Anxiety has a pattern. If it continues for long enough it can cause the body and mind to experience a degree of overwhelm.
For some it may not be an issue and for others it may be rather challenging.
Anxiety affects the mind and body in a number of ways, causing dysregulation of the nervous system. The body may move into protection mode ensuring survival and the negotiation of any perceived threats.
During an experience of anxiety we generally have an increased heart rate, the diaphragm is likely to contract, the breath tends to quicken and the brain shifts to only the essential actions that sustain immediate survival needs. Our capacity for memory is reduced, social engagement and language skills are minimised. We may misinterpret the facial expressions of those around us as being unfriendly.
Emotionally, some interesting things happen. We experience a flood of hormones secreted in the brain that move us into defence.
Anxiety may cause uncomfortable feelings, if we are not mindful its possible we could begin to react to or resist our experieces.
Some great approaches that Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy offers is to allow the body to experience safety. We do this by supporting the body to come to rest in stillness. In a space that the body perceives as non-threatening. In this way the body can release excess tension and when this happens the natural design of the body kick-starts a recalibration of the nervous system.
Provided the body experiences safety and is able to become familiar with the gaps between stimulus and response, (or more likely stimulus and reaction) we may find that the body shifts out of anxiety and settles.
Especially when sufficient resources the body needs are recognised. Often in the pace of our modern world, one essential resource we may miss is the time the body needs to rest.
Rest that allows the body to regenerate cells, assist organ function, fluid movement and the brain to enter into a stillpoint similar to deep sleep or meditation. Still point is the precursor to cellular reorganisation. This is where at the fundamental building blocks of the body, we generally see systemic reorganisation.
Where the body moves to health and as a result emotional shifts, hormonal balance and mood regulation occurs.
If you or a friend have anxiety it may well be life changing to gift yourself or them a number of sessions in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. To support your nervous system generously and assist in developing a genuinely healthy life im all ways.
