Ever noticed?
That your mind gets the loudest when you simply sit down to rest.
Like you wanted a break but your mind wanted a meeting.
You're sitting on the bed,
Your body tired,
But your thoughts stretching out.
Across all the worries that you have stored this week.
Like the moment you slow down but your body speeds up.
Hi,
I'm a psychologist from India and hear me out.
Your brain isn't trying to stress you out.
It's switching from the doing mode to the thinking mode and that mode is really noisy.
All day you are in the doing mode.
Responding,
Finishing tasks,
Getting the work done.
When you finally stop,
Your brain believes Now it's safe to unload everything.
So the thoughts rush in.
What can we do about it?
Here's a quick tip.
Place your hand on the chest.
And greet.
Just one single breath.
This one single slow breath sends a signal to the brain,
We are safe.
Our thoughts don't disappear.
They just lose their urgency.
Now,
What's the long-term impact?
Just one single breath won't give immediate gratification.
With this daily practice of learning how to breathe,
One breath,
Two breaths,
Three breaths,
Our mind learns to settle with us,
Not against us.
And we start to learn resting without spiralling.
But it'll take some time.
