THE JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS

By J T JERRY

MINDFULNESS is a subject that is so wide amongst men yet hard to grasp. Our cortisol starts pumping right from our early rising through alarms to our late resting  after being drenched with many breaking news.... And we continue to ask; if we will ever live a life free of stress and mess.

When you put your bodies under these long period of physical and emotional stress, your level of key nutrients, hormones, transmitters gets depleted. Left unattended to leads to long term health risks.

What you eat everyday matters, habits add up but being informed makes you evergreen.

Ask yourself these few questions:

• How do I feel when I wake in the morning...groggy? Logy or exhausted?
• How do I feel at the end of the day? Fulfilled, depleted our burnt out?
• What physical pains keeps resurfacing (back ache, stiff neck stomach upset)?
• How have all these ordinary problems affected my relationships, work habit and environment?
• How colourful is my food?
• What effort and information have I gathered concerning this?
• What are your lifestyle adjustment and how addressing stress and detox can change it?

The journey to mindfulness encompasses and gives a full examination of all the techniques needed to put your mind to rest. This is because it deals with the calming of the mind, cleansing our body through diets(detox) and our environment at large

Travel along with the pages of this book as it carefully guides you to a life and body free from stress and mess. It is mind-blowing, a personal guide and a partner to those that seeks mindfulness in all areas of their life. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: 101 SIMPLE GUIDES TO DE-STRESSING AND DETOXING
• Release date: Jan 26, 2017
• ISBN: 9781540171238

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INTRODUCTION

Majority of the people are on autopilot; they have never been tutored how to think properly, thereby letting the world trigger their responses and actions. This Guide THE JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS will create an entirely new belief system reality map to unleash your power for you to change anything you desire; change your body, your career, your business, and your relationships because now you have a proven strategy. Whether it is weight loss or a chronic or fatal illness, we teach you strategies that will give you permanent results.

Stress is a very big part in our everyday life, and the fight or flight response makes life worth living in life threatening situations. This arises especially from the way we perceive any and every situation around us. The continuous pump of cortisol to help make up for the stress becomes a daily event because of how we have trained our mind to react to situations thereby making life dreadful.

This book is written to pinpoint those hidden activities and attitude we can inculcate to help fight the claws of a stressful life and live life full and free. In subsequent books, these subjects will be buttressed more on to bring home an in-depth explanation to each subject.

It is my wish to see a stress-free world where all the differences of manmade laws and production towards the free rein of nature can be solved to make life worth living. You have the power in you to withstand the vices of stress by disciplining your mind, body and your immediate environment.

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Dealing

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Bad habits and addictions

Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health. Users may not be aware that their behavior is out of control and causing problems for themselves and others.

The truth about addictions and habit is that when being formed, the oblongata creates a path or a file for it, this means it becomes part of our day to day activities and very hard to undo because a sub file has been created for it an it’s also an operating system app.

The unwinding becomes a pain in the ass, it definitely requires the services of a specialist to undo such act that USED TO BE a pleasure

Hardcore smokers may not consider giving up their vice painless, but there are alternative treatments that help you break these and other bad habits, freeing your body of harmful chemicals, slower metabolisms and inefficient digestive systems.

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QUITTING SMOKING

Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life- Brooke Shield

Smoking exposes your body to harmful amounts of smoke, tar, nicotine, ammonia and carbon monoxide, as well as other toxins. What makes smoking so bad is that when it becomes a habit to quit becomes very hard

How do you Quit Smoking?

There are different ways to quit smoking. Some work better than others. The best plan is the one you can stick with. Consider which of these would work for you:

The DIY approach:larger percentage of the people trying to quit smoking by the do it yourself without support from the outside, resorting to no aids or therapy, or medication. Although most people try to quit this way, it's not the most effective and successful method. This is because only 4% to 7% are able to quit by doing it on their own all alone.

Drafting out a quit plan:  the good thing about working with a plan is that it gives you time to think,  rethink and prepare you towards adapting slowly to the new development on ground without losing the motivation towards that decision a quit date that gives you time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit. It should serve as a goodwill message to family and friends; they will help water the ground towards further cravings and cravings to smoking.

