Feeling Overwhelmed?

A few weeks before school got out for the summer I noticed myself feeling really tense.
As the day wore on, I noticed I was feeling more and more agitated and overwhelmed.

I had planned out a whole week for myself and I had my mind set on exactly
how I was going to get everything done. Then I got a call from one of my boys teachers
informing me that he was behind and I would need to start coming to the school to help him.
My other son needed extra help on a report and I had forgotten totally about the quarterly
reports that were due for our business. As all this stuff was needing to get done, I noticed
the dishes and laundry piling up and the clutter around the house becoming more than I was
comfortable with.

I swear in this moment I could feel my blood pressure starting to rise. I was definitely
getting agitated and tense. I was even getting edgy with the family.

I love this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, "It is foolish to focus on too many things
at once, one link in the chain of destiny is all that can be handled at a time."

This quote is one of my favorites because it reminds me that I need to chill out and
handle one "link" at a time. I need to be flexible and allow Divine Assistance and flow.
In reality, it's not that bad unless I'm trying to hold it all in my head at once.
Everyone logically knows this stuff. Of course you know
you need to focus on one thing at a time and set priorities. But.. knowing that doesn't
always physically help your body to be less tense and the to-do list to get any shorter.

Here's a technique that's super helpful when things are feeling like too much.

This really helps when it feels like your being thrown a dozen "links" at once.
(and this happens a lot to us as mom's) The Neurovascular Hold is soothing, calming,
and helps your mind stay clear and open. It keeps the blood in the frontal, reasoning part
of the brain. To do this technique just place one hand across your forehead as though you are checking for a fever
and place the other hand across the back of the head just above the neck.

Do this Neurovascular Hold while repeating
a line from the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, "One link in the chain of destiny at a time"

After doing this technique, you'll notice that you feel calmer. This neurovascular hold
calms you down and tells your subconscious mind to find the
"one link" that you can work on right now. You'll notice that just doing this one simple thing
helps the feeling of overwhelm to start to clear.

There are lots more simple techniques that help with overwhelm. I'm going to be teaching a class
June, 29 at 7:00 P.M. This class will be all about 5 simple steps that help the body release
the overwhelm and gain immediate clarity. I'll attach a flier to this newsletter with more
information. If you don't live nearby and would like to learn these simple techniques, I will have
the recording available on my website shortly after the class is over.