Vitality Ireland: Stress Release

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Stress Release

Get a Solution to a Problem/Dilemma in times of stress or pressure.

This following technique is taken from Kinesiology.

When you are stressed, or under pressure, blood rushes from the front of your brain, to the back.

This is because the body responds to stress or pressure by pumping adrenaline, in order to activate our fight or flight response (back of the brain)

However, the front of our brain is where we think through issues, and use our logic and decision making abilities. If this is deprived of blood, then it is more difficult to feel calm, and think rationally.

All you need do to bring the blood back to the front of your brain in times of stress or pressure, is to place either your whole hand across your forehead, or your thumb and index finger just lightly on the bulge of your forehead.

Hey presto, stay like this for a few minutes, think of the difficulty or issue, and breath deeply.

You will either come up with a solution, or be in a better frame of mind to deal with the task ahead.

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