dance reflection about stress
Kindi Paschall-Clark
D183
April 12,2015
Stress Effects Within My Body When I am stressed or overwhelmed I become anxious and irritable, my muscles tense up my back begins to hurt between my shoulder blades, I grind my teeth, I get headaches and my appetite suppress', all of these symptoms are contributing factors to my inability to concentrate at home, work, and of course, at school. When this happens my work is less than it should be, and my grades drop. While I was reading the handout by Rick Hanson, I recognized a few things in which I, myself use to regain my green zone, to slow my thoughts and recompose back to my center self. I am aware of my responsive and reactive modes, so when I find myself reacting to situations instead of responding to them, I remove myself and take time to reflect on the situation and find the best way to deal with that situation. With this approach I'm usually able to work out the stress in my body and muscles. I go to the rose garden down by the river where it's quiet and peaceful, and sit on the benches or sometimes I walk down to the big oak tree and sit underneath it. I can roll through my thoughts there without distraction, I close my eyes, take a few deep cleansing breathes, and release my irritation and muscle tension, and I always feel better when I leave there. Sometimes, from the rose garden, I go down by the river and find a big rock to sit on, and find stones to toss in the water. As I think about the issues I am having I toss the rocks into the river and let the stress go with them. It may sound silly but, for me, it works.
D183
April 12,2015
Stress Effects Within My Body When I am stressed or overwhelmed I become anxious and irritable, my muscles tense up my back begins to hurt between my shoulder blades, I grind my teeth, I get headaches and my appetite suppress', all of these symptoms are contributing factors to my inability to concentrate at home, work, and of course, at school. When this happens my work is less than it should be, and my grades drop. While I was reading the handout by Rick Hanson, I recognized a few things in which I, myself use to regain my green zone, to slow my thoughts and recompose back to my center self. I am aware of my responsive and reactive modes, so when I find myself reacting to situations instead of responding to them, I remove myself and take time to reflect on the situation and find the best way to deal with that situation. With this approach I'm usually able to work out the stress in my body and muscles. I go to the rose garden down by the river where it's quiet and peaceful, and sit on the benches or sometimes I walk down to the big oak tree and sit underneath it. I can roll through my thoughts there without distraction, I close my eyes, take a few deep cleansing breathes, and release my irritation and muscle tension, and I always feel better when I leave there. Sometimes, from the rose garden, I go down by the river and find a big rock to sit on, and find stones to toss in the water. As I think about the issues I am having I toss the rocks into the river and let the stress go with them. It may sound silly but, for me, it works.