The Power of Deep Breathing and Relaxation.
I have reached the half-way point on the first twenty lessons on my journey to emotional health, healing, vitality and well-being. Now it is time to take a deep breath and relax. Actually this is what E- class ten is about. In this e-class, you will learn the techniques of deep breathing and relaxation. You will not only learn how to use these tools but also why they are so important for your health, vitality and well-being. Deep breathing and relaxation recharge your batteries, helping to revitalize a tired mind and body.
In lesson ten two separate audios are used to teach how to correctly deep breath as well as perform a relaxation exercise.
Deep Breathing Will:
1. Clear our mind so that we can think sharper, quicker and not forget so much
2. Nourish every cell in our body. In some ways feed our cells
3. Help us to relax when faced with a difficult or fearful situation, for example, conflict with someone, a visit to the dentist or doctors.
4. Relax our muscles when tense from stress
5. Act as a cue to relax and let go of tension
6. Give us a buffer when angry so that we do not let loose all of a sudden
7. Open up (dilate) the large arteries at the back of the neck to allow blood and nutrients to reach the brain
8. Allow us to feel more in control of ourselves and our situations.
Benefits of Relaxation:
1. Your breathing slows down, therefore you need less oxygen.
2. When you need less oxygen, your body has less toxins to get rid of. In other words, your body does not have to work so hard.
3. Half hour of relaxation is equivalent to 7 hours of sleep with regards to your oxygen consumption
4. Your mind goes on holidays. The mind is usually very active. Relaxation allows it to slow down and take a rest
5. Tension is released from the muscles – the muscles get to have a rest from constantly working
6. Less tension means you feel less tired
7. You will experience a feeling of peace and calmness
8. Your will experience an alertness that continues after the relaxation is over
9. Although, when you first finish the relaxation you may feel tired and groggy, within a few minutes you will feel alert and energized
10. You will feel more in control of yourself and your environment
11. Your relationships will benefit if you are calmer and more in control.
That is it for this week. If you would like more information on this subject go to http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ and use the help-line. For more on “The secrets to emotional health, healing, vitality and well-being go to http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/
Have a “Blessed” week!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
The Importance of Nutrition To Emotional Health
The journey into achieving overall health, vitality and well-being continues. After going deep into unconscious mind, and focusing on emotional and mental blockages and looking at a number of techniques to help let go of a painful past and move into a successful future, the journey takes a different direction.
Lesson 9 focuses more on the physical and looks at the importance of nutrition to emotional health.The main part of lesson nine is an interview between Julie Spain and Maria Forbes who is a Naturopath. The interview is about the importance of nutrition to emotional health, vitality and well-being. From it you will learn what to eat, what not to eat and exactly why this is all so important for optimum performance and enjoyment of life. It includes topics such as:
· What people should and should not be eating for optimum emotional, physical and mental health
· The effects of sugar and processed foods on the body and mind
· The most important things you need to know about weight loss
· Exactly what is happening to the body biochemically to enable us to understand the reasons why we need to do certain things.
We are a system with 5 parts – emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual and social. Balance is extremely important in our lives. A law of physics states that a change in one part of the system will affect and cause a change in all parts of the system. In light of this systems theory as it applies to human behaviour, it makes sense that if we do not eat right then it will affect all 5 parts of our system.
Also in Lesson nine Julie Spain outlines how poor nutrition can affect us:
· Decline in clarity and sharpness of mind
· Feel more emotional and out of control
· May experience feeling down or depressed
· Grumpy or irritable
· Lack energy and vitality
· May put on weight
· Difficulty sleeping
· May not want to socialize.
From this lesson I learned that a positive attitude, proper nutrition including plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, rest, relaxation and exercise make a major contribution not only to our physical well-being but also to our spiritual and emotional wellness.
You can find out more at http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/ or contact me through my website: http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ or use the comment section on this blog.
Until next time
Blessings!
The journey into achieving overall health, vitality and well-being continues. After going deep into unconscious mind, and focusing on emotional and mental blockages and looking at a number of techniques to help let go of a painful past and move into a successful future, the journey takes a different direction.
