Written by: Bénédicte Sivarajasingham, Executive Contributor
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You cannot repair your car when driving 200km/h max on the motorway.
You need to stop on the side and repair it.
It is the same for our body.
You need to manage your stress, or better you need to create peace in your life.
You have to be in a relaxed state, in order to heal.
STRESS is one of the most overlooked areas in people´s health journey.
The body can either be stressed or relaxed.
It can not do both at the same time.
Let's be honest, stress is inevitable in an entrepreneur, a mum´s life!
So, how can you create peace in your life?!
Bring awareness to what stresses you:
What are the triggers?
What thoughts do you have?
Which emotions do those thoughts trigger?
A 5-Minute A Day Technique to create peace in your life is to use your breath.
When we are stressed, angry, or anxious we tend to have shorter breaths and we send a message to our brain that something is wrong, which triggers our fight and flight response. Our heart rate goes faster, our blood pressure rises!
So when you mindfully decide to breathe slowly, you send a message to your brain that you are ok. Breathwork will condition your brain to relax even if the situation says otherwise. You will feel a sense of calmness and relaxation.
You might already have experienced it while doing yoga or meditating.
I implemented deep breathing in my life to manage my emotions (or stress response!) and now as a relaxation method for me and the kids.
By making a simple change in the way you breathe can make HUGE changes to your overall health!
When we switch off the lights at night, I lie with them in bed and ask them to breathe with me. After 3-4 deep breathing my kids will start yawning and will fall asleep shortly after.
It is also a powerful technique to stop your thoughts from racing. Give it a try if you can't sleep or if you wake up in the middle of the night.
This is the most powerful lesson and biggest impact, the busy mamas I worked with, report.
If you feel stress is one of the issues holding you back in your health Journey, download my 5 tips for Easy Healthy Living Here or book a Health Strategy Call with me Here to chat and see what you can do.
Bénédicte Sivarajasingham, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Benedicte Sivarajasingham is an entrepreneur, founder of b well coaching and mum of 3 wearing all the hats! Corporate high flyer for over 20 years, she turned her health challenges into her passion. As a functional medicine certified health coach, Benedicte helps busy working mums to live a healthy more balanced life in just 5 minutes a day, connecting their mind & body for more balance and inner peace. She uses her own experience to empower clients to implement micro-moments into their day to refocus, get some clarity and natural energy to manage and reduce stress into their life! She is passionate about demystifying health myths, making living healthy easy and fun, giving her clients very practical tools customized to their Lifestyle to change the way they live and feel better in the long run. Benedicte loves connecting with people, especially on an intercultural level. She lived in 6 European countries, gave birth to her 3 children in 3 different countries, speaks French, German, and English loves cooking for her family and community and is eager to keep teaching her clients and kids new mind-body medicine techniques to bring the body and mind incoherence.
