{"id":3387,"date":"2020-03-30T12:22:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakinguprevolution.com\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2020-03-30T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:22:59","slug":"what-times-of-crisis-teach-us-about-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/what-times-of-crisis-teach-us-about-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"What Times of Crisis Teach Us About Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.98&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.98&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.13&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>How are you? How are you spending your minutes these days?<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I\u2019m asking about minutes because, as the world suddenly and collectively slowed down, many people have become a lot more aware (mindful) about how they are spending their time. You know, those moments in which we get to sit longer with our families. And the moments in which we want to jump out of our skin because we have nothing else to do but to sit a little longer (LOL).<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #745e9f;\"><b>I think this pandemic has helped us all to be more mindful.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Practicing mindfulness is an important step in creating change in our lives (whether it\u2019s experiencing more peace, building healthy relationships, or developing a routine that will help us get into better physical shape and health).<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><b>Only when we are able to observe our patterns <\/b>(our emotional reactions, thought processes, and behaviors), <b>are we able to adjust them toward our desired outcome.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s a great coaching tool and one that, though seemingly obvious, often gets overlooked in this culture where we are used to focusing on the \u2018task at hand\u2019 and pushing toward our goals mindlessly.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #745e9f;\"><b>On the other hand, sometimes a change that life throws at us (and one we can\u2019t control &#8211; like this pandemic) brings us an opportunity to become more mindful.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>When a loved one gets sick, we become more mindful of how we treat them and how we spend our time with them.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>When we bring a new pet (or even a new plant) into our homes, we become more mindful and pause much more often to consider if it needs something from us.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>When the world around us is in a lock down because of a viral pandemic, we become a lot more mindful about what we touch, how often we wash hands and staying at appropriate distance from others.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s good to see how we are being super mindful now about not spreading the virus.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #745e9f;\"><b>My biggest hope is that this also helps us practice mindfulness when it comes to bringing more love, kindness and compassion (or anger and fear) into the world.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>One morning this week I woke up gasping for air. I felt panic about not being able to breathe. It was a physical kind of panic &#8211; where your body automatically goes into an alert state because it can\u2019t function without air. My heart was pounding and I felt weakness all over my body.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I opened my eyes and realized that nothing was actually wrong with me. I could breathe normally. <b>I took a long, slow breath to slow down my heartbeat and calm my body down. <\/b>My mind was calm because I realized I wasn\u2019t in a real danger. All was well.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I laid there for a while, mindful about what had happened. I remembered the dream I was having about Matthew. In my dream he was telling me how difficult it was for him to breathe when his lungs were compromised. Until his illness, he had never in his life experienced anxiety or panic, as he was really good at handling fear.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>But he wanted me to remember how incredibly awful it is to NOT be able to breathe. It was as if he wanted to communicate to me how serious this virus is, and how awful it is for those who suffer from it and can&#8217;t get to a ventilator in time.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I also felt as if he was trying to remind me that experiencing fear, anxiety and panic attacks feels like not being able to \u2018breathe.\u2019<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I\u2019ve been kind of staying in the back lines during this time, but this felt like a wake up call for me to show up and step up (this is so \u2018Matthew\u2019).<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>So, I signed up to do a Web-based workshop for the members of the Nashville Chamber on <b>&#8220;How Not To Let What\u2019s Out Of Our Control Control Us&#8221; <\/b>&#8211; with practical tools and practices to help us (now and in the future).<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"scrollable scrollable--vertical ShadowScrollable-body SingleTaskPaneSpreadsheet-body SingleTaskPaneSpreadsheet-body--notIE\">\n<div class=\"SingleTaskPaneSpreadsheet-feed SingleTaskPaneSpreadsheet-feed--notIE\">\n<div class=\"TaskStoryFeed\">\n<div class=\"FeedBlockStory FeedBlockStory--withSmallDropdownButton TaskStoryFeed-blockStory\">\n<div class=\"BlockStory\">\n<div class=\"BlockStory-block\">\n<div class=\"BlockStory-body\">\n<div class=\"TruncatedRichText\">\n<div class=\"RichText TruncatedRichText-richText\">What&#8217;s something you can do in the coming week to be more mindful? 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