Each exercise shared in this series addressed a certain age group of a child but can help adults restore and maintain calm as well. I highly encourage you to review each of the segments in this six-part series and see what works for you in various stressful situations. The “4-7-8 breathing exercise” (part 1) is an effective strategy when I am on a plane or before I speak before an audience. The “growing like a tree” (part 3) activity helps when I first wake in the morning as I step out of bed. Different strategies for different situations.
Our final installment of the Mindfulness Minutes Series focuses on young adults. The human brain fully matures between the ages of 21-25 (some research points to 27). This series has presented strategies to help our children maintain or restore calm by providing some preventative tips that we can practice as well.
Young adults face a lot of stress and challenges in today’s “choice overload” world. When I work with young adults, we often try to find simple strategies to restore calm which generally begins with their, “wahi pana” or “sense of place.” What is your connection to your past (ancestors), present (current relationships and state of life) and future (your hope and future for your bloodline)? “What did your caregiver provide you that restored calm?” 90% of the time, this engrained “safe and connected” memory that the young adult felt as a child, brings them to a place where they feel restored and reconnected. We can say that by going to the beach or taking a nature walk helps to restore calm, but if that activity comes up because it was something they did with grandma or grandpa, it makes the activity more intentional-as I mentioned earlier, it helps to reconnect.
Mahalo everyone and I look forward to our next series on PACES Connection Hawaiʻi.
Mālama,
Danny
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