This Is Me, Bipolar-Free by LaBrosse Kate;

Author:LaBrosse, Kate; [Kate LaBrosse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2020-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Other Balancing Tools

Below is a list of other things you can try that are also proven to bring balance and harmony back to the body. See what fits for you, experiment, and play with these. Notice what you notice in your system when you try them out. Keep being curious about how these things can support you on your journey. And listen to your body, it’ll tell you what’s supportive and what isn’t.

•Do a media cleanse. Just like a food cleanse, it can be helpful to do a full media cleanse and eliminate or reduce your exposure to TV shows, movies, music and books that elicit negative emotions. Cutting out the news and limiting your social media time can also be helpful. You can replace low-energy or negative-emotion media with things that uplift and inspire you. I provide my clients with a custom playlist during my program and it supports them in staying in a positive flow.

•Develop a gratitude practice. You can use a gratitude journal or jar or just check in with yourself a few times throughout the day and bring awareness to what you’re grateful for. More on the incredible power of gratitude in Chapter 8.

•Get grounded. You can do this both energetically and physically. Get an earthing mat, walk outside on the grass, get EMF mitigators, these are devices that will reduce or block electromagnetic radiation. And, as part of your meditation practice, you can go through a grounding visualization – picture yourself with roots coming out from the bottoms of your feet and going deep into the earth. See your full connection to the earth and how stable and secure you are. See your own belonging and place in this world. Feel the truth of that.

•Light therapy. Use a Vitamin D sun lamp in the morning and a pair of blue light filtering glasses in the evening. Even if you’re not on a phone or a computer – our lightbulbs and TVs emit blue light.

•Try Tai Chi, Qigong or Float Therapy (this is one of my favorite tools!).

•Take mindfulness breaks throughout the day. Set alarms on your phone if that helps to remind you. Take a few minutes to do a breathing exercise or a centering practice. Even just a few mindful, deep breaths can make a huge difference in balancing yourself and bringing you back from a full-blown episode. My go-to breathing technique when I’m really triggered is called Square Breathing. It goes like this: breathe in for 6 seconds (or whatever count feels right in your body), hold that breath for 6 seconds, breathe out for 6 seconds (through your mouth) then hold that for 6 seconds. Repeat until you feel yourself calming and coming back into your body. This usually takes 5–15 rounds for me.

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