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SUMMARY:Audio Recording : Befriending Stress
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260519T190000
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DESCRIPTION:  "...it is never the situation, but our thoughts about it that cause the most suffering..."In today's session, we will use these words, paraphrased from Eckhart Tolle, to discuss how our stress response and nervous system influence our thoughts feeling, and behaviors. Once we understand this thought/feeling loop, we have the power to befriend stress and influence our happiness regardless of our life circumstances. Today's areas of focus include:

External triggers and internal reactions
Moving from "react" to "respond"
The importance of time and space
The comfort zone bluff:

The pros and cons of the comfort zone
Expand versus retreat (two aspects of self)


Homeostasis - the body knows how to rebalance:

Allowing the body to return to "rest and digest"
Relaxation versus coherence


Stress response triggers

Reaction awareness
Breaking the cycle
Common "what ifs"


Homeplay:

THE METHOD: how to short-circuit the stress response
Box breathing meditation
Your practice and...

https://www.learndesk.us/class/5134835624443904/lesson/c62546b6c87bb819095d589b3a568c92?ref=outlook-calendar
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