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Increasing your awareness of your 5 senses (see, feel, hear, smell, taste), is a mindfulness practice that grounds you. -Calm app
Mindful concentration/focus reduces anxiety, both cannot co-exist equally. -Calm app
Psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. “The Body Keeps The Score” book/audio book: Cortisol stress hormone does not get back to baseline for traumatized
Build a habit of identifying one positive per hour, especially on challenging days. -Dr. P
Identify 5-10 positives in what is going well when you first wake up in the morning that includes the 1st hour of the morning and
How can you have a productive sleepless night and still feel rested in the morning? -Dr. P
When you notice an emotion pop up, take a pause, do a body check for sensations, then respond mindfully rather than just reacting. -Calm app
Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no stress or noise, it means to be in the midst of those