𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: Lifesaving Trait number 2. Adversity and stress are a part of life, but how we respond will determine our level of wellbeing. We can wallow in self-pity or we can creatively explore new ways to overcome. Being resilient does not mean that we don’t experience (dis)stress or emotional upset. Some people associate resilience with mental toughness, but demonstrating resilience includes experiencing pain and failure, working through adversity, accepting and adapting to situations, bouncing back, and moving forward. Some of us are more naturally resilient than others, or we have been taught the skills to withstand hardship. And there may be times we need to reinforce our resilience skills to better weather the storm. How we view adversity and stress strongly affects how we perform in daily life, and this is one of the most significant reasons that having a resilient mindset is so important. While we as individuals process trauma and adversity in different ways, there are certain protective factors that help build resilience by improving coping skills and adaptability. New research suggests that natural resilience may not be as common as once thought. Especially when we are confronted with a major life-altering event and /or major life stressors, we struggle considerably and for longer periods of time. Sophrology can help us reinforce the ressources we feel we need to rebuild or improve our resilience. #resilience #sophrology #mindfulness #stresssolutions #stressresistance #stressrelease

{  "𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔  𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉  𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚  𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅  𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒚. 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕  𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒚, 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎.  𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒚  𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."— 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒂 } It's World Kindness Day today. The purpose of this day is to help everyone understand that compassion for others is what binds us all together. In my humble opinion, we can strive for kindness and compassion in our hearts each and every day. Kindness,  compassion, non-judgment, wishing for peace and harmony...these are all the common denominators of my daily practices; Mindfulness,  Meditation, and Sophrology. This pandemic may have polarized the world and societies on many levels but polarization is not a new phenomenon. Labeling people by their behavior and characteristics is dangerous because it can lead to dehumanization. It categorizes people,  it is a tool we use to comprehend the complexity that is humans and everything we perceive. Labels are related to judgments, they create stereotypes, hearsay, bias,  fears, stigma, and the inability to separate a person from the label  itself. We start to regard differing viewpoints in demeaning ways. It  is possible to dislike a certain kind of behavior without dismissing the person. Although it’s always challenging to show kindness to those  we disagree with, accepting someone as a person in kindness is not the same thing as agreeing. Appreciate the good things about them, and do  not try to change them for your convenience or needs. This works both ways, by the way. Today I recorded a “Just Like Me” Compassion Practice podcast. You'll listen to a mindfulness practice for increasing compassion. This guided visualization invites you to look at how we are similar in important ways, which will help us to remember what we share as human beings. This practice can be done alone or with a  partner. #mindfulness #sophrology  #worldkindnessday #compassion #innerpeace #kindness #forgiveness  #healthyrelationships #harmoniousliving

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆. – 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑬𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏 I am not alone in putting adaptability and flexibility at the number 1 position on my "overcoming challenges" "life-saving" skills set. Cognitive flexibility – a skill that enables us to switch between different concepts, or to adapt behavior to achieve goals in a novel or changing environment - is essential for society to flourish. It can help maximize the potential of individuals. You are welcome to connect with me!  ✩ Instagram - http://instagram.com/positivepresence.eu ✩ Facebook - http://facebook.com/positivepresence.eu  ✩ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinvanbuuren/   #lifesavingskills #adaptandadjust #changemanagement #sophrology  #mindfulness #adaptability #wellbeing #cognitivebehavioraltherapy  #workplacehealth #stresssolutions #cognitivocomportamental #mentalhealth  #changemanagement #consciouschange #sophrology #MiCBT #adaptingtochange  #cognitiveflexibility #neuroscience #synapticpruning #adaptandthrive  #brainscience #neuroplasticity

With over a year of Covid, there are lots of reasons to take some time to look back and reflect.    Life is never boring, filled with curveballs, major "bouncing back" moments after hefty disappointments, and we regularly have to reinvent ourselves. In short, it is a learning adventure. And change is a constant. The life-saving traits that I have learned over the years and that have helped me the most to stay sane in the midst of adversity are:  ⭐ Adaptability and Flexibility  ⭐ Resilience  ⭐ Having a Sense of Self and my Values  ⭐ Being able to set Boundaries  ⭐ Awareness of my Inner and my Outer World   Over the upcoming weeks, I will dive a little bit deeper into each of the above. This episode is about adaptability and our resistance to change.  What are your "lifesavers"?    #balancedliving #adaptandthrive #mentalhealth #adaptandadjust #conscientawareness #boundaries #resilience #senseofself #bouncebackbetter #adaptandovercome

Like with positive visualization affirmations can be used to reprogram the subconscious mind. The word affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, originally meaning "to make steady, strengthen." Affirmations also have the ability to rewire our brains. Much like exercise, they raise the level of feel-good hormones and push our brains to form new clusters of  “positive thought” neurons. In this audio, you will hear 22 healing affirmations. I made the audio to support the many friends that fell ill this year. You are very welcome to share it with whoever may need this. 

