The Forehead Touch: A Simple Anchor Back To Yourself

A short exercise for noticing how your body and mind respond to stress. You sit where you are, take a slow breath, and point one index finger to the middle of your forehead. You notice what changes in your body, such as the weight of your arm, the pressure, the temperature and the position of your spine, then turn your attention to your mind and to the emotion that comes up, whether shame, anger, joy or curiosity. Nothing needs to change, you simply observe. It closes with a deep breath and relaxing your hands. This content is educational and is not a substitute for one to one professional care.

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If you wanna know some of your underlying patterns or how does your mind responds to stress, People or any other stressful relation you have in your life. There's a simple exercise you can do just to see how your mind behaves. And if you are willing to try, Follow my lead. If you could just notice your body, Notice the way you are, You sit, Wherever you are. Take a deep breath. Slowly exhale. And I'll invite you to. . . Pick one of your index fingers. And point it in the middle of your forehead. Give yourself a minute. To notice what happens in your body. Are your shoulder position change. Notice the weight of your arm. The pressure with which you press your forehead. Notice the temperature difference. Notice how your spine has altered state. Once you observe all of the physical sensations. Move your awareness towards your mind. What this simple exercise does to you. What type of thoughts are running through your mind. Don't change them, Just observe. Don't go too deep to this. Take a deep breath. Now notice the emotion. What do you feel? Doing this exercise. Or maybe game, Anger. Perhaps joy or curiosity. Don't change what you feel, Just look at it. Take a deep breath. And relax your hands.