Were you aware that your mind is comprised of many rooms, some of which are as varied as the actual rooms in your home? The rooms of your mind are many and serve different purposes.
For example, just as the kitchen in your home serves the purpose of cooking and creating meals (and glorious desserts!), the rooms in your mind, built by you as a child, contain many memories and experiences, some of which bring a smile to your face while others cause you to retreat in fear and anxiety.
The rooms in your mind are also furnished! For example, the room that houses the memory of a special birthday party at age 7 is full of balloons, presents and your favorite cake. The image of that room can be so clear and distinct that you can actually hear your friends sing “Happy Birthday” to you.
Each room also contains various pictures that hang on the walls. It is these pictures that you have hung that make significant statements, both positive and negative, and provide the memories that you have attached to each of them.
I hope that you are doing well as we go through this time of challenge together. It has been so amazing to watch those in my community, from places all around the world, share with me stories of struggle as well as amazing victories and breakthroughs.
As I have shared in a past post, there is so much power, especially during times such as this, in practicing intentional Focused Breathing. In all of my work with those who struggle with anxiety or stressful situations, I have found this exercise, when applied and practiced, incredibly effective in inducing a relaxed state in your mind and body.
In fact, research has proven that your heart rate, blood pressure, and even body temperature can be affected by how you breathe! This is certainly valuable while our minds race ahead and question what is to come and when life will get back to ‘normal.’
I have provided an audio of the Focused Breathing exercise that I use in some of my Courses and Coaching work and know that if you practice it throughout your day, it will benefit you like it has for so many that I have worked with.
There are no excuses for not taking advantage of this skill, as you are already breathing, it is free and only takes a couple of minutes to practice! I look forward to hearing how you have used the exercise.
Click on the image above, sit back and get ready for a deep feeling of relaxation!