Reflective Essay On How To Manage Stress

For as much as I wish that time goes by slower, I’m really glad to see the end of this semester. It’s been very busy and stressful, yet I’m proud of the progress that I made in terms of managing my stress. One of the methods that I’ve been using to manage my stress is constructive resting. Despite all my muscle relaxation that I learned in the past, I enjoy practicing constructive resting the most, because it helps me to let go of any physical pressure that I don’t need. I usually practice it after I meditate, so it doesn’t usually take too much effort to concentrate and put attention on my body. I taught constructive resting to a couple of my residents who were interested in meditation. I believe it is a good practice in terms of setting up …show more content…
Even now, I’m usually in haste when I practice, because I practice in the morning and I always feel I don’t have much time. However, thinking about my neck, spine, and leg not only slowed me down, but also taught me where my tensions were. It was amazing to see how slowing down my posture instantly bring my attention back to the immediate present. Also, being aware of my anatomy, particularly where my spine and leg bones are located, helped me immensely to relax my posture in everyday life. For example, when I was suffering from pinched nerve on my neck, I was well aware of how my posture look like, and I could maintain a good posture despite the pain. Bartenieff fundamentals by Missy taught me about my movement patterns and ways to incorporate them to facilitate more awareness within my …show more content…
When I grandmother passed, I got to think about my dad’s side of my family. In retrospect, some of them showed an obvious symptoms of general anxiety disorder, such as persistent worrying and obsession about concerns, not being able to let go of a worry and relax, excessive nervousness before making choices, and etc. Although my dad is much better at trusting me and my family, my dad used to be an excessive worrier when I was younger. I believe that I suffered from a similar anxiety, where I couldn’t get the worries out of my head to the point where it disturbed my daily routine and well-being. To my surprise, it never came to my mind that I had an anxiety until I started to listen to my body, rather than my thoughts. My thoughts could be sly and cunning, and it sometimes makes me blind from seeing the truth the painful truth. After I understood my karma, I started to listen to my body attentively, and that’s when I had a true mindful awareness, where I simply excited in the present that I didn’t worry about my past and made no assumption about my future. I used the word true, because I never felt this state of having no discrepancy between my ideal state of mindfulness and the reality. There was nothing, but everything was there at the same