Episode 3: Trauma Informed Mindfulness Tools: Staying Present

Please note: This course is intended to be taken in combination with Professional Mental Health Therapy. Please visit our website @MindfulMountain.Org for a list of Mental Health Therapists.

Stress is an inevitable part of life. How one handles stress is an important factor in resilience and health. Stress arrives to us through thoughts, feelings, and emotions in reaction to life’s pressures; perceived. For some, the natural way to deal with stress is to pretend like it does not exist, however this is impossible. It will show up physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually eventually. The best way to deal with stress is to acknowledge that it is there and stay in the present moment by tuning into your body, listening to your breath, and noticing where you feel stress in the body; physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Then asking yourself what you need by listening to your internal wisdom. By staying present we can learn to become aware of our needs in each moment.