Kate Silverton Instagram – Anxiety in and of itself is a normal part of what it is to be human. We ALL get anxious sometimes. Its our brain and nervous system’s way of telling us ‘I don’t feel safe’
Whether it’s an upcoming spelling test or a snarling dog lunging at us in the street – our brain and body react the same way – we experience our ‘stress response’ which gears us up to fight / flee / faint or freeze… we are designed to ACT. so, if we are worrying at night about all the things we have to do, about the exam we have or the test we have to take… our nervous system still responds … so we need to help ourselves work THROUGH and release the energy that gets created as a result, by the stress response .. we need to let that anxiety / stress out !
If we don’t, then our worries can do what I think of as get stacked up on top of one another and that’s when we start to feel overwhelmed … so doing any somatic exercises – things we can do physically – anything that is patterned, repetitive, and rhythmic , help to soothe our nervous system and bring us back to balance .. they effectively exorcise the worries we have within. The butterfly hug was developed by Lucina Artigas and Ignacio Jarero, during their work with survivors of a hurricane in Mexico .. check out their work and the butterfly hug and find exercises that EMPOWER you to work WITH your anxiety … not feel overwhelmed by it ♥️
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#anxiety #anxietyrelief #mentalhealth #parentingtips | Posted on 04/Feb/2024 15:05:18
