PAUSE
NOW is the moment to stop, take a breath and slow it all down I Find out how to PAUSE I
PAUSE: do you recognise yourself?
You know something feels off, whether a remark in an office and you feel compromised, or you are so tired you have no time or space for anything you like to do...
NOW is the moment to stop, take a breath and slow it all down.
In an immediate situation, find somewhere to have space and a few minutes deep breathing, this helps your focus.
When navigating a bigger issue, the Pause can be any length of time as a whole - or give yourself blocks of time within a week. If you're very stressed, perhaps consider some proper time out, whatever options you have for that. Some find a long walk in countryside or beside a river or the sea really helps - nature calms your nervous system and can provide a reset.
We have been trained into thinking that a "holiday" will resolve this - that depends on the balancing act of organising it, paying for it, the travel demands, who you are with...will it really relax you?
Can you find a way to build reset moments every day, alongside de-stressing activities every week?
Movement releases tension, music is a powerful and pleasant, watch a film or video, see your friends, listen to a podcast, meditate, enjoy making something, spend time outside in a green space or beside flowing water, read a book, walk the dog, play with or just be with the kids, walk round a gallery or museum, visit a castle or historic site, drive or take a train or bus somewhere you've never been!
You are training your body and mind to relax and know you are taking care of you - sometimes this takes a mindshift as we may have put others' needs ahead of our own, however, if you are not functioning in a healthy and sustainanble way, you can find burnout happening without realising.
To help you PAUSE:
How to incorporate self-care into your daily life
The Canal Path Knows What You Need
Gaining confidence and managing stress is a process of small, deliberate actions - start with a PAUSE, the first step in my 4P Framework
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