What accumulated stress is doing to you and how to mitigate it?
 

Constipation.
Insomnia.
Anxiety.
Palpitations.
Profuse Sweating.
Gut Issues.
Bloating.
Lethargy.
Frequent Headaches.
Arthritis.

These are all sign your body is giving you on accumulated stress. If you do not take care and listen to these cues now, you will be made to take forced rest by sickness or an illness by your body.

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Navigating stress from a holistic health perspective:

Our lives today are filled with stress, and there is no way out than creating a ritualistic lifestyle to navigate the stress. There is no human who does not have. The ones who look like they have all of it together, are people who have learnt the art of navigating the stress.

Unless and until, you reach a stage in your life where you feel,

“Enough is enough. I cannot go on like this. I need to make a change in my life.”

No mentor, coach or counsellor can help you in being committed to anything.

Let that sink in.

My pivot point came when I was in immense stress in a different country away from the family struggling with the label of ‘unexplained infertility’. I was in depression. My life revolved only around monitoring my ovulation cycle. And there came a point when I could not stay in the darkness anymore. When it was ‘enough is enough’ for me is when I did my life coaching certification to help others.

So if you have reached that pivot point and are ready to make a change, here are some of my favourite ways to release the stress. 

How does stress build inside our body and what does it do?
There is a part in our brain called the amygdala and it lives in our prefrontal cortex. It kind of stores stress. If you imagine amygdala like a test tube, and every time that something stressful happens, this test tube fills up.

The difference is if we are in a state of chronic stress, that test tube is filled up all the time to really, really high levels. After a point, the stress level looks like vinegar being poured into this test tube. And then when people start experiencing stress in their environment, they start running late or somebody brings them a problem at work, rather than more vinegar now going into an overflowing test tube, what starts to happen is that those reactions actually create like bicarbonate soda being thrown into this test tube.

And then there is this explosion, there's this eruption in the head, you start to feel tension in the head, the heart rate starts to shift and becomes busier because it can tense and sense this tension up here.

If you are not doing stress reduction practices, if you are not doing cleansing and filtering of stress in your daily life, what is likely to happen is this accumulative level of stress then compounds over and over and over and over and over again.

What we want to do is to make sure that as we go through the day, no different to a racing car taking pit stops, that we take our own pit stops, that we have our own system to navigate. This test tube is reduced and filtered and lowered, and actually is even diluted. It goes to water levels of stress rather than vinegar.
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This test tube needs your help to take moments out, to take pit stops out, to help your body and mind release the stress stored in your brain. If we do not release the stress store, it will accumulate. Then we get affected by how our whole body is working, how we can sleep, how we can rest, how we can communicate, how we can connect, how we can problem solve, all these things.

An hour full workout at the gym is fantastic!
But what really matters in the long run in not letting that stress erupt is short breaks during the day to release and cleanse the stress.

Take those pit stops! 

My favourite ways of taking pit stops:

1.  Nature: 

Nature employs the mind without fatigue and yet enlivens it. Tranquilizes it and enlivens it. And thus, through the influences of the mind over body, gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigoration to the whole system. It is a proven scientific fact.

So walk in nature often. Sit under that tree.

2. Movement:

Movement is medicine for me. When I say movement, I talk about free flowing movement of the body. Stretching your body helps. Dancing on music helps. Listening to your body and moving it accordingly helps.

3.  Sound:
Playlists that uplift you can be a part of your day. I have playlist of my favourite songs, some healing sounds at particular frequencies and some only instrumentals. Make music and sound a part of your day.

“I am realising and learning that my ears can receive sounds that soothe me, and bring my cells into a state of expression, serenity, emotion and release.”

4. Guided Meditations:
When an expert helps you access your subconscious, magic happens. Guided meditations of someone who know what they are doing can be a great way to release stress at a cellular level.

“I am realising and learning that everything i know deeply lives in my subconscious and visiting there allows me to expand and evolve safely.”

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5.  Breathwork:
Our breath is the cheapest and the most effective way to come back to our innate nature and calm. Deep breathing is an instant relief. Never under estimate the power of our breath.

10 deep breaths make a whole world of difference when you are stressed.

6.  Touch:
In my family, if someone is having a restless day, we all know how that person feels most loved (love language). We are a hugging family. So, as I have opened up to my family about my needs and theirs, we all find each other caring and attentive. If I am alone, I bathe, massage myself in the bath (release oxytocin), and do body tapping and patting to help soothe my nervous system. 

“I am realising and learning that touch, even if I feel uneasy, can bring my energy into my body and safety into my skin.”

7.  Daily Rituals – Your Oxygen Equivalent:
So, for me, these are the elements of life that, through illness, grief, joy, and holidays, I know life feels easier when doing them. They are the elements and tools that cannot be connected to in hard times, yet they help you the most.

For me, they are waking up before anyone at home wakes up and sit with my thoughts. Journal and meditate. I love moving my body. Breathwork is an integral part of my rituals. See which rituals feel the most enriching for you. 

“I am realising and learning that my body benefits from a commitment to myself, and my oxygen tools are simple moments that slow me down and bring me into the present moment, being with myself, nature and the people I love.”


Let’s not accumulate stress. Take those pit stops.

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