Three stress-busting moves you can do anywhere | Christine Kelly | TEDxPiscataquaRiver

I want you to consider what brought you

I want you to consider what brought you here today

and then I want you to notice what

and then I want you to notice what inspired you and as you’re noticing that

inspired you and as you’re noticing that

inspired you and as you’re noticing that I’m just going to tell you of an

I’m just going to tell you of an

I’m just going to tell you of an experience I had during this past week I

experience I had during this past week I

experience I had during this past week I was at the grocery store standing in

was at the grocery store standing in

was at the grocery store standing in line catching up on some you know light

line catching up on some you know light

line catching up on some you know light reading what was Jennifer up to we’re

reading what was Jennifer up to we’re

reading what was Jennifer up to we’re Brad and Angelina getting back together

Brad and Angelina getting back together

Brad and Angelina getting back together are the Royals having another baby when

are the Royals having another baby when

are the Royals having another baby when all of a sudden I noticed this line

all of a sudden I noticed this line

all of a sudden I noticed this line wasn’t moving outside of my awareness my

wasn’t moving outside of my awareness my

wasn’t moving outside of my awareness my brain was running my own personal stress

brain was running my own personal stress

brain was running my own personal stress protocol and it was just moving through

protocol and it was just moving through

protocol and it was just moving through the actions we all have them we don’t

the actions we all have them we don’t

the actions we all have them we don’t know that it’s happening because it

know that it’s happening because it

know that it’s happening because it happens in our unconscious but we sure

happens in our unconscious but we sure

happens in our unconscious but we sure to feel the effects our heart starts

to feel the effects our heart starts

to feel the effects our heart starts beating faster our breathing gets more

beating faster our breathing gets more

beating faster our breathing gets more shallow and we focus right in on

shallow and we focus right in on

shallow and we focus right in on whatever it is that is irritating us but

whatever it is that is irritating us but

whatever it is that is irritating us but we don’t have to accept that we can

we don’t have to accept that we can

we don’t have to accept that we can change that so let’s just start everyone

change that so let’s just start everyone

change that so let’s just start everyone might have noticed there was something

might have noticed there was something

might have noticed there was something like this on your chair if you can’t

like this on your chair if you can’t

like this on your chair if you can’t find this then just grab something else

find this then just grab something else

find this then just grab something else and put it in your right hand make your

and put it in your right hand make your

and put it in your right hand make your arm into a right angle and then gently

arm into a right angle and then gently

arm into a right angle and then gently so you don’t hit anyone else swing your

so you don’t hit anyone else swing your

so you don’t hit anyone else swing your arm out to the right bring it back

arm out to the right bring it back

arm out to the right bring it back switch swing to the left bring it back

switch swing to the left bring it back

switch swing to the left bring it back switch and so on and so forth and keep

switch and so on and so forth and keep

switch and so on and so forth and keep doing this while I talk because what

doing this while I talk because what

doing this while I talk because what you’re actually doing by doing this is

you’re actually doing by doing this is

you’re actually doing by doing this is rewiring your brain so that stress

rewiring your brain so that stress

rewiring your brain so that stress pattern that your brain had been going

pattern that your brain had been going

pattern that your brain had been going through is being disrupted by this

through is being disrupted by this

through is being disrupted by this simple technique so you won’t be aware

simple technique so you won’t be aware

simple technique so you won’t be aware of what’s happening in your brain but

of what’s happening in your brain but

of what’s happening in your brain but you might notice that you start to calm

you might notice that you start to calm

you might notice that you start to calm down

down

down and this technique is very powerful it

and this technique is very powerful it

and this technique is very powerful it can be used for those who are wishing to

can be used for those who are wishing to

can be used for those who are wishing to become non-smokers are those seeking a

become non-smokers are those seeking a

become non-smokers are those seeking a better diet because it really busts

better diet because it really busts

better diet because it really busts cravings as simple as it seems pretty

cravings as simple as it seems pretty

cravings as simple as it seems pretty good huh so we’ve all heard about

good huh so we’ve all heard about

good huh so we’ve all heard about deep breathing right we know that it’s

deep breathing right we know that it’s

deep breathing right we know that it’s good for us and it you know makes us

good for us and it you know makes us

good for us and it you know makes us more centered and everything so what if

more centered and everything so what if

more centered and everything so what if we amped that up a little bit because

we amped that up a little bit because

we amped that up a little bit because you’re here learning this technique