The Behavioral therapy: Working with a counselor to help find ways not to indulge in smoking will be of immense benefit. Together, you'll find your triggers (such as emotions or situations that make you want to smoke) and make a plan to get through cravings.

Nicotine replacement therapy: Nicotine gum, patches, inhalers, sprays, and lozenges are nicotine replacement therapies. They work by giving you nicotine without usingtobacco. You may be more likely to quit smoking if you use nicotine replacement therapy. If you're younger than 18, you need to get your doctor's permission to use it. This plan works best when you also get behavioral therapy and lots of support from friends and family.

Medicine: some medicines are made to give an addicts in smoking a little relief are Bupropion (with brand name Zyban ) and varenicline ( with brand name Chantix). Prescriptions for these medications must come from a doctor.

Combo treatments: Using the combined treatment methods may increase your chances of quitting. For example, using both a nicotinepatch and gum may be better than a patch alone. Though FDA has not yet approved using two types of nicotine replacement therapy simultaneously, talk with your doctor first to see if this approach is right for you.

OVERCOMING ALCOHOLISM

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Alcoholism is an overdependence on liquor or particular brands at seasons and off seasons. The main causes of overdependence on alcohol are clearly seen in the pattern one tries to lull people around about a particular situation.

Overcoming an addiction to alcohol can be a very painful, long and bumpy road. At times, it looks an impossible task to achieve. But it’s not. If you’re ready to stop drinking and willing to get and believe in the support you need, you can heal from alcoholism and alcohol abuse—no matter how bad the addiction or how helpless you feel. You don’t have to wait until you break down before you can make a change.

Alcohol treatment and recovery

Take the Decision and Commitment to quit drinking

Recovery is usually a big and gradual process. Most people with alcohol problems do not decide to transform their drinking habits overnight. In the early stages of change, denial is a huge obstacle. Even after admitting you have a drinking problem, you may make excuses and drag your feet. It’s important to acknowledge your decision about stopping drinking. If you’re not sure you’re ready to change or you’re struggling with the decision, then evaluating the costs and benefits of drinking can be the brainer.

Outline your goals and prepare for change

Once the decision for change is made, the next step is establishing clear drinking goals that are specific, and realistic, and also achievable:

a. My drinking goal

b.My quit date

c.My gradual reduction style

Define a new meaning to life without Alcohol

After you have outlined your strategy to quit drinking, being sober is another virtue that will help you in this period of quit, though being sober might not work all the magic but it is an important first step, by finding a new, meaningful life where drinking no longer has a say or a place in your life is the key to making he decision to quit smoking firmer.  An advice is given to write out why one is making such decision and ponder upon them before finally deciding on how to quit.

Move ahead of Triggers and Cravings

Craving and urges for alcohol can be very intense, especially at the early quit stagest. Good alcohol treatment gets you ready and fully equipped  for the challenges at hand, thereby helping you develop new coping skills to deal with stressful situations, alcohol cravings, and social pressure to drink.

Get support

The journey to recovery can be very tiring and demotivating when you decide to ride it alone. Whether you choose to go to meet an addiction therapist, resort on the DIY approach, get medical therapy, or take a self-administered approach, getting support is very essential. Don’t try to do it all alone as recovering from alcoholism is much easier when you have people you can lean on for encouragement, comfort, and guidance.

Support can come from family members, friends, counselors, other recovering alcoholics, your healthcare providers, and people from your faith community. Always look out for a helping hand when in such situation

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SLEEPLESSNESS TO WHOLESOMENESS

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow-Charlotte Bronte

Even though you avoid putting anything toxic into your body, a toxic mind will definitely amount to a haphazard sleeping pattern and not getting enough sleep can be harmful to you. Follow these tips to understand why sleep is so important and to fall asleep faster for a wholesome living.

a. Get adequate sleep: a good night sleep is an auto relaxer of the body from the excessive cortisol of worries being pumped into it. A good night's sleep refreshes and prepares you to be able to tackle the day's activities more easily. Being tired makes us prone being less patient and easily irritated, which can increase stress. The average adults need at least 7-9 hours of sleep