Mindful Practice

Stress-Reacting vs. Responding Reflect notice stress reaction patterns experienced body/breath/feelings/thoughts Mindful Practice supports a person move reactive mode responsive mode

Stress-reacting vs. responding:

The advantages of mindful practice in everyday life

Every day, for every person, contains a certain amount of stress, both positive and negative. When I am in a stressful situation, such as when I am in a rush and am trapped behind someone driving very slowly or I feel that someone is not listening to me (such as when I am coaching a student during a critical moment of a game), I immediately feel myself tense up. As a way of displacing the tension, I often find myself gritting and grinding my teeth, clenching my toes and gripping my palm with my fingernails. My face looks tense and I furrow my brow. My breathing becomes quick and shallow. If I am in a nerve-wracking situation...
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