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Managing Anxiety: Holistic Tips From 7 Practitioners

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It took me years to work out how to best manage my anxiety. In fact, I didn’t know that the awful, overwhelming thoughts, sensations and feelings I experienced were anxiety until a counsellor told me. I just thought there was…

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The Power of Empathy

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Hi there! This gorgeous little animation by Brene Brown and Katy Davis shows the power of empathy.  It’s about being there with someone who is hurting and allowing yourself to be vulnerable with them.  Not trying to fix or minimise…

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The Importance of Children’s Play

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Hello! I’ve got another TED talk to share with you.  I love TED talks.  This one is from Dr Peter Gray, who studies children’s play. He makes a link between the decline in the amount of time children are allowed…

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You would not. If you are feeling unsafe, meditating is not necessarily the answer. It might be the answer to lots of other things. It might be the answer on another day. However, if you are feeling stressed, agitated, or anxious, you may find you need to move, or do something else. Listen to your body. Repost from @dianeliska.yoga.psychotherapy ・・・ I can't even count the number of times I hear stories of 'trying harder' to meditate when individuals are really stressed, burnt out, or recent (or previous) life experiences have felt traumatic because of well-meaning advice, previous practice, holistic communities or popular buzz-energy. And the sighs of relief I hear or 'oh, that makes so much sense' when we talk about why YOU WOULD NOT STOP TO MEDITATE IF YOU WERE BEING CHASED BY A TIGER. A meditation practice can be an amazing resource (but that's another post). It can also be harmful depending on the state of one's nervous system and ability to ground in Self. The further we are from our window of tolerance, whether in high activation hyperarousal or significant hypoarousal, the more dangerous it can be. The further we are from window of tolerance or are lacking of sense of Self, the less integration between our exteroceptive (outer) and interoceptive (inner) world. Going deeply inward (connecting with interoception) should only happen with a clear, grounded anchor to a safe outer world and a neuroception of safety. Really all of this is just a fancy way of saying: YOU WOULD NOT STOP TO MEDITATE IF BEING CHASED BY A TIGER. 🐅 #iwillnotmeditateifbeingchasedbyatiger #meditation #survivalfirst #groundandorient #thedarksideofmeditation #windowoftolerance #polyvagal #polyvagaltheory #neuroception #neuroceptionofsafety #exteroception #interoception #traumainformed #traumasensitivemindfulness #psychotherapy #counselling #trauma #ptsd #traumatherapy #sensorimotorpsychotherapy