By Rebecca Beacher Abraxas

You know that moment when you get home from a retreat, a massage or a yoga class only to be triggered? What is going on? You feel so peaceful, then BAM!

I can’t even count how many times this has happened to me. I actually wrote a song about it called, “When Heaven Meets Hell.”

So what is the trick to keeping the peace and stillness within while being faced with people, life events and holidays? I’ve got a few things I’ve tried through the years. Perhaps they will help you too!

1-Remember Your practice Somatically: Do you meditate or do a Reiki practice daily? If you don’t, start here and give yourself 10 minutes of quiet a day to observe your mind and let go. Once you have this meditation practice in place, begin to notice how the sensation of stillness and peace feel in your body. Name it. Is it in your heart area? Are your toes tingling? Does your belly feel calm? Whatever it is, pick a part of your body to sense this peacefulness. Then throughout the day, go to that body part when you start to feel triggered and sense the peace. This helps me remember the stillness that is always within me, even amongst the chaos.

2-Practice breathing deep into the bowl: of the pelvis: When the sensation of a trigger is beginning, BREATHE. Take your breathing into a deep full low belly breath. Think in your mind, “Happy Buddha.” Breathe with the focus of expanding the lowest part of your belly that sits in the pelvic bowl. This deep breathing assists you in grounding. It also helps you slow down and take a pause. Within this pause, you may sense the stillness again resurfacing. Ah, it feels so good!

3-Ask a Question: Questions are a great tool to expand awareness and energy outward. When we get hooked into a situation, our energy contracts and becomes dense. So, the intention then becomes to expand back out. Try asking yourself these questions when the chaos hits: “How old am I being?” “Who am I being?” “Who’s point of view is this,” “What’s right about this that I’m not understanding?” and “What else is possible right here and now?” In asking these questions you may instantly release the energy of the trigger because you are bringing awareness to the situation.

4-Sound out Ohm: Letting out this simple sound can really bring you back in alignment with the stillness of the Universe. The Ohm sound is said to be the sound of the universe before creation. It is the sound of the Universe humming and the oneness we are all a part of. Use your voice to chant ohm for about 5 times before a party or before going to see family. It may put you into the peaceful state you are looking for.

WE GOTTA USE THEM TO HAVE THE EFFECTS: 

I know this sounds silly, but so many times through the year I would be going through a challenging time and forget to use tools like the ones I listed. Add the business of the holidays, and it becomes even more challenging to remember to use these practices. Do whatever you need to do to remember. Set a timer on your phone or put sticky notes where you will easily see them.

I made a commitment to myself some years ago when I was studying Access Consciousness work to actually use the tools over and over again in my day. It is the repetition of any practice that gives results and makes our habits shift. So use the heck out of these tools this Holiday season and see what happens!

About Rebecca Abraxas
Rebecca Abraxas is a Holy Fire II Reiki Master Teacher and Karuna Master. Receiving her BS in Exercise Science and Wellness Education with Magna Cum Laude honors, Rebecca has 20 years experience teaching wellness practices to all ages. Exploring voice as a performing singer-songwriter for 20 years and becoming a certified Yoga teacher has given Rebecca the tools to assist people in awakening themselves through breath and voice. Rebecca has a private practice called Reiki and Voice, where she combines her wellness, Reiki, and voice background to assist clients in finding ease and joy with being their greatest selves physically, mentally, spiritually, and vocally. She teaches Reiki and Voice classes regularly.

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