Calming the stress response in our fast paced world

I have always been proud of my ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail in my fast-paced life. What I didn’t realize was that, although I felt like I was able to do it all, I was actually surviving in adrenal overload mode. I kept telling myself that when I was finished with whatever I was tied up with doing I would finally be able to take a break and “breathe”, but that time never came. It seemed that just when I was done with one all-consuming task, another was already revving up to take its place. Because of this I was always too busy to relax and enjoy life in real time. However, I was oblivious to this fact because I was moving too fast to see it, and the world around me was spinning right along with me. Our society encourages us to move faster and do more (at whatever cost), and rewards those of us who have these traits, and I had bought into the belief that this was what I was to do if I wanted to get ahead in life.

I want it all, and I want it now - You are respected and honored in our society if you are able to “burn the midnight oil”, skip meals and function well on little sleep. We start with this belief early in life, due to the examples set by our parents. Families who grew up in my generation had both parents working full-time jobs (usually more than 40 hours a week), and when they were done with that, they still had to take care of the kids and home. This set the example for us children that it was normal for evenings to be tied up with errands, chores and other responsibilities, and weekends consisting of “honey do” lists, and other time sensitive tasks that must be done. Personal recreation was always put on the back burner, and work consumed us. Then as we grew up to be responsible adults, we were trying to do it all and all at once. Because our society is one which expects instant gratification without much work to achieve it, we are constantly struggling to reach our material goals while forgetting about our self-growth and self-care. Because of this mind set, I have found it really hard to reach a relaxed, calm state. My mind never seemed to stop, and the chatter was constant and exhausting.

Finding another way – Then, when I attended my first 5-day training with Donna Eden, I got a glimpse of what it would be like to be able to take control of that chatter and calm my stress response, which had been on alert for as long as I could remember. When doing the daily routine exercises (mentioned in her book – Energy Medicine) I experienced a shift and balance in my energies which made me pay attention, but the black pearl sanctuary process (which balances the emotions by connecting specific points on the head) was what really did the trick. After having this done on me, I was very relaxed yet clear and focused at the same time. I was so impressed with the experiences I had during the 5-day training, I signed up for the certification program (CP) which was starting in 6 weeks, and I continued my training with Donna Eden’s work where I learned more about working with the stress response, which is governed by a meridian Donna calls Triple Warmer, and ways to calm it. I learned that the Triple Warmer meridian governs our fight, flight or freeze response, and is constantly on and in control when you are under stress. Well, since I had been in that state for a long period of time, you could say Triple Warmer was running the show.

Calming the stress response - One of the first things we were shown for balancing Triple Warmer were the sedating points for the meridian. Unfortunately, Triple Warmer is very savvy. And as my classmates amd I diligently held these points, they became less and less effective at calming Triple Warmer. I was even finding this same issue with my clients who sedated Triple Warmer religiously, which was hindering the body’s ability to communicate its needs clearly. It was as if he had become wise to what we were doing and was working around us to maintain the control he had and didn’t want to give up. I had to find another way to work with him where he would be more welcoming and receptive to my suggestions.

As I continued my training and learned more about working with the neurovascular points (points on the head) I found unique ways to work with Triple Warmer. I would use my intuition to connect the many Triple Warmer neurovascular points with the adrenals and the neurolymphatic points. I would connect all of these with the main neurovascular points (across the forehead), sometimes holding them in a different order for different people or even the same person at different times. Through this process I have found that I can receive the benefit of a quiet mind by holding these points on myself. What is even more rewarding is that I can share this information with others so that they can do the same for themselves. Even if they don’t know the exact points, just holding the area with their whole hand and connecting it with another, they were able to achieve some relief from the stress that was influencing their health and quality of life. Now I do still have my stressful moments in life, as we all do, but I am eternally grateful for the tools I have learned to help calm that stress so that I can enjoy life more.

Joy and light,
Angela

Comments

[Danceofenergy]

So true, Angela. Could you please add more details about which points to hold? Without the details unfortunately the post is not very helpful. Thanks!

[Andie 97]

If we could only slow down long enough to do this regularly. I do like mixing up the triple warmer work. I find that sometimes holding the NV points with Triple Warmer and other meridians (Liver, Large Intestines, etc.) is quite helpful. When in doubt, I tell the person to hold their head lightly. It can be the front and back or wherever the person feels led to hold. It is all so calming.

Thanks for sharing!!!

[Angela Melton]

Danceofenergy,
I had actually asked Barbara about being specific with the points, but she didn't think it was necessary. To cover all of the options, that would be a full article and not a blog post. Andrea states it well, follow your intuition as to where to hold. You can find out more about the black pearl sanctuary process points at this link: http://www.innersource.net/em/resources/handout-bank-1/67-hbbalancing/209-donna-eden-a-david-feinstein.html. I hope this helps.
Angela

[Shantisue]

Fabulous post, Angela! The link posted above to the Black Pearl Sanctuary isn't working because of the period after html. Here is is again: http://www.innersource.net/em/resources/handout-bank-1/67-hbbalancing/209-donna-eden-a-david-feinstein.html