Conscious Calm recently finished a free promotional run in the Kindle Direct Publishing program, and what a fun and wild ride it was! As a newbie to the KDP program, it was my first time using free promotional days to get the word out and offer the book for free globally. I had set what felt like a daunting, … [Read more...]
Work Stress and Anticipatory Anxiety
How do work stress and anxiety connect? What is happening when “anticipatory anxiety” takes over, when we are nervous about something that is not even happening yet? And how can we begin to get free from this destructive, upsetting pattern that can keep us feeling trapped? Here's one example of this common problem … [Read more...]
Hidden Effects of Stress Breathing – II
In a recent post I talked about some of the hidden effects of “stress breathing,” or breathing only as far as the chest area. There is an additional hidden effect of that shallower, tighter way of breathing; that’s the effect on your emotions. Our emotions can affect our breath, of course. When we are feeling calm … [Read more...]
Hidden Effects of Stress Breathing – I
You may have noticed: when you feel stressed out your breathing changes. If you are feeling under stress for a while, it can change your pattern of breathing. What I call “stress breathing,” a shallow breath that only goes down as far as the chest area, can become a habit. This kind of breathing has several … [Read more...]