I just came back from a wonderful class all about staying calm by Greg Crosby and Donald Altman, author of One Minute Mindfulness, at Portland State University. They had some great advice for staying calm. I’ll go over a few of them this week. They are easy to do, yet make a huge difference.
First of all breathing. Use your belly instead of your chest. Here’s how to do it. Hold your hands behind your back. That's it! Putting your hands behind you stretches the intercostal muscles between the ribs and your body automatically breathes from the belly. Belly breath releases serotonin in the stomach lining, has a calming effect on the vagus nerve that runs up the spine, and slows the heart rate. Three minutes with your arms behind your back and you will be able to handle a little holiday chaos.
Take Home Point: Need to feel calm right away? Put your hands behind your back and breath .
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