Want to learn how to immediately relax your body and focus your mind when your fight or flight response has been triggered – Naturally- without drugs or medications?
Let me introduce you to the Quieting Reflex, developed by Charles F. Strobel.
- Breathe in deeply so that your belly rises first when you breathe in (breathing from your diaphragm) and say to yourself, “Alert, amused mind.”
- Breathe out through your mouth, saying to yourself, “Calm body, ” as you release the tension in your jaw.
- Let the tension flow out through your arms and smile inwardly to yourself.
If you practice this now, your mind can learn to respond automatically and become alert, while your body will relax. Then, you will be able to use this when you really need it – when you are overwhelmed, stressed or anxious and you need your mind to be sharp and focused.
Stroebel, Charles F., MD. QT – The Quieting Reflex. NY: Berkley Books, 1967, pp 110-112
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