When we started this series almost 2 weeks ago, we did not expect the #anxiety levels in our country to escalate as they have. As we use these exercises to regulate our autonomic nervous systems, we are able to access areas in our brain that we need in times of crisis to #makebetterdecisions.

In video 11 of our #relaxinseconds series we invite you to do a condensed version of Jacobson's #progressiverelaxation in less than a minute. If you missed any of our earlier #relaxinseconds videos, use the hashtag to find them, and see which other quick methods to #regulateyournervoussystem work for you.

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In number 9 in our series on Relaxing in seconds we activate our #proprioceptors in standing. Proprioceptors are in your joints and give you a sense of where you are in space. Activating this sense can be useful to bring you back into the here and now when anxious thoughts are running away with you.

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In number 8 in our series #relaxinseconds we activate our sense of #proprioception. #Proprioceptors are in your joints and give you a sense of where you are in space. Activating this sense can be useful to bring you back into the #hereandnow now when #anxiousthoughts are running away with you.

Our online "Control your anxiety course" starts 17 July 10.00 - 12.00. More details here: https://fb.me/e/1SE0c9HqK

#regulateyournervoussystem

#thinkthrutalkthru #anxietyisreal

Number 10 in our series #relaxinseconds: Can you feel the tension in your shoulders? Spend less than a minute doing these exercises to help release the tension in those muscles. Try do this at intervals throughout the day for the greatest benefit.

#relaxinseconds #thinkthrutalkthru #shouldertension #relaxyourmuscles

I remember this from my OT studies, which I admit is many years ago. In the meantime there is a lot of information about the role of the #vagusnerves in #RegulatingYourAutonomicNervousSystem. I found the ideas in the document at this link https://sass.uottawa.ca worth exploring.

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#Deeppressure has been shown to help #RegulateAutonomicYourNervousSystem, decrease the #stress hormone #cortisol and increase the production of #serotonin and #dopamine, the so-called happy hormones. Everyone is different, so experiment with the length of time you use this method for, and see what works for you. Perhaps you can curl up under a heavy blanket while you are taking a break with a relaxing movie, series, podcast or book? If you would like to check out the videos of these methods, have a look at our Instagram and Facebook posts and let us know which method works best for you by using #relaxinseconds! 

This series is part of the preparation for our "Control your anxiety course" starting 17 July...https://fb.me/e/1SE0c9HqK

Join us in this fifth method of #relaxing in seconds in our preparation for our course starting Saturday 17 July at 10 a.m.

Trust your skeleton to do the work as you scan the muscles in your body from head to toe. Try develop an awareness of where #tension usually sits in your body. Maybe you can focus more on that area with one of the other exercises?

Let us know which method works best for you by using #relaxinseconds! Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook or email [email protected].

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Here is the fourth in the series on how to #relaxinseconds as preparation for our controlling #anxiety course starting on 17 July. More details here: https://fb.me/e/1SE0c9HqK

When you first try and #relax a muscle group it can be helpful to tense it first. If you are not sure about how to relax your pelvic floor, try squeezing your muscles to stop an imaginary flow of urine or passing of wind, then relax. This works for many men and women, but it may take some practice.