Can spirituality help you stress less?

Meditation has long been known as a wonderful de-stressing technique

I remember quite well the days before I would consider myself `spiritual’. That was when many things would throw me in an emotional and mental loop and that usually manifests itself into a massive struggle with migraine pains. Isn’t it funny how the outer body reacts to our inner realities? Not so funny, actually, and studies have and are still showing strong relationship between one’s inner sustenance and ability to cope with stress.

What is being spiritual, exactly? In my books it doesn’t mean that you have to subscribe to a particular religion. It simply means that you are open to accepting that there is a higher power not only outside of you, but inside of you as well. And so… if there is a higher power `out there’ that created this world, there is also infinite power within US to create our own realities.

Seems far-fetched? Yes… and no… It is quite impossible for this humble post to cover everything, but if you keep your eye on the pages here once in a while ( RSS hint here, people! ) I will certainly pass along to all of you what I have come to learn to be True.

So what kind of spiritual activities help you release your stress? Here are just a few, but they are more than enough to get you started:

Prayer, meditation…
I know this is hard for a lot of people to do, I felt that way before as well. If you are not ready to plunge into investing 30 minutes sitting cross-legged ( which is such a stereotype… prayer and meditation can be done while you’re jogging – you only need to decide it to be! ), then do what I usually recommend my clients: Just breathe in and out for five minutes. Do nothing but concentrate on your breath, how it fills you up then how it comes out easily and effortlessly from your body. Use visualizations such as warm bubbles floating in your body when you breathe in, sucking in all the stresses in your muscles and your bloodstream, then transporting the out again…. FIVE MINUTES. Can you swing that?

Keep a journal – specifically a gratitude journal
The Law of Attraction states what you concentrate on expands. So when you start and end your day with looking for things to be grateful for ( wonderful lunch with a friend, your flowers blooming gloriously etc ), then your inner self can’t help but ride on that positive wave. And whether you’re ready to believe it or not, this simple exercise has immense power to change your life. It has mine. It has thousands, millions around the world. Will you allow it to be your experiment and see how it changes yours?

Seek support…
Online forums are wonderful for this, so are trusted friends and family, coaches… Sometimes you need a fresh pair of eyes to get insights that are right under your nose but you were too distracted to see.

Spirituality first and foremost needs to start with a relationship with yourself. I cannot stress enough the importance of self excavation, and the reason why I love Meridian Tapping Technique in particular when it comes to spiritually de-stressing yourself is because it’s based upon loving, accepting and forgiving yourself. We are all worthy of the most perfect love from ourselves and from others. But it has to start with us.

Once you nurture yourself enough with love, acceptance and forgiveness, your authenticity to your inner being will show through in all your interactions with those around you. You will start to build boundaries that will not encroach in your well being. You will start flowing with life instead of against it. And flowing with life naturally means… aahhhh…. less stress.

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