Lesson 9 focuses more on the physical and looks at the importance of nutrition to emotional health.The main part of lesson nine is an interview between Julie Spain and Maria Forbes who is a Naturopath. The interview is about the importance of nutrition to emotional health, vitality and well-being. From it you will learn what to eat, what not to eat and exactly why this is all so important for optimum performance and enjoyment of life. It includes topics such as:
· What people should and should not be eating for optimum emotional, physical and mental health
· The effects of sugar and processed foods on the body and mind
· The most important things you need to know about weight loss
· Exactly what is happening to the body biochemically to enable us to understand the reasons why we need to do certain things.
We are a system with 5 parts – emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual and social. Balance is extremely important in our lives. A law of physics states that a change in one part of the system will affect and cause a change in all parts of the system. In light of this systems theory as it applies to human behaviour, it makes sense that if we do not eat right then it will affect all 5 parts of our system.
Also in Lesson nine Julie Spain outlines how poor nutrition can affect us:
· Decline in clarity and sharpness of mind
· Feel more emotional and out of control
· May experience feeling down or depressed
· Grumpy or irritable
· Lack energy and vitality
· May put on weight
· Difficulty sleeping
· May not want to socialize.
From this lesson I learned that a positive attitude, proper nutrition including plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, rest, relaxation and exercise make a major contribution not only to our physical well-being but also to our spiritual and emotional wellness.
You can find out more at http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/ or contact me through my website: http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ or use the comment section on this blog.
Until next time
Blessings!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Letting go of the past and allowing yourself to move forward.
This is E- class eight on my journey to emotional health, healing, vitality and well-being.
When we receive a physical injury, nature protects us by forming a scar around the injury. This scar tissue becomes a protective cover and helps protect us against further injury in the same place. When we receive an emotional injury we are inclined to do the same thing and put a protective shell around our heart so that no one can hurt us in the same way again. The big difference is when we cut off the painful emotions, we also cut off the joyful emotions.
Four negative outcomes are listed as a result of emotional scars and two very important steps to achieving the goal of letting go of the past so that you can successfully move forward and live your best life:
Spain deals in detail with these two steps in lesson eight.
1. Make a decision or a commitment.
Do you live in your painful past not able to enjoy the present or look forward to a fulfilling future?
Do you want to move forward into a bright and successful future?
Do you believe that all the pain of the past is making you unwell in the present?
If you answered yes to these three questions, then you need to make a decision that today is the day you will release the past and start living in the present while vigorously pursuing the future you desire. This lesson tells you what you need to do to let go of a painful past, enjoy a life of health and vitality and move towards a successful and happy future.
2. Practice forgiveness.
All of us have been hurt by someone at some stage of our lives. Someone may have hurt and offended you and you have held on to that pain.
A few typical emotions for those suffering hurt and anger are identified in this lesson as well as the three possible ways that these negative emotions can affect your life:
Forgiveness is first and foremost a tool for you to use to free yourself of painful and negative emotions that are keeping you trapped in a life you do not want.
Spain uses an analogy to explain how forgiveness works.
It is through practicing forgiveness that you will be able to achieve freedom and consequently, personal growth.
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you” - Lewis B Smedes.
For more on this subject visit http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/ or go to my website @ http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ and use the HELP LINE to ask a question or to comment.
Until next time,
Blessings!
This is E- class eight on my journey to emotional health, healing, vitality and well-being.
When we receive a physical injury, nature protects us by forming a scar around the injury. This scar tissue becomes a protective cover and helps protect us against further injury in the same place. When we receive an emotional injury we are inclined to do the same thing and put a protective shell around our heart so that no one can hurt us in the same way again. The big difference is when we cut off the painful emotions, we also cut off the joyful emotions.
Four negative outcomes are listed as a result of emotional scars and two very important steps to achieving the goal of letting go of the past so that you can successfully move forward and live your best life:
Spain deals in detail with these two steps in lesson eight.
1. Make a decision or a commitment.
Do you live in your painful past not able to enjoy the present or look forward to a fulfilling future?
Do you want to move forward into a bright and successful future?
Do you believe that all the pain of the past is making you unwell in the present?
If you answered yes to these three questions, then you need to make a decision that today is the day you will release the past and start living in the present while vigorously pursuing the future you desire. This lesson tells you what you need to do to let go of a painful past, enjoy a life of health and vitality and move towards a successful and happy future.
