Grounding the Empath - Stay Connected with the Breath in Difficult Moments with this Technique

In moments of conflict, have you ever experienced feeling disconnected from your current reality?

Empaths, or people feel their way through their surroundings, can struggle to remain with themselves in moments of tension. They're known to feel heightened energy in their surroundings prior to conflict, tend to want to avoid it due to a past history of people-pleasing, and sacrifice their viewpoints in an attempt to satisfy the other person's emotional needs. Staying connected with our breath, can help to ground ourselves during periods of emotional strain. Today we'll be discussing a powerful technique.

Fight Or Flight - When The Mind Leaves the Body

Conflict used to make me feel frozen - the sensory overload was too much for me. It was easier to self-sacrifice and focus on the other person's circumstances vs. focusing on how their words were impacting my feelings.

A powerful realization changed my mindset when I realized attempting to be the bigger person was actually causing me to abandon myself. When I left my body and projected my mind somewhere else, I was abandoning the one person I needed: me!

Grounding the Empath - Stay Connected with the Breath in Difficult Moments with This Technique

You can ground yourself in stressful moments by bringing your attention to your breathing.

Yogis throughout time have utilized the power of breathing through each nostril with intention. Breathing through the left nostril is known to help calm the nervous system. Bring your attention to your nose, and take a deep breath through your right nostril. You may find benefit in incorporating 4-7-8 breathing. Our breathing patterns impact our vagus nerve. By slowing the breath, we can help to calm the physiologic responses which accompany feelings of anxiety.

As you focus on mind-body synchronization, it can be helpful to place your hands on your chest. This gives your senses another way to connect with your breathing.

Try to let go of the ego in this moment. In similar situations, I worried taking the time in a public setting to ground myself would affect how I was perceived. In reality, I was doing myself a disservice. Connecting with my breath allowed me to regulate my thoughts, and prevent myself from saying things I would later regret due to emotional overwhelm.

No one else's opinion of how you will respond in this moment matters more than your own. Take as long as you need.

Conclusion

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