The power of awareness

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𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

- How it helps you to become the strong, capable you you want to be.⁣

When we avoid being aware of ourselves in the present moment, we will most likely behave to numb ourselves out so we don’t have to feel what the present moment feels like.⁣

Here are some examples:⁣

- 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - “My back feels a bit sore” 👉🏼 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 - sit down watching TV until late, repeated and reliant sessions with osteopath, telling yourself the story that “I’m so old and creaky, that’s just how it is now, I can’t expect anything more”⁣

- 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - “after that birth, I don’t even want to think about “down there”” 👉🏼 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 - take a large and impersonal group exercise class, buy products to deal with result of pelvic floor dysfunction, laugh off the symptoms you have at every opportunity “oh my PF is shot to pieces, pissed myself laughing has become a real thing!”⁣

- 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - “friend asks you to join her for a beginners tennis class - you are scared of this, starting running again hurt and you stopped as a result” 👉🏼 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 - say no, don’t join anything new because it may hurt, stick with what you know, the same class only⁣⁣

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?⁣

- We ruminate on what’s happened before and apply that to now⁣

- We catastrophize about the future⁣

- By doing this we are less flexible with our approach to any situation and less able to respond helpfully⁣

- We avoid the trigger that may feel threatening ⁣

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞⁣

• Thank your mind for looking out for you⁣

• Feel the ground beneath your feet & the chair (or other surface) touching your body⁣

• Know that you are breathing in and out⁣

• Take your thoughts along with you into whatever newness aligns with your values.⁣

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Do you want to develop your mental resiliency as you get stronger in your body?⁣

In every online programme I develop, we take a look at this work to support you in mind & body so you can live a rich, full and meaningful life.⁣

Find out more about my new “Connect Your Core” course on the link in my bio 👆🏼