Coping with stress: The year that was, how did you deal with it?
Coping with stress: The year that was, how did you deal with it?
March 2020: Like many others, I was unexpectedly in pandemic and standing, instead of teaching new yoga courses in brand new studios as part of my new change of career from Yoga. My stress level during the Lockdown was not overly increased because I was afraid to make the right decision to postpone my career before the lockdown. The routine of the 10-day Vipassana meditation at the beginning of 2020 helped me to control the closure. Summer 2020 I was faced with the re -experiencing of past negative race experiences that became stressful. Dr. Gail Parker, Ph.D., author of Restorative yoga for ethnic and racial stress says: “My hypothesis is that people who suffer from the continuing stress and trauma of systemic oppression and daily experience with racial injuries can benefit from a practice that balances the nervous system by emphasizing the lightness as practical Self -care method for the treatment of the resulting emotional wounds presented.
The stress-conscious month (the month of April) is certainly not the only month in which you can rest and think about how body and mind deal with fear, but it seemed to be a good time to get in touch with some people who are familiar with stress. I turned to people in the field of yoga and mindfulness to find out how it was before and after the lockdown and how they dealt with stress. I spoke to two people to gain their personal experiences with the handling of stress before and after the Lockdown, as well as as an expert opinion about stress and pandemic and about what everyone will do for "the new normality". Helens Stadtlevel before the block was extremely high because she had made a big decision to end a long-term relationship in the week before pandemic after trying to maintain it for 4 years. Helen had left the family's house 3 years ago with her two sons aged 6 and 3 and is proud of where she has now arrived and happy to share her story because she was pretty private on her trip and has not really been shared with someone. Helen had two very different experiences with homeschooling in March 2020 and in January of this year. In March 2020, Helen wanted to enjoy the time with children while adapting herself and told the teachers that they decided not to teach at home. Helen did not do any academic things with sons; Looking for wild animals, projects on frogs and tadpoles and baking. This prevented that Helen "felt like a failure" and tried to keep up with the academic homeschooling, where no virtual resources were provided during the first block. Helen also muted the WhatsApp Parents Homeschool Group because it was stressful to see the comparisons and found that this is definitely reducing its stress level. Helen will navigate through the "new normality" by "saving habits from the lockdown ..." Yoga was huge for me. It is ironic that this interview is for yoga matt, as this is the website on which I bought my first yoga mat and equipment. Yoga helped me to deal with my stress "Helen found that it was a new habit to take time, and did not know how important it was, and will say no if she doesn't want to meet any friends if the lock is lifted no.
Kenny changed from a retail manager to a yoga teacher during the closure, since his role in the field of leisure / hospitality was declared superfluous. "I only found the work to be stressful when it was busy, but I got involved because I love being active. I had previously asked a therapist for help in fear, but I never thought that I was as stressed as it is often shown. My yoga practice kept me in balance and felt like a refuge, especially what was going on in the world. always busy. When the redundancy process started at the beginning of the year, I didn't think it would happen to me. When he walked around, I was clearly shocked and injured because I had been there for almost 10 years and others in other departments with fewer years in the company. I took the dismissal and decided to concentrate on my yoga training (Kenny completed a 350-hour teacher training in 2019). I only noticed that I was stressed when I noticed that I was not as active as every blog or every social media personality said to maximize the blocking period. “ Kenny will go into the "new normality" continue to practice, write down and remember that he does not stand on the timetable, but that you take the time in order to get better in connection with yourself. Heather founded The minded institutes > Anxiety. Heather decided on a non-traditional healing method and moved to Southeast Asia to begin intensive meditation practice in Buddhist monasteries, where she developed and transformed her mind for three years. During this time she also completed an apprenticeship as a 500-hour yoga teacher . f: What is your definition of stress awareness? A: "It is the knowledge that external phenomena have an impact on mental and physical processes or physiological processes. This includes the fact that it is actually The reaction Cause tension.
f: What are your knowledge about how people have been treated before, during and during the current blocking? A: "In the community with which I work; Before pandemic, people have mastered stress through drug abuse, whereby alcohol is the most socially compatible form of management. People overcome stress, television, things that distract their attention from here and now through psychotherapy, meditation, into Fitness studio go, many people who go to the gym, do yoga.
When they came into pandemic, there was an increase in alcohol sales, but also an increased interest in body practices that can be carried out comfortably from home. Heather announced that the 11% of the US population rose to 44% with psychological problems during pandemic because people do not cope with their stress. This is a 2- or 3-fold increase in European countries. f: What can people do to better identify their stress? A: "Use mindfulness practices; you can recognize when you feel excited and calm. The willingness to face what you feel is a great first step."
feel a feeling of connection, even without a connection as it was before. Heather admires Dr. Stephen Porges in the social engagement Network. This agrees with the parasympathetic part of our nervous system, the vagus. If we are involved in activities that trigger vagal stimulation, we support the network for social engagement, which enables us to feel connected to us in the absence of another. Dr. Porges also says that the extension of their exhalation, which affects the vagus, is their perception of others more positive and its perception, as they perceive them, is also more positive. These activities can be part of the social engagement network and are the three most important tips from Heather: Heather says that they know that these tips are not obvious yoga tips and therefore they offer them because they are not obvious! It also reminds us that stress is part of life and that it is most important to pay attention to our well -being. Helen Attle, teaching assistant in preschool age
Kenny Gold Jr., Yoga teacher
Heather Mason, founder and director of the Minded Institute
Heathers 3 top tips for dealing with stress in the "new normality"
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