How to get rid of stress and feel centered in 5 minutes

How to get rid of stress and feel centered in 5 minutesHow to get rid of stress and feel centered in 5 minutesFeeling stressed? Like the type of stress where youve got so much going on your brain ends up racing every night, or you just feel lost and dont know what to do? I used to feel it, too. Overwhelmed with clients, my work, my personal life. I had no time for my relationship. No time to paint (which is my passion). No time to spend with family and friends. I felt like my life was in an endless whirlwind.Then, I learned one of the most amazing techniques for getting rid of stress. Over the past 10 years, through coaching some of the worlds most successful business women and with my deep study of the subconscious mind, I reframed a powerful technique from my berater Dr. Coletta Long, a leading pioneer in the field of regression, to help even more people achieve the freedom from stress and anxiety.Its called the Emotional Reset Method. And its so simple (kind of like the Mel Robbin s 5-second method, which I love).So what is it?The Emotional Reset Method (ERM) is a five-step technique to identify, name, and release that feeling or sensation of stress/anxiety/pain/worry that you dont want in your body anymore (so you can move forward with more lightness, freedom, and purpose).It only takes about five minutes, but if you sit, center, and do it with integrity- it can really help you get back to doing what you do.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreStep 1. Pause. Tune into what you feel. The first step is to pause. To stop, sit still, and breathe deeply into your belly. Before you can discover where youre carrying your emotions, you need to ground yourself in your body.Were often so busy that we spend a lot of our time out of our bodies. Many mindfulness practices start with the breath, which allows you to slow down and bring yourself back into your body. Think a bout a tree when the wind blows, its the root that lets the wind sway through the limbs without knocking it over. It just takes a minute to breathe deeply, connect your mind and body, and root down.Sit down in a comfy seat, place your hands on your thighs, close your eyes, and breathe deeply, starting from your belly (your diaphragm). Slowly count in-and-out for five seconds. This will center and ground you. Youll feel more calm and present.Step 2. Describe it. What do you feel?Next, ask yourself What sensation am I feeling? Let go of any self-judgment. Theres no need to critique or criticize. The key of this step is to be relaxed and honest with yourself so you can feel into the sensations of your body (and emotions). When you release and let yourself feel, different sensations, emotions, and reactions will come up. Is it anxiety? Fear? Just tired? The key here is to just sink in, let yourself feel, and then name that out into the world.For me, what I was feeling was heavy anxiety and fatigue. A desire to do it all. That desire to do a million things and try to fit it all into my chaotic day.Step 3. Locate it. Where do you feel it?The third step is to identify where youre feeling it. Have you ever been incredibly anxious or worried and felt a tightening feeling in your stomach or lungs? That feeling you perceive is emotion making its presence known physically. Locate where that place is in your body.In my case, it was right in the middle of my stomach. So, I brought my attention to that sensation and location.Step 4. Give it a visual. Can you describe it as a color?Whats most easy to describe is a color and use it for visualization. You need to be able to visualize this feeling you defined in Step 3. For many, its easiest to describe it as a color. Just keep that feeling in your mind and say whatever first comes to your head. Is fear a deep blue? Is anxiety a subtle purple? It will be different for everyone and every sensation, but if you pause and feel it ou t you can think of a color that represents this emotion and feeling.In my case, it was blue. That heavy, radiating feeling in my stomach was like a deep, fuzzy blue just sitting there.Step 5. Release it. Time to let it go.Visualize the power of the mind pushing that defined feeling up and out of the body. Once youve named your feeling, located it in your body, and labeled it with description/color, youre ready to let it go- to release it.Take one more deep breath and then really picture pushing that feeling/color out of your body. Do you feel it sneaking up your chest and out of your head like a mist or cloud? Do you feel it pushing out of your feet and fingertips?Everyone will experience this differently. Feel into it and picture it leaving you. Imagine the emotional block inside you dissolving. Fading out and away.After doing that whole process, I felt such a lightness - a weight lifted- I ended up releasing this ball of stress and fatigue that was inside of me.ERM will remind y ou that you have the power within to take charge. To create a plan to take action on what needs to get done and let go of what is bedrngnis as important as you think it may be.So, whenever youre in the office and feel that wave of stress coming over you or if youre dreading a conversation with your partner do the Emotional Reset Method. Your body, your mind, and your heart will all thank you.This article originally appeared on Create and Cultivate.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people