2. Practice forgiveness.
All of us have been hurt by someone at some stage of our lives. Someone may have hurt and offended you and you have held on to that pain.
A few typical emotions for those suffering hurt and anger are identified in this lesson as well as the three possible ways that these negative emotions can affect your life:
Forgiveness is first and foremost a tool for you to use to free yourself of painful and negative emotions that are keeping you trapped in a life you do not want.
Spain uses an analogy to explain how forgiveness works.
It is through practicing forgiveness that you will be able to achieve freedom and consequently, personal growth.
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you” - Lewis B Smedes.
For more on this subject visit http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/ or go to my website @ http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ and use the HELP LINE to ask a question or to comment.
Until next time,
Blessings!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Unlocking Your Emotional and Mental Blockages to Success.
Hello, and welcome to my blog. This is week seven on my journey and I’m glad you joined me. The seventh E-class was very practical and quite interesting. It was in the form of an audio presentation by Julie Spain and includes three activities. One deals with keeping a journal, the second with charting affirmations and responses and the third is an exercise to help you go back into your past and identify where a particular blockage originated and then actually get rid of it and replace it with a thought and feeling that will help you achieve your life goal. Sound interesting? It is.
The E-class explores the mysterious subconscious where the emotional and mental blockages occur usually unaware to you. You need to understand these obstacles and eliminate them. This is the purpose of the activities I mentioned earlier, three exercises to practice in order to eliminate these blockages. They are designed to produce creative thinking for identifying and unlocking your emotional and mental blockages and finding the illusive answer to achieving your goals. Patience is required because the brain can only work on one specific thing at a time, so you must be specific with what you are trying to achieve. The activities can be repeated. Each time you reprogram your brain with the desired result allowing it the opportunity to creatively figure it all out for you.
Remember , we are a totally connected system and what happens to one part of your system will impact all other parts of your system.
· Mental and emotional blockages can disrupt physical functioning.
· Physical and emotional blockages can disrupt mental functioning.
· Physical and mental blockages can disrupt emotional functioning.
All of the above will affect how you function spiritually.
This week’s E-class is helps you move forward by unlocking your emotional and mental blockages.
That’s it for this week. If you would like to find out more go to http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ “HELP-LINE” or email hdluff@nb.sympatico.ca.
For more about Matters of the Heart, the Secrets To Emotional Health, Healing, Vitality and Wellbeing go to http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/
Have a Blessed Week!
Hello, and welcome to my blog. This is week seven on my journey and I’m glad you joined me. The seventh E-class was very practical and quite interesting. It was in the form of an audio presentation by Julie Spain and includes three activities. One deals with keeping a journal, the second with charting affirmations and responses and the third is an exercise to help you go back into your past and identify where a particular blockage originated and then actually get rid of it and replace it with a thought and feeling that will help you achieve your life goal. Sound interesting? It is.
The E-class explores the mysterious subconscious where the emotional and mental blockages occur usually unaware to you. You need to understand these obstacles and eliminate them. This is the purpose of the activities I mentioned earlier, three exercises to practice in order to eliminate these blockages. They are designed to produce creative thinking for identifying and unlocking your emotional and mental blockages and finding the illusive answer to achieving your goals. Patience is required because the brain can only work on one specific thing at a time, so you must be specific with what you are trying to achieve. The activities can be repeated. Each time you reprogram your brain with the desired result allowing it the opportunity to creatively figure it all out for you.
Remember , we are a totally connected system and what happens to one part of your system will impact all other parts of your system.
· Mental and emotional blockages can disrupt physical functioning.
· Physical and emotional blockages can disrupt mental functioning.
· Physical and mental blockages can disrupt emotional functioning.
All of the above will affect how you function spiritually.
This week’s E-class is helps you move forward by unlocking your emotional and mental blockages.
That’s it for this week. If you would like to find out more go to http://www.pastorsinnministries.com/ “HELP-LINE” or email hdluff@nb.sympatico.ca.
For more about Matters of the Heart, the Secrets To Emotional Health, Healing, Vitality and Wellbeing go to http://www.secretstoemotionalhealth.com/
Have a Blessed Week!
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