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<\/a>Life has its \u201cups,\u201d and we\u2019re all happy for those times. but it also has its \u201cdowns,\u201d and sometimes those down times are just plain scary. What should you do during those times?<\/p>\nI\u2019ve offered four tools you can use to get you through any dreaded situation. I use the letters BVMS<\/strong> to help me (and you) remember what they are. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Lamaze Breathing<\/strong> \u2013 Techniques created to help with pain during childbirth<\/p>\n Breathing through the pain<\/p>\n 2. Dr. Weil\u2019s Breathing Techniques<\/strong> \u2013 Becoming conscious of every breath, both in and out.<\/p>\n 3. Mary\u2019s Breathing Box<\/strong> \u2013 Breathing in, holding it, then breathing out four times, while counting<\/p>\n 4. Spiritual Breathing<\/strong> \u2013 Techniques that help you connect to your inner spirit<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Imaginary Visualizations \u2013 Guided Imagery<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Factual Visualizations <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n 1. Mantras for Transcendental Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Other Kinds of Mantras<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Factual Mantras<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Spiritual Mantras<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Surrender – Sinking Into Whatever Situation You Find Yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Step-By-Step \u2013 Being Completely in This Moment<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n The second part of the series dealt with Taking Care of Yourself <\/strong>while you\u2019re going through this difficult time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Be Grateful<\/strong> for what you have and Keep Moving Forward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2. Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Eat Healthy<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Get Educated<\/strong> about your situation<\/p>\n 5. Meditate<\/strong><\/p>\n 6. Use Humor<\/strong> to help yourself get through this.<\/p>\n 7. Listen to calming Music<\/strong> <\/p>\n 8. Find a Hobby<\/strong><\/p>\n 9. Start Journaling<\/strong> about what you\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n 10. Touch the Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n 11. Try using Aromatherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n 12. Let People Help You<\/strong><\/p>\n 13. Find a Support Group<\/strong><\/p>\n 14. Get a Massage<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n And, finally, Good Luck to you! May your pain and fear be assuaged. And may you come out the other end of this difficult time in your life a healthier and happier person. Winston Churchill once said, \u201cWhen you\u2019re going through hell, keep going.\u201d I hope these tools I\u2019ve presented will help you to \u201ckeep going\u201d all the way through to the other side!<\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life has its \u201cups,\u201d and we\u2019re all happy for those times. but it also has its \u201cdowns,\u201d and sometimes those down times are just plain scary. What should you do during those times? I\u2019ve offered four tools you can use to get you through any dreaded situation. I use the letters BVMS to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdonthewire.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}BVMS <\/u><\/font><\/h5>\n
Breathing<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Visualization<\/font><\/h6>\n
Mantras<\/font><\/h6>\n
Surrender, Step-By-Step <\/font><\/h6>\n
Taking Care of Yourself<\/font><\/h6>\n