We all have a beaker of stress… we have our own sources of STRESSORS that accumulated internally and externally. Are you able to identify your sources of stress?
- Chronic busyness- for me especially when on my computer “working” which usually involves multi-tasking. My goal is to always FOCUS on completing one thing before moving on to the next item on my list to do!
- Always feel that I need to RUSH when scheduling appointments back to back. When I have personal training, coaching or nutritional therapy appointments with clients, I prefer back to back to keep my energy flowing! My problem is scheduling clients, workouts and other appointments back to back when it involves commuting! I don’t like being late so I tend to get anxious ad worked up if I am even a few minutes late! I need to allow more time in between appointments so I don’t have to feel that I need to RUSH to be on time!
as in my book- my lesson learned over the years:
Life is not a Race… It is a Journey.
PACE The WHOLE You from the INSIDE OUT with The WHOLESTIC Method.
The problem is that we are conditioned or rather trained in our society to always be “on”…constant human do-ers instead of human beings! We are racing all day from the time we wake up (never enough sleep- always cutting sleep hours to get more done per day) then slowing down when we go to bed too late at night. People are going to bed with their cell phones or Ipads to read Facebook, Instagram, emails and other social media outlooks – with the fear of missing out (FOMO) if they don’t look one more time before bed.
Suddenly we are sleeping 5-6 hours instead of 7-9 hours per night. Eating too late at night. Eating while doing too many other activities at the same time as eating – resulting in shutting off digestion by eating in the Sympathetic nervous system and not the “rest and digest” Parasympathetic nervous system. We are eating grab and go type of processed foods that are filled with non-food fillers and highly processed refined carbs.
My point is that our fast pace in life is creating a domino effect of internal health dysfunctions. We need to start paying attention to how we live our personal lives each day and make more time for “me” time. I have clients stop and push the “reset” button through out the day…stop moving, pause, take a few deep breathes in and reset before moving on to the next activity.
Easy Ways to Reduce Stress
What are your stressors?
Which ones can you eliminate?
What can you do to add more “yin” time and slow down?
How, what and when are you eating meals?
Are you digesting your food?