Following my posts on the mindful gap, there is another easy thing you can easily do: BREATHE! The good thing is, it is always with you!
Take few deep, slow and mindful breaths in and out. It will calm yourself and bring you back to the here and now, away from your thoughts that may be exaggerating the situation. Ex: My son who is screaming.... if I am not aware of the thoughts that arise at that time (like" oh no he is screaming again", "I told him already many times", "he never listens to me", and so on...), it may have a negative influence on yourself (your emotional and physical states for example) and on how you behave in this situation. Whereas, by mindfully breathing, you become aware of and stop the negative spiral of thoughts right from the beginning and not behave accordingly to your exaggerating thoughts. |
AuthorHi ! I'm Nadege Esteban. As a Mindfulness Trainer and Coach, I promote mindfulness as a way of living and working… and I gave myself this personal mission: to inspire as much as possible people to give mindfulness a try and hopefully to adopt it in their daily life. Be Inspired
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