As the calendar turns ever closer to the holiday, I was reminded this morning of how easy it is to fall into that special Christmas anxiety that asks, among other things, 'have you done enough? what have you forgotten? how are you going to get through this? and you better get going!". Even though this year I have all the time I need to get ready and no impossible challenges, I woke up feeling the pressure of unreasonable expectations of what I should be doing and an assumption that I would never be satisfied with my efforts. Hm.... It seems that was just a lot of old old stuff from holiday seasons of the past that came up again. This season sure does remind us of our old triggers!
My day could have started off on a sour note, but I remembered the value of my (mostly) consistent daily practice. I realized I could start my day feeling more calm and peaceful . I have shared a few of the tools I find useful over the past few weeks, and this week I want to share another one called Self-havening that really helped me shift my mood this morning. I went from agitated and anxious to feeling comfort and joy!
We have just experienced the longest night here in the northern hemisphere, and we are drawing in and contemplating the past year and looking towards the newness of 2023. Many of us are needing some additional comfort as we wait for the light to return. Self-havening can bring that soothing comfort.
Wishing you the very best as we move through this changing season.
Like Tapping and EFT, Havening Techniques® is effective and extensively-researched Energy Psychology tool, and a cousin of EFT/Tapping. Self-Havening is an easy to learn and effective self help tool, and can be done any time you need to calm down. It involves gently stroking three areas of the body:
the upper arms - shoulders to elbows
the face - like washing the forehead and cheeks
rubbing the palms of our hands together in a slight circular motion
These movements feel soothing to us, and send signals of safety and connection to the nervous system. Research shows that havening will change our brainwaves from stress (alpha waves) to calm (delta waves). This also reduces cortisol, and as we know, as cortisol clears, we have more space for the happy brain chemicals, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin, amongst others. As we shift out of stress, new perspectives open up and sustainable change becomes possible.
You can find more information on Havening at havening.org and in the video below.
Here is a little video by my Havening Techniques teacher, Ulf Sandstrom, showing you how to add self-havening to your toolkit! Enjoy!
Connect with me to discuss how we can use Havening Techniques in our work together to increase your well-being and peace.
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I am excited to announce that I will be adding Havening Techniques® to my toolbox! Havening is an Energy Psychology technique and close cousin to EFT. And like EFT, It helps us to regulate our nervous system, process past painful events and shift from stuck to empowered. I have been using this in combination with Conscious EFT and find that it is a natural companion to tapping.
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