Tag: breathing techniques
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Spiritual AF! #4: Meditation – Channeling the Divine
Within each one of us exists a native intelligence that operates to keep us alive on a subconscious level. This unconscious intelligence is carrying out millions of subconscious functions on our behalf without us having to guide them. Without this inherent intelligence, we would die very quickly. This native intelligence within us, is a conduit…
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The Bedrock of Mental Health: Practicing Good Mental Hygiene
At the foundation of all mental health is our willingness to care for our mind the same way we care for our bodies. Every day we eat, hydrate, sleep, perform personal hygiene, and move around to provide our bodies with what it needs inorder to function. Our minds should be no different, because our mental…
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From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to INorder in 5 Simple Steps
In a previous post, I shared many resources to help cope with and manage bipolar disorder. At the level of “superpower” in living with and managing any mental illness is self-awareness. Next to acceptance, being self-aware is the most important facet in treating Post Traumatic Stess Disorder (PTSD). This post will be peppered with quotes…
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10 Mental Health Resources to Prevent Emotional Free-fall and Preserve Your Sanity
As a middle-aged man and Army combat veteran, some of the resources I share on this list have been hard for me to accept/implement. In saying that, the resources that were hardest for me to integrate into my mental health tool-kit have been the most helpful to prevent emotional free-fall and preserve my sanity. Over…
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Monday Mirror #1: Personal Reflections that Increase Self-Awareness
For today’s personal reflection, we dig into the true nature of worry. For many of us, worry can be a default response to emotional triggers that coast under the radar of our concious awareness. The true nature of worry is a concious (or subconcious) concession for an unsteady and unsettled soul. “Worrying is like praying…
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QOTD #17: The Lost Art of Searching Within
“Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.” -Anaïs Nin The art of searching within or becoming more self-aware has been hijacked by secular culture and religious disciplines. As a facit of…
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QOTD #14: A Reminder to Breathe
If you’re like me and struggle with quieting your mind and meditating. Just do short breathing appointments throughout the day. Push passed the expected inertia you experience when implementing something new, but make sure it doesn’t become a “chore.”
Daniel Fortune 