NOW”, explains the expert.
The idea is to recognize and validate sensations and emotions proportional to the moment. And then, try to understand what excess is, to welcome with love and security some parts that have been hurt for a long time and perhaps you didn’t realize it before.
3. Relaxation exercise
Your body can be used as a resource to calm you. The therapist Andrea Leandro teaches an exercise to release tension and face challenges more clearly.
- Tense your whole body and squeeze your hand tightly.
- Then, release and open your fingers wide.
- As you do this, inhale, hold your breath as you tense your body, and then release your body and breath. Do this a few times until you feel your body relax.
“These movements show your brain that it can release tension and relax your body. This way you can do it relieve stress and the anguish and the ability to face the challenge”, says Andrea;
4. Return to the here and now
Simone Kobayashi, holistic therapist, guides us in an exercise of concentration on the present, using breathing and affirmations to reconnect with ourselves. This practice helps us return to the present moment, finding peace and clarity.
- Place one hand on your chest and the other on your belly and inhale.
- Notice where you are breathing.
- Then focus on inhaling, filling your belly first and then your chest.
- When you release your breath, release your belly first and then your chest (as if you were a “snake” with your body).
- Once your breathing rhythm becomes smooth and even, set your intention in a mantra.
- Suggestion: “With my I Am presence, I connect with my Higher Self, God/Goddess, Father/Mother, Cosmic Consciousness, Universe, I Am! In alignment and harmony with the Whole, I overflow with Light, Love, Peace and Evolution. That’s how! That’s how! That’s how it is!”
5. Meaning of reprogramming
The energy therapist Regina Restelli reminds us that our feelings are our responsibility, based on information and experiences from our past. With this knowledge, he suggests repeating the Ho’ponopono mantra:
- “I’m sorry, forgive me, I love you, I’m grateful.”
This practice is especially powerful in difficult situations, offering the opportunity to see things with new meanings.
6. Creative visualization
The tarot reader Zoe de Camaris shares the practice of creative visualization as a powerful resource when experiencing tension or a lot of irritation. By creating images that evoke joy and well-being, we can transport ourselves to a more peaceful state, even in the most tense moments.
- Close your eyes and say: “May Oxum Honey fall upon me!“
- Then imagine that a fountain of honey comes from the sky and flows all over my body.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be the image of honey. “Creative visualization is a powerful resource and can be created from your favorite images, the ones that bring you joy and well-being,” explains Zoe.
7. Emotional self-regulation
Alice Duartefacilitator of Systemic Constellations, shares a practice of emotional self-regulation, which proposes to recognize and give a name to the emotions you are experiencing.
- Close your eyes and notice which part of your body is activated.
- Look at this sensation with curiosity and kindness. And say out loud what you noticed. Example: “I realize my heart is pounding“.
- Start talking with this feeling as if it were a person: “I see you. I know there are many reasons why you are there. I’m here interested in listening to you. How would you like to express yourself? What do you want?”
- Remain silent, with your eyes closed, listening to the answer: an image, a memory, a sentence, a word could come. If something happens, fine. If nothing arrives, that’s fine.
- Let it guide you like a compass.
“When you listen to your body, it always tells you what to do next to calm yourself: scream (therapeutically), walk, set limits, cry, withdraw, protect yourself, etc. The healthiest thing is when you self-regulate the emotional comes after the genuine expression of emotion,” says Alice.
8. Redirect thoughts and feelings
The energy therapist Akamatsu chickpeas teaches us to break the cycle of negative thoughts and feelings to overcome difficult periods. “As soon as you feel discomfort, stop. You can say to yourself, ‘stop!'” says Ceci.
So, try and choose what helps you stop the negative stimulus: it could be breathing and mantras as taught above, some music, like Solfeggio frequency 528 Hz, OR essential oils such as lavender, because they have rapid effects on our nervous system, helping to stop the negative stimulus.
Once you feel calmer, think about how you want to feel and what your highest potential self would recommend. The answers can arrive immediately or in the next few days, through ideas, intuitions, signs, coincidences or synchronicities. Stay open to listen.
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