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How do I get my mind to relax?

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Jeannette Bessinger
Balance for Life, LLC
www.balanceforlifellc.com  
(401) 835-2428

Jeannette Bessinger, Board Certified Holistic Health Counselor and owner of Balance for Life LLC, is a co-author of the upcoming book, Simple Food for Busy Families, author of Your Baby's Best Food, and meal and recipe designer for the Dr. Jonny Bowden’s The Healthiest Meals on Earth. A motivational speaker and health/nutrition educator, Jeannette regularly gives talks and classes to businesses, corporations, non–profits, wellness centers, hospitals, colleges and faith–based organizations with an interest in wellness and disease prevention. Jeannette has provided services in health education and prevention for individuals and groups in a wide variety of venues for fifteen years.  Creator of the Whole Life Nutrition™ approach to health improvement, she currently runs successful lifestyle change programs in both hospital and holistic settings. Jeannette acts as a lifestyle health consultant to several public and private groups and coalitions working to improve the health of schools and cities. She was a lead strategist on a citywide intervention plan for obesity funded by the RI Department of Health, and designed an obesity prevention program for Head Start with a grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A graduate among the first class of women at Columbia College, Columbia University, Jeannette has pursued an extensive, multi–modal education in teaching, health and wellness. As a very busy wife and mother of two children, she understands first hand how challenging it can be to maintain a healthy balanced lifestyle as a working parent. With a personal history of autoimmune disease and diabetes, she knows how vital it is to put your health first on your priority list. Much of the depth and practical nature of Jeannette's material arises directly from her own efforts to meet the challenges of balancing health, family and a lively career.

How do I get my mind to relax?

 

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Host: How do I get my mind to relax?

Jeannette Bessinger: Getting your mind to relax is sometimes harder than getting your body to relax. One of the best things that you can do is take your point of focus away from your mind and bring it your body. So, it's actually the same answer in a way. When you feel your mind going and going and going and it won t let go, take your attention and bring it to your breathing. Notice your breathing, spend a couple of moments, tune to your breathing, and some times that will begin to, soften or loosen the hold of those intense thoughts.

Another technique that people like to use is a visualization, where they hold an image of something in their mind. Another technique is to have a particular thought or positive, a word or particular thought that you repeat over and over again in your mind to crowd out those busy thoughts, that will help your mind to calm down and let go.

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