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Day 122 of Quarantine Meme

Secouya
Secouya

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Right now there is so much stress in the world. Finding inner peace can be difficult during this stressful time. Do you agree? Things like gentle movement, meditation, deep breathing and doing activities you enjoy can help you calm your tension. What do you do to calm your mind? Today if you can I would like to invite you to take some time to focus on relaxation and well-being. To help you I found a few meditations specifically designed around PTSD. The first one is a short meditation that incorporates EMDR components into the meditation. The second meditation is much longer but focuses on letting go and relaxation. 


1. https://youtu.be/fo6UvmKrDcU


2. https://youtu.be/H8e4sATalz8


Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Secouya, as you know I posted earlier this week on how despite being a Christian ordained hospital chaplain, my therapist had me join a meditation class the same week she diagnosed me with PTSD. As I said there, I didn't convert to Buddhism or anything, it just worked to help me personally and in my hospital work in a really practical way. I posted a link there, too.
https://www.dailystrength.org/group/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/discussion/how-meditation-works-on-my-ptsd

These links you shared here are right up my alley as far as the what works for me goes. Thanks for posting them, I bookmarked them both.
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
Yoga breathing. What yoga stretches I can still do. They take me to Happy Times/Place. When that fails, I cuddle into a fluffy blanket and just "hide" for a half-hour. Let myself have a break. That's bene hard to learn to do!
AngelaJo
AngelaJo
Mindfullness and focusing on PLEASE helps me and breathing exercises.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Finding inner peace is an awesome feeling..... I tend to get lost in my books.....

None of which are peaceful....lol and for times of anxiety I find grounding techniques really helpful

My mind seems to whirl an awful lot when I try to meditate but prayer is something I get a lot out of.... TY .... Big hug....xo
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