you’re here learning this technique

you’re here learning this technique you’ll be able to add a powerful punch

you’ll be able to add a powerful punch

you’ll be able to add a powerful punch so for a moment I want you to take a

so for a moment I want you to take a

so for a moment I want you to take a deep breath in and let it out

deep breath in and let it out

deep breath in and let it out take another one in as you let this one

take another one in as you let this one

take another one in as you let this one out imagine it’s coming right out

out imagine it’s coming right out

out imagine it’s coming right out through your heart the next breath in

through your heart the next breath in

through your heart the next breath in goes right in through your heart and

goes right in through your heart and

goes right in through your heart and then out again as if it’s coming right

then out again as if it’s coming right

then out again as if it’s coming right from your heart and what you are doing

from your heart and what you are doing

from your heart and what you are doing by this simple breathing technique is

by this simple breathing technique is

by this simple breathing technique is you’re synchronizing your mind and your

you’re synchronizing your mind and your

you’re synchronizing your mind and your heart now we’re going to amp it up think

heart now we’re going to amp it up think

heart now we’re going to amp it up think of someone you love and just notice all

of someone you love and just notice all

of someone you love and just notice all those wonderful chemicals flowing

those wonderful chemicals flowing

those wonderful chemicals flowing through your body we drop down into our

through your body we drop down into our

through your body we drop down into our body with the breathing and then we get

body with the breathing and then we get

body with the breathing and then we get to the treat of those lovely chemicals

to the treat of those lovely chemicals

to the treat of those lovely chemicals so this technique again is extremely

so this technique again is extremely

so this technique again is extremely powerful it can be used in the moment to

powerful it can be used in the moment to

powerful it can be used in the moment to combat stress anxiety and even panic but

combat stress anxiety and even panic but

combat stress anxiety and even panic but it’s real power lies and it’s being a

it’s real power lies and it’s being a

it’s real power lies and it’s being a practice if you were to do this every

practice if you were to do this every

practice if you were to do this every morning and why wouldn’t you because

morning and why wouldn’t you because

morning and why wouldn’t you because wouldn’t it be great to start the day

wouldn’t it be great to start the day

wouldn’t it be great to start the day feeling all those lovely chemicals

feeling all those lovely chemicals

feeling all those lovely chemicals flowing through our body

and now our final technique is called

and now our final technique is called expanded peripheral vision for this one

expanded peripheral vision for this one

expanded peripheral vision for this one I want you to focus right in the center

I want you to focus right in the center

I want you to focus right in the center of you and as you’re focusing right

of you and as you’re focusing right

of you and as you’re focusing right there I want you to allow your

there I want you to allow your

there I want you to allow your peripheral vision to expand so that you

peripheral vision to expand so that you

peripheral vision to expand so that you can see all of the words on the slide

can see all of the words on the slide

can see all of the words on the slide and then have it expand to even more so

and then have it expand to even more so

and then have it expand to even more so you see the top of the slide

you see the top of the slide

you see the top of the slide besides the bottom an expand your

besides the bottom an expand your

besides the bottom an expand your awareness even further so you can see

awareness even further so you can see

awareness even further so you can see the ceiling the walls or even the floor

the ceiling the walls or even the floor

the ceiling the walls or even the floor and continue you can a with practice you

and continue you can a with practice you

and continue you can a with practice you can imagine expanding your awareness

can imagine expanding your awareness

can imagine expanding your awareness even further beyond the ceiling beyond

even further beyond the ceiling beyond

even further beyond the ceiling beyond the walls beyond the floor and even with

the walls beyond the floor and even with

the walls beyond the floor and even with practice beyond the building beyond the

practice beyond the building beyond the

practice beyond the building beyond the city beyond the state and as you do this

city beyond the state and as you do this

city beyond the state and as you do this you might notice that your perspective

you might notice that your perspective

you might notice that your perspective is changing so I challenge you to go

is changing so I challenge you to go

is changing so I challenge you to go through the rest of the day with your

through the rest of the day with your

through the rest of the day with your weird awareness expanded and just notice

weird awareness expanded and just notice

weird awareness expanded and just notice how your perspective has changed and

how your perspective has changed and

how your perspective has changed and because you’re here and you’ve learned

because you’re here and you’ve learned

because you’re here and you’ve learned these three techniques you can meet

these three techniques you can meet

these three techniques you can meet stress on your own terms thank you