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Relaxition for Me is Focusing Elsewhere

Bram Adams
Bram Adams

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When our beliefs are hopeful and optimistic, the mind releases chemicals that put the body in a state of physiological rest, controlled primarily by the parasympathetic nervous system, and in this state of rest, the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms are free to get to work fixing what’s broken in the body. (Location 777)

Relaxation (for me) tends to happen when all my focus is external and the internal dialogue is drowned out…

I especially relax when I focus on systems and machines:

A SANE MIND, A SOUND BODY, AND A HEALTHY CHART (Location 1046)
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Bram Adams

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