Larry Carter Life / Spiritual Coach

02/28/2025

MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION

9 Mindfulness Stress Reduction Techniques

Discovering effective mindfulness stress reduction techniques will help you manage stress and improve your overall well-being. Over the next several days we will post 9 valuable practices to help you improve your energy to higher mental states in your daily life. These are suggestions only and do not constitute personal therapy or training.

1. Mindful Breathing
One of the most valuable strategies for relieving mental stress and anxiety is mindful breathing.
The straightforward method of performing this exercise is to avoid all unwanted subjects, assume a relaxed pose, whether seated, upright, or horizontal, and shut one’s eyes. Then, begin with the practice of breathing: breathe in through the nose deeply for 3 seconds, hold the breath for a count of 2, and afterward exhale through the mouth for 4 seconds. Appreciate how the breath is going in and out through the chest.
If your thoughts stray, softly return them to your breathing. You can count your breaths to help you focus more.
When regularly practiced for 5-20 minutes each day, mindful breathing improves calmness and clarity of mind by observing the natural rhythm of breathing. Even a short daily practice can have long-term benefits for one's physical and mental health.

Look for more stress relieving practices in the coming days.

12/02/2024

I have to share this poignant message taken from a different feed.

11/26/2024

From our Empowerment Training Curriculum:

STRESS AND RELAXATION RESPONSES
1. THE “FIGHT OR FLIGHT” STRESS RESPONSE

When stress reaches certain levels, the body’s fight or flight stress response, a natural protective system, is activated.

This is an automatic response that protects you when there is danger by preparing you for action, whether to react (fight) or to retreat (flight) (Ref. Britannica.com > Science > Biology).

2. THE RELAXATION RESPONSE: HOW THE BODY COUNTERS STRESS SYMPTOMS

The relaxation response causes changes that counteract the fight or flight response and relax the body.

The relaxation response produces:
Slowed heart rate.
Decreased blood pressure.
Slower, deeper breathing. (Sigh of relief)
Relaxed muscles.
Normal digestive processing.
Normal blood flow in surface blood vessels (Warm hands/feet, normal skin color).

You have the ability to manage stress before it reaches the critical stage. Our goal is to help you master the techniques. Give me a “thumbs up” if you have an interest in our curriculum.

11/26/2024

Don’t stay down. Get up, brush yourself off, and try again.

10/22/2024

Peaceful
I’m noticing all the little birds in our yard, how they seem to be so happy and content as they fly around from tree to tree, bush to bush, then down to the lawn. I can imagine they might be saying, “what more can we ask for? There’s plenty of foliage, lots of tiny insects and seeds to eat, a fountain that we can drink from and even bathe”.
They seem to be content with such things as they have!
Are you content with the things that you have or are you constantly striving to get more? If you are, it can be a source of unwanted stress in your life. May we all learn, as the Good Book says, to be content with such things as we have. Should the Good Lord make a way for you to obtain more without stressing over it, so be it; but in the meantime, live peacefully day by day in your current situation.💙

10/07/2024

To any friends and or relatives living in southern or panhandle of Florida will need to evacuate before hurricane Milton strikes. Right now it is a category 5 hurricane in the gulf. Start preparing now to leave. You cannot win a fight against nature!

09/30/2024

Expect the best each day

09/26/2024

“Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.” —Zig Ziglar

09/21/2024

STRESS MANAGEMENT KEY #6

Plan Pleasant Activities. Research has shown that the things we do affect the way we feel. When you spend time in activities that you find relaxing, enjoyable, or just plain fun, you tend to feel less distressed and happier. For many people, life demands seem to replace pleasant activities. If you notice this happening to you, it’s time to plan for positive time.

09/21/2024

Peaceful moment enjoying nature

Take time to appreciate moments of beauty

09/21/2024

Proverbs 10:12 AMP
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].

08/28/2024

Some precautions when posting on social media