SELF-DEFINED
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APPLY EMOTIONAL AWARENESS TO CALM YOUR SELF
Mindful
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of the need to relax!
Relax and allow your mind to decide. Using what we have learned about the body and feelings, we look at techniques to achieve the outcomes we want.
This is key because while we have discovered that feelings are important, we have also discovered that intense emotions overpower the mind as the body drives action (and too often panic).
So In the chapter: Self Empowered (of the EQ Coaching App) we provide a range of 'Items' or techniques building on the first 8 chapter ) for you to place in your Self-Empowered 'resource box'
In the same way we will continue to explore step by step, with Topic 2 exploring how we can use our minds to manage emotions, and Topic 3 how we can use feelings to co
CALM
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Here are a few basic techniques you can explore to help you calm your emotions enough for you to engage your mind and act intentionally.
Use the videos to learn more and practice the technique so you can add it to your resource kit.
CALMING BREATHs
Slowing your breathing calms you!
Scientists may have discovered just how you relax your brain through your breath. (It has to do with your brain’s breath pacemaker.) but the simple truth is that it improves your well being and can help you to relax when stressed
BODY BASICS
We stand badly and we breath badly.
Body basics shows us that standing straight and tall helps us breath better. and according to research makes us feel better!
So exercise 1, Stand / sit up tall and straight, shoulders back and stomach in
LET IT GO
Teaching your body to let go of stress and tension is important. It helps release built up toxins and enables you to let go of constricting emotions.
Try the progressive relaxation technique, and practice so that your body learns to relax.
KID FRIENDLY
If you have young children try out the kid friendly versions of our relaxation and breathing techniques.
We have tried to make the process of learning to relax fun for them with everything from Dragon breath to Fairy breathing.
RESOURCE KIT
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- BREATHING
Mastering the breath control techniques is best achieved by practicing every day so that you are skilled enough to use it to ease stressful or discomforting situations.
The goal: learn how to deal with distractions and stress without having an overwhelming emotionally stimulating physiological response.
- We learn more by doing!
Empower : in Topic 1 takes you step by step through exercises you should practice every day. Choose the techniques that are right for you. and build up you emotional workout routine.
Choose which ones want you put in your resource box, and help your child make their own. In this way you will be empowered and will help them to feel that way too
- Incredible for kids, (and adults alike) the Feeling Smart app builds expressive language skills while encouraging an awareness of feeling faces.
- In this way Emotional face processing a fundamental non-verbal components of social interaction is practiced in a non-threating and rewarding way.
- INNER APPS
The EQ quiz covers a range of topics, from facial expressions and body language to fascinating facts.
Ranging from biology to chemistry, to the different meanings of certain non-verbal cues across cultures In this way this quiz also helps bring an awareness of the need for cultural sensitivity, as well as the realization that interpretation requires consideration of context.
So with over 250 questions for free, whether you choose to buy more categories to keep on playing or not, you are bound to learn something, all while having fun.
The EQ coach is exciting in it's focus on developing the skills, relying on practical challenges that engage you on every level. So while a few 'facts' are given the benefit comes from doing and reflecting.
- This relies on everything from high quality photo's, video clips and now comic strips, so while we are looking at ways to make the app 'smaller' in the mean time it is well worth the download.
The distortions Defense began in our EQ Coach app, where the principals of law and justice presented a great opportunity for many individuals to re-imagine their intent.
To make it more accessible we have included it in the Thought Record and Anxiety Journal, making it easier to reference when challenging anxiety provoking situation or checking ones own thoughts
