Why I have trouble to meditate when I am stressed
I often meet people with very anxious telling me "I tried meditation and it is not working for me, I can't concentrate." Of course, one can't concentrate on your body in the "alert" survival state. In the "survival state", your body reacts as if there was a lion standing next to you ready to attack, do you think this is the right time for you to sit under a tree and meditate on the meaning of life? When our body is working on "danger - I have to survive" there is no way that you can just relax.
There is a huge body of scientific proof about the fact emotions can be trap in our body.
Being a biologist and knowing the science behind but also learning in my TRE® (Tention & Trauma Releasing Exercises).
In my practice, I am coming across clients who experience trauma and are very surprised with how they are feeling after the session.
We have a tendency to think of trauma as something that happens to us, which is not true. TRAUMA is a dysregulation in the nervous system which happen after something happen to us.
More than that, this reaction is healthy and normal, and necessary to survive, the problem starts when the nervous system does not have the opportunity to regulate itself.
Our body is constantly receiving messages from the surrounding, also the nervous system is getting information about what is going on inside the body. Most of that activity we are totally not aware of. Does it affect our mood? Of course! Think about it what our ancestors need it to do when they faced danger, they need to localize and put them self out of the situation. The thoughts created in this state are suspicious and full of dark scenarios and the thought process is fast.
This kind of scenario is leading to a vicious circle situation. Tension in the body unctuously is producing a negative thinking process and dark thoughts are triggering more tension in the body.
What is the solution? There is no simple answer to the complex question, but in my opinion combination of psychological help and regulating the nervous system on the body level is bringing positive results for many people.
How to deal with the anger
Introduction to Tention &Trauma Releasing ExerisesTRE® and body awareness
We often have a tendency to train our bodies and stretch the tense mussels, we often are getting angry at our bodies when we are feeling tension. We are our body, mind, and emotions, these parts are only separate in our mind, we are one whole organism, and anything that is going on inside the body affects the mind. Animals will release build-up tension true the body, the dog will bite the cat will scratch when it feels threatened. We often on the body level want to release energy too. This simple exercise can help close down the process by completing the cartoon movements.
Relesing buld up anger exerise :
After a hard day's work when you come home, so stand and feel your body, take a few breaths, then take a pillow and start boxing into it. then lie down in the fetal position and start breathing deeply, you can repeat the whole process if you still feel angry. Then lie on your back and do a few minutes of TRE. After the whole process, deep relaxation or meditation.
Enjoy!
Have you ever come across the term empath or energy vampire?
Have you ever come across the term empath or energy vampire? Among people interested in self-development, and spirituality, we come across terms like a common energy field. I do not deny it, I just want to add that part of this phenomenon is simply our biology.
Humans are mammals, mammals that live in groups. The nervous systems of animals living alone are also programmed for instinctive reactions with individuals of the same species,
however, in mammals that live in groups, this ability is especially developed. It's called Co-regulation. Our nervous system is programmed to receive the smallest signals subconsciously sent by people around us, we naturally synchronize with others, which is a prerequisite for survival.
Moreover, some of us have this ability more developed than others.
In nature, there are always more sensitive individuals in the middle who sense that something is wrong faster than others. These empathic individuals perform very important functions in the group.
Regardless of whether we consider empathy as a biological function or a spiritual gift, people with heightened sensitivity must take care of themselves. Work on regulating the nervous system like Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises TRE® is it all the more recommended.
Why affirmations don't work?
Surely you have come across the statement, change your mind set and your life will change for the better, or your thoughts create emotions.
What if I tell you that's not entirely true
Why is it that, our nervous system is not only the frontal lobe responsible for logical thinking but also our body? Simply put, our brain is constantly receiving signals from the body that we are not aware of, this super smart system protects us and informs us about everything that is going on around us. The problem begins if our body is frozen by trauma, our body sends a distress signal to the brain, even when we are completely safe. Our thoughts automatically become chaotic and dark.
So let me tell you something very controversial for all positive thinkers out there, affirmations are absolutely impossible to work if we don't first start releasing trauma at the body level.
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises
A group of people practicing TRE®
TRE® is an innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension, and trauma.
recommending reading - Somatic Marker Hypothesis (Bechara and Damasio, 2005; Damasio et al., 1991)
There is a huge body of scientific proof about the fact emotions can be trapt in our body.
Being a biologist and knowing the science behind but also learning in my TRE® (Tention & Trauma Releasing Exercises).
In my practice, I am coming across clients who experience trauma and are very surprised with how they are feeling after the session.
We have a tendency to think of trauma as something that happens to us, which is not true. TRAUMA is a dysregulation in the nervous system which happen after something happen to us.
More than that, this reaction is healthy and normal, and necessary to survive, the problem starts when the nervous system does not have the opportunity to regulate itself.
Our body is constantly receiving messages from the surrounding, also the nervous system is getting information about what is going on inside the body. Most of that activity we are totally not aware of.
I often meet people with very anxious telling me "I tried meditation and it is not working for me, I can't concentrate." Of course, one can't concentrate on your body in the "alert" survival state. In the "survival state", your body reacts as if there was a lion standing next to you ready to attack, do you think this is the right time for you to sit under a tree and meditate on the meaning of life? When our body is working on "danger - I have to survive" there is no way that you can just relax
Does it affect our mood? Of course! Think about it what our ancestors need it to do when they faced danger, they need to localize and put themself out of the situation. The thoughts created in this state are suspicious and full of dark scenarios and the thought process is fast.
This kind of scenario is leading to a vicious circle situation. Tension in the body unctuously is producing a negative thinking process and dark thoughts are triggering more tension in the body.
What is the solution? There is no simple answer to the complex question, but in my opinion combination of psychological help and regulating the nervous system on the body level is bringing positive results for many people.
Real reason for compulive eating
How do stress and trauma affect what we eat?
it is not without reason that we have comfort food in our dictionary.
For centuries, meals have been not only a way to satisfy a physiological need, but also an integral part of our social life. Since childhood, we associate them with reward and pleasure.
They are a way to improve your well-being.
Working through trauma and stress in the body can make us feel better and eliminate the need for comfort food.
Also, regular work on the regulation of the nervous system has a soothing effect on the hormonal system, helping to reduce food cravings in the body.
Regular work on releasing stress from the body (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises
TRE®) can help reduce the consumption of comfort foods.