Stress has a way to attract the attention of a diversion, Focus destroy, pull down the mood and weakens the motivation to make healthy choices is necessary. It is an understandable and natural reaction to negative situations, but too much stress makes unserved. Although you can not change your personal circumstances, you can make the steps towards your moving attitude. Mindfulness can help. Goldie Hawn, actress and founder of mindUp, an awareness program for children and Amishi Jha, associate professor of psychology and director of contemplative neuroscience at the University of Miami (and teachers Hawn awareness) the connection time for talking Healthtalkonline of how awareness can help people in difficult times. “It is attention in the present moment non-judgmental to pay,” says Jha. “The fact that we do not know how to be, by default, what your mind so important in this way makes training. The mind has a mind of its own.” Here are creating their own suggestions on how to use the knowledge, peace when life becomes unstable. Calming the “barking dog” The goal of practice mindfulness is simple, but it is effective to do so, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the brain. “Every child has, and we do not tell them how it works,” said Hawn. When children (and adults) to learn about the emotional system of the brain and how they calm down, “you can think better, you can learn better, they can make better decisions.” Over time, “when we do it regularly, then finally our brains slowly to a better state of mind standard”. in mindUp, children learn nickname for important parts of the brain involved in the regulation of emotions. “The amygdala as a dog barking, and barking, the wise old owl in the prefrontal cortex can not think and can not remember and can not do,” said Hawn. “It ‘hijack to keep the energy and ability of the prefrontal cortex awake to go to the light bulb.” Think of the brain in this way helps children to understand that, to calm her, all you have to do is “calm dog in the doghouse for a while ‘.” one way to do this, a “brain break” -Hawn is to take the child’s name for a quick meditation. Change has found your attention the research that Jha Awareness training tools to strengthen the focus on people in circumstances, even the high stress of military service members to active duty. Attention is important because “we need everything: from catching fire, noting the decisions, regulate our emotions,” says Jha. , Can increase the practical attention can be as simple as sensations of breathing, promote kindness and connecting with other people, or to imagine a flashlight to scan the whole body and concentrated where the blows of monitoring light. “We always take these practices, and takes less than 15 minutes a day to see the benefits,” says Jha. Change the focus can be powerful. Early in his career after Hawn experience anxiety and panic attacks began, he took courses in meditation. “There was incense, flowers, wind in the room was coming through the curtains, and I began my mantra and use the Mediterranean,” he says. “Something happened to me. It was as if this feeling of joy, my happiness was he buried, and I was re-connect to the headquarters of the pleasure I have in any way we born with … I just started laughing . I found a piece of me that I thought I lost. “over time, meditation helped Hawn hone their priorities. “I was really able to individualize meinem, Ruhm’zu or visibility as a celebrity,” said Hawn. “I was concentrating on the situation on the things that has always been the most important, and that he was lucky to have a family, to be a mother.” Stressful in unexpected places Enduring Awareness Sneak time to crown paths pandemic isn ‘t easy for anyone, and neither the conformity of perfectly healthy practices with them. “I have a feeling of fatigue, anxiety, uncertainty,” says Jha. “My goal is just to cut the bar at this point. There are efforts must destroy it,” The more demanding of themselves in difficult times, the greater the stress. An easy way to sneak into awareness without spending extra time is to incorporate in everyday life, like brushing your teeth, says Jha. “Usually you do not even remember, brush your teeth,” but if you focus on each step taking your toothbrush, toothpaste application note the sensations as you emerge leading to the mouth-is practicing awareness around. “Remember, awareness is always there for us,” says Jha. “It was not me even more moments in my time to do it, but it gave me a feeling little while I am here because the experience is still the unfolding of my life. Although there is much cause for concern and a lot of uncertainty, I can this sense of continuity still return and hopefully I can get through it. “ Picture copyright
3 ways to maintain calm in times of stress
