Stop stress from ruling your life!

Stress is a powerful force. Most of the time a negative force and it can affect every part of our life. It affects our ability to think, relate to others, process new information and recall old information, problem solve, be creative, work, sleep, listen, and learn. Stress influences how we perceive the world around us. It can act as a filter in how we receive information from others. Over time it can affect our health and wellness. Medical studies are beginning to recognize how stress affects heart disease, cancer, and immune deficiency diseases. And stress affects how readily we heal.

Where does stress come from?
Stress can stem from our memories of passed experiences. It can be a result of a conflict with another person where we have two different points of view. Our current life style and beliefs may be challenged by others. It can be a reaction to a situation where we feel we have no choices, having to follow someone else’s system that is contrary to our own. Living in an unhealthy environment with a sense of powerlessness to make changes can make us stressed. Holding onto feelings of resentment or fear, limits our actions and relationships with others can cause stress. We may have unrealized goals and believe they aren't attainable. Sometimes we see ourselves as victims feeling powerless in most of our life. Where our stress originates is only one side of the problem, how it manifests is the other.

How does stress manifest?
Stress can negatively affect how we perceive and interact with others. It can start to affect our ability to cope with everyday challenges and our ability to control our anger. It affects our tolerance of accepting others different from ourselves and situations we cannot control. It lowers our defenses against illness and diseases. Our thinking can become impaired and our ability to make healthy choices is veiled. Stress can manifest as addictions, emotional over eating or under eating. It can impede your concentration and decision making abilities. Bad habits may emerge such as nail biting or over sleeping or late night snacking.

What to do with stress?
In today’s culture there are a great number of things available to counter stress. Some people jog or go to the gym. Others meditate or practice yoga. And some individuals seek professional help to understand their stress. Outside the traditional medical model is the holistic approach. With the acknowledgment that we are not only a symptom or a disease but an integration of the mind, body, and spirit, the holistic approach is designed to address all of who we are. Specialized Kinesiology is a system that does just that. It’s a system that accesses the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual parts of us.