In this spontaneous JSJ guided meditation, I practice what’s called the self-help 26 hold (giving yourself a hug). This hold, along with the emotional freedom techniques used during this episode, helps me detach from over-analyzing my thoughts and relieve me of my mental stress. On a physical level, this JSJ hold is helps to relieve physical stress, depression, and anxiety. It also helps balance our endocrine system (think hormones and reproductive system!) which is such an important system when pregnant. This hold helps me relax into a state of “being” rather than “doing”. I can get so caught up in trying so hard to do things that I can physically cause myself anxiety and emotional stress. When I take time to “hug” myself and focus on truths, I am able to let go for a time and help my mind and body relax and put my body into my parasympathetic mode rather than sympathetic mode. Parasympathetic mode means a state of relaxation to promote healing, rather than the sympathetic mode which means fight or flight mode. 

Ep 1: Why Use My Unique Pregnancy Meditation? Ep 16: About Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) Holds and Flows Ep 18: My Medication-Free Labor And Delivery Story

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