Saturation Praise - An Instant Stress Buster

08/25/2010

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Dear Becca,
I love Piko-Piko breathing. Can you recommend any other instant stress busters?  My boss at work is driving me crazy.
Thanks,
Adrenaline Rushed

Dear Rushed,
Yes, if judgments ever run through your head, they’re stressing you out – and can lead to lots of health problems. Hawaiian mind-body medicine teaches that any criticism, whether of your boss, yourself or the weather, leads to tension in your body, raising blood pressure, blood sugar and stress hormones. For instant relief from this “mental stress,” spend just one minute doing “Saturation Praise,” complimenting everything you like about yourself, your boss (if only his tie), your yoga practice, your chakras, your world, and watch relaxation set in.

Namaste!
Becca
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INSTANT STRESS BUSTER

05/06/2010

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Piko-piko breathing is used in the Hawaiian healing tradition, taught at the recent Hawaii Health Getaway I attended. Imagine breathing in from the crown of your head and breathe out with your attention on your navel. Make these deep breaths, moving your belly up and down (deep abdominal breathing oxygenates and relaxes your whole body). In a variation I love, breathe in healing energy from the sky above and send any heavy energy with your breath out your feet to the center of the earth.  You’ll be moving healing energy through the body, energizing your chakras and unblocking tension so your body can move into balance. 

This is a perfect breathing exercise that takes less than a minute, can be done anytime, anywhere you need to relax, and is especially perfect before sitting down to meditate.  Namaste!
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