Mike Chang | Flow60 on Instagram: "Anytime when you exercise, anytime when you’re doing any movement that does not require you to think, practice bring your attention to the present moment. Practice silencing your mind by paying attention to your breath and to the feeling sensations in the body. By doing so you will be able to put your mind in a meditative state, therefore training Your ability to focus and expand your awareness while at the same time conditioning your physical body."
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Sanaa Lathan on Instagram: "This is one of the tools that I have amassed over the years to keep myself grounded and regulated. Lately I’ve been using this several times a day. Try if you like! The physiological sigh is a breathing technique that can help reduce stress and anxiety. 1. Inhale twice through the nose, with the first inhale being longer than the second 2. Exhaling slowly and fully through the mouth 3. Repeat up to 3 or more times The physiological sigh can help with: Increasing lung surface area, removing carbon dioxide from the body, slowing down the heart rate & redo stress. It is a technique that can be used in the moment to combat stress. It’s especially effective for people who have high anxiety levels. #Nanastoolbox #MentalReslience #SoulSpace"
Mike Chang | Flow60 on Instagram: "The ability to relax your body is the most important thing you can train your body to do if you want more health and longevity for your life. When you’re able to relax, your nervous system calms down (parasympathetic nervous system turns on) The process of recovery and rejuvenation begins. If you aren’t relaxed, your body experiences too much stress, hormones are imbalanced, organs don’t function properly, and a person is heading towards sickness and disease. When the body is tense, a person feel very little in their body. When they are sick, they can’t feel it. when they are stressed, they don’t realize it. Only when things get intense do one realizes that something is wrong. A person often feels disconnected to the world bc they are disconnected t
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