Stress is a fact of life. We have all experienced it at some point in our lives. Stress can be a great motivator when you have a big project to deliver, and when your stress response is well-managed, stress ebbs and flows naturally with life circumstances. When sustained over an extended period, stress becomes dangerous and can lead to illness and disease. According to the Mayo Clinic, prolonged stress can lead to pain and tension, anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, anger, depression, chest pain, and headaches.
How often do you notice tension rising in your body when you are dealing with something stressful? Sustained stress imprints pain and tension patterns in your body, which is why you can feel tension or pain rise when you feel stressed. Throughout your life, you have been bombarded with the pressures of a busy calendar, family obligations, and to-do lists. Even a good night’s sleep can be interrupted by your busy mind or tension and pain in your body that keeps you tossing and turning at night. These are signs that your nervous system may be in overdrive, trying to cope with the constant stress and demands of life.
Often when we feel a bit out of sorts, we reach for solutions outside of ourselves. Pharmaceuticals that address anxiety, depression, and insomnia are readily available. However, they do not address the root cause of your response to stress; they are simply an interim solution when you need immediate help. All illness – mental, emotional, and physical arises from sustained stress and nervous system overload. Logic says that if you keep doing the same thing, you will simply get the same result. An unsettled body leads to an unsettled mind full of cyclical and repetitive thoughts, and an unsettled mind leads to pain and tension in your body.
Try this one simple self-care practice called 3-3-3 Alternate Nostril Breathing to help you get started with reducing the stress response in your body. You can do this as many times a day as you need to. This practice will soothe your overactive nervous system, reduce anxiety, and lower blood pressure. Try this out for a week and see how you feel?
When we nourish ourselves, we show up more fully and vibrantly in our lives. You will experience less tension or pain, sleep better, have more energy, and feel happier.
About the Author: Carrie and Nicole are certified IAYT SomaYoga Therapists and Somatics Educators who have specialized in working with clients in pain for well over 10 years. Their mission is to teach you revolutionary techniques to tap into your body’s innate intelligence and its ability to heal.
You could also call them “pain geeks” because they are extremely passionate and inquisitive about all things related to what causes people pain. To understand the true mind-body connection and to reset the nervous system in powerful and simple ways.
They specialize in skillfully combining the tools of Somatics, SomaYoga, Anatomy, Functional Movement Training, Mind Study and Yogic Philosophy to bring about more joy and freedom in the lives of those they work with. They teach to professionals and individuals sharing their Method.
Learn more and get in touch with Carrie and Nicole at the Resolve Pain Guru website: https://resolvepainguru.com/