Tranquility and balance of the body
- joaomcandeias
- 16 de jun. de 2022
- 2 min de leitura
Strategies to relax and improve your body's well-being
It is almost common sense to say that the body and mind must be in balance, and cannot be dissociated from each other. Everything we feel in the body is a response of the brain to external stimuli, so it seems normal that if we are relaxed, we will have less stimuli and we will feel less pain.
This does not mean that we should always walk in a relaxed state and ignore stress. This state of alert is useful because it protects us from risks and helps us to survive forever.
The state of total relaxation sometimes leads us to extreme situations of apathy and spending, and some of the senses become inhibited. The organism has mechanisms that reduce the level of energy to spare the body (for example, when we are hungry or sleepy, we start to become weaker or incapable of decision). The body feels the need to shut down systems in order to prolong our "batteries".
Hence the need to achieve a balance for our brain waves, so that we can react according to the circumstances. The ideal would be to be alert when we need to make decisions and relaxed in other periods, including sleep. As this is not always easy to manage, the ideal is to practice techniques to teach the body to balance itself. How, then, to find our rhythm, so that we can slow it down?
One way to start can be with the breath. There are several techniques, but we can start by breathing consciously for a period of 2 or 3 minutes to start. In this way, the organism stops and the brain focuses more on breathing movements. The effects of relaxation are almost immediate, and when there is pain the relief will be even greater, as there are several muscles that relax and release accumulated tensions (including fears, traumas and limitations).
Breathing, although mainly in the upper part of the body, affects several nerves that are important in the central nervous system, from the cervical to the diaphragm, and which control the brain's responses.The next step can lead to meditation or another relaxing practice, as they are often interconnected.
Physical exercises and movement are also great allies, as they help to fight "bad" stress, freeing the brain for more creative ideas or overcoming. This happens during exercise, and especially after, when the body releases endorphins and feels the need to rest.The exercise can be demanding or gentler, according to the taste and capacity of each one.
On the other hand, these practices also help the body to calm down and revive some of the body's memories. It is possible, with time and practice, to reactivate mobility and range of motion capabilities that we thought were lost. The brain never stops learning, even if it loses valences with age. movement restrictions are often associated with past fears or trauma, and when we can get back to doing something, everything starts to make sense again. This ability is called neuroplasticity, in the sense that it enables the mind to satisfy needs that the body has. There are no impossibles, only limits :)
References: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-has-a-low-power-mode-that-blunts-our-senses-20220614/