These days, slowing down could be considered radical. It’s definitely countercultural. When our predominant culture prioritizes being busy, major productivity and multi-tasking, the idea of slowing down can be ironically overwhelming. People just don’t know how to relieve the stress that…
We all have stress. According to the American Psychological Association 50 to 90 percent of healthcare professional visits are stress related. As you have probably noticed, stress is often caused by job, relationship and financial challenges. But stress can also be…
In my last article, I wrote about how we can calm and soothe the nervous system, respond more effectively to the stressors in our lives and manage our emotional states with our breathing. More specifically, I mentioned that the vagus nerve…