In this audio, you'll be guided through a simple Multisensory Imagery practice from #Mindfulness to practice #visualization. Visualization is incredibly powerful. If practiced daily, it can help in all aspects of your life, from accomplishing your goals, being more productive, growing positively as a person, to reducing pain and stress, and much more. When we are using "visualization" and "picturing" something in our “mind’s eye” we activate the same neural pathways in the brain as if we're actually experiencing whatever it is that we’re visualizing in real life. This means, each time you visualize yourself living a gratifying or pleasant moment, or achieving a goal, you are programming the mind. In particular, you are programming the subconscious mind to believe that you can and will live out these moments. Tips for practicing: ⭐Try Not to Overthink the Technique ⭐ Make Sure You're Creating Time without Distractions. ⭐ Use All Your Senses (#multisensoryimagery) ⭐ Have a Regular Visualization Practice. ⭐ Connect with the Emotion of Visualization. ⭐ Visualize with a Sense of Knowing (start with a common object). #sophrology #mindset #neuroscience #braintraining #futureforward #stress #mentalprepping #subconsciousprogramming #mentalimage #mentalrehearsal #consciousness

Why try Positive Visualization or Mental Imagery to improve our Mental Health? Positive visualization is one of the tools we use in Sophrology and Mindfulness to help you shift your life in a positive direction. The interesting thing about the mind is that it has a difficult time distinguishing between reality and imagination. Whether we are really living a situation, or simply imagining it with a mental image, our body will stimulate the same neural networks, causing blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate to respond the same. While visualization takes time to master, there are several ways to start benefiting from its effects immediately. With Sophrology and Mindfulness exercises we stimulate all your senses and teach you how to immerse yourself in a mental image so much that it appears real. You will learn to take your attention away from what you don't want (to feel and do), and focus on what you wish to experience. Visualization allows us to remove all the emotion surrounding negativity, and instead, place our attention on the positive. The negative will not magically disappear, but its impact on your life will gradually become way less important. #positivethinking #sophrology #micbt #visualization #mentalimagery #mindset #mindfulness #mentalhealth

Patience is not my strong suit, my forte. And it often leads to irritability which can make me snappy. What can I say, I am not perfect. I use a Sophrology technique, similar to Mindfulness to dial the feeling down, and it involves an imaginary feather. You can watch the video on @mindfulsophrology IGTV.  #sophrology #mindfulness #bodyscan #freeasafeather #impatience #irritability #downanotch #headspace #tensionrelease #justbreathe

It is important to relax our body and our mind, even for a short while during a busy day. If this is your day off, put on comfy clothes, remove yourself from distractions and listen to my voice 🙏 If you are at work, close the door, put on your headphones and take a 10-minute break.  Enjoy 💫

Do you feel trapped at the moment, because of this pandemic ? Recently a lot of people have told me that they feel limited and kind of trapped, either because of being in lockdown or having to wear a mask. Now I could say that it is all in our head, which, as long as we are not actually "bound and gagged", it kind of is. Feeling trapped or stuck is nothing new. Even before this pandemic and outside times of crisis people regularly feel this way because of a situation that they are in, or a relationship that is not working out, a job they don't like or constricting family ties. To help you get out of your thinking brain and give you some headspace I recorded a calming visualization that will guide you to imagine floating on a cloud. It will be available on the Mindful Sophrology podcast channels as of tonight. A little escape from the incertain times we live in. Changing your internal world can change your entire perspective and broaden your horizon on many levels. If you'd like to find out more about Sophrology and what it can bring to your life, do not hesitate to get in touch with me. #sophrology #changeyourperspective #feelingtrapped #stuckinyourmind #broadenyourhorizon #fromtheinsideout #headspace #mindfulsophrology #cloudfloating