For example, when you are anxious,
your body gets all tenses up and may experience an increased heart rate or anxious breathing.
Not exact matches
Close your eyes... be aware of your
body... notice any areas that are uncomfortable or
tense... squirm around if you need to
get more comfortable... take off your shoes if you like... now just be aware of your
body again....
I'm not very fond of cold weather — my
body gets super
tense and all I want to do is stay inside and hibernate.
It finally feels like spring though, don't
get me wrong, I adore winter with its bare bones and harsh beauty, but it is nice to step outsdie without my
body tensing up.
The more pain you experience, the more
tense you
get, and your
body might not cooperate with labor on its own.
Tense your way to relaxation: This is a body scan in which you intentionally tense your muscles in order to get your body to r
Tense your way to relaxation: This is a
body scan in which you intentionally
tense your muscles in order to get your body to r
tense your muscles in order to
get your
body to relax.
Start small by taking 10 deep belly breaths every time you start to feel stressed, anxious, or
tense and
get a good night's sleep so that your
body is able to restore and heal.
Get quiet, and while breathing and naming what you feel, do a
body scan and pinpoint the area (or areas) where you feel
tense, hot, or prickly.
If you're stuff and
tense all day long, your
body can
get to a point where it's actually unable to relax on its own, which can cause muscle stiffness, back pain, headaches, etc..
When we
get stressed out, even if it's about something manageable like a
tense conversation with a friend, the
body reacts as though there were «real» physical danger — often called the «fight or flight» response.
The
body uses a lot of energy to keep muscles in that
tense state and, if they stay that way for hours on end, they're going to
get tired.
When the «fight - or - flight» system
gets activated, it keeps only the essential parts of your
body running, like muscles
tensing up, heart rate increasing, breathing
getting faster and the slows down of your digestive system (you don't need to eat if you're running away), immune system and your reproductive organs.
Stress hormones such as cortisol actually deplete the
body of vitamins B, C, A and magnesium, which
get used up during stress responses as the
tensing of muscles and the rise of blood pressure.
Children can
get muscle cramps and muscle spasms, experience nervousness or a
tense body, the same as adults can, but they can't tell you what is wrong.
However, instead of relaxing as you do in waiting out the tension you do the complete opposite and deliberately contract your hip muscles and hamstrings even harder than they already feel (Yes you
got it) just as the tension hits your
body you slowly and deliberately increase it by contracting your whole
body but paying particular attention to the muscles you want to stretch and
tense them.
The key to
getting the most from this exercise is to keep the whole of the side of your
body doing the lifting tight and
tensing your abs throughout the movement.
Progressive Relaxation Meditation This relaxing meditation helps you
get out of your mind and back into your
body by building physical awareness through relaxing and
tensing every muscle group.
Often when we begin to
get close to orgasm or arousal we tend to take shorter breathes and
tense up our
bodies.
Instead of
getting tense and tightening up your muscles, release the fear using your
body.
The wealthy simply went to sit with the concierge, straining to hear the shells bursting and the explosions that meant bombs were falling, their
bodies as
tense as frightened animals in dark woods as the hunter
gets closer.
As they
get tense, they may exhibit changes in posture, such as becoming more upright, tucking their lower
body backward or stiffening up.
So I try very very hard to be in touch grounded and paying attention to the energy between dogs how
tense their
bodies are and what the tail is doing etc. it's so hard because some dogs don't give any signals So I still think having a very good obedience foundation is the key to
getting out of difficult situations.
notice the
body signals that mean you're angry, such as
getting hot, heart racing, and
tense muscles
Suddenly, he notices how
tense his
body is, and he recognizes his pattern of folding his chest and
getting tense in his back.