by James Robbins, M.A., LPC You want to clear you mind. You take a walk, work in in the garden, run an errand. You do some simple, relatively “automatic” task that doesn’t require your mind to do anything in particular. But is this really clearing your mind? Suppose you had a hard day at work. […]
RSA Breathing
When you are mentally, emotionally and physically at ease, your heartbeat and your breathing naturally synch up. When you are stressed, angry or sick, however, these things get out of whack, which then further convinces your body that something must be wrong! RSA (Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia) breathing is a simple technique that intentionally synchs up […]