How to break the Stress cycle

By Jad Mehanna

In our lives, we are born into a physical body. We go through life not knowing that a second birth, a spiritual birth, awaits us.In a world full of stress, conflict, and chaos, trying to find a balance between mind, body, and the spiritual can be a difficult journey. Let me help you.

I wrote this book as a guide on how to balance your mind and body and find your spiritual self.My advice and tips are simple to follow and incorporate into your routine.

My guide can be useful in helping you Break the Stress Cycle, by understanding its roots and applying solutions to all 3 pillars, Body, Mind, Soul, .

Dr. Jad Mehanna is a Music Composer, psychologist, Mentor/Life & Health Coach, and a seeker.He is known for his ethnic and world music.For the first time, Jad writes about his experiences, learning, and personal transformation, driven by his love of humanity and compassion.After Composing over 2000 successful musical pieces, He decides to explore the mysterious light that brought us all here through coaching, psychology and spirituality.

www.jadmehanna.com

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Jad Mehanna
• Release date: Jan 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393576488

Book preview

1. Introduction

Hello.

Anybody there?

I know you are reading this, but that doesn’t mean that you are in this moment.

Now, I will ask you to breathe in deeply and relax your muscles. Do what you need to do to get yourself into a relaxed state of mind.

Are you relaxed?

Great. We are ready then. Switch off any mental chatter that might be lingering in your mind.

You’re simply here with me, which is also you!

I am you! Are there two people here, or is it only you? I guess you think that it’s only you! But actually, it is also me!

Confused?

Let’s set this aside for a minute.

ALLOW ME FIRST TO TELL you about myself.

I was born from a womb, hearing voices, not even recognizing that these are voices.

I saw shadows before my eyes, while not even knowing they were shadows.

All I know is that they took away my happiness. All had been perfect: food, warmth, water, shelter, peacefulness.

I was in Heaven!

One year later, I found out that the walking creatures were calling me Jad.

I had to answer back each time I heard that sound! It was unbearable at first, but then it started making me happy as these creatures were also comforting me.

A few years later, I began uttering sounds, words and phrases that had meaning. I began to understand how to deal with my parents and surroundings.

LET’S SKIP AHEAD TO the future.

Finally, I had a religion! I also had a name and a personality, which I learned from my father, mother, neighbors and relatives.

I had a nationality, a school and a great surprise as well:

To know my politicians and my enemies.

Everything was perfectly set up. I was the product and the product was now ready for society!

A FEW YEARS PASSED and I sensed that something was not right.

Some of the things I had learned shocked and confused me.

I discovered that some people were against my beliefs. Many people had different religions and values. A lot of them had strange names.

Some people were on my side, while others were against me. There was also jealousy and competition and ... wait!

Isn’t this your story as well?

BACK TO YOU AND I, the reader and the writer. Was I different from you at the beginning? Or were we the same?

That’s the story of each human being brought into this life; that’s how our stories go.

But through all this ready–made-product which is called me or my personality, I have managed to find a deeper meaning through a blend of sounds and imagination that is music. I can assure you this was not imposed.

I DISCOVERED A HIGHER truth, a passion for discovering life and the answers to the two questions: Who am I? and Why am I here?

My love for music and that invisible sensation of something intangible but still present, ignited in me a deeper desire to try to understand the vast universe and the purpose of life itself.

A journey of seeking, exploration, discovery, experiencing and traveling began (and way too much mental analysis!), until I finally said enough!

I have learned enough. It’s now time to un-learn, take my mind and myself back to that beautiful womb where it all started!

BUT THIS TIME WHILE I was being aware.

A lot of people have heard that phrase Jesus said:

Truly I say to you, if you are not converted and become as the little children, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

The words to be emphasized here are ‘to become as little children’ and not ‘stay children’.

There is a nuanced and important difference here.

Jesus would have never advised his followers to keep an immature mind; that would go against nature! He simply wanted to convey the message that it is important to renew yourself.

Unfortunately, humanity and the world in its current state show that human beings, at least the majority, have not yet understood this message.

Look around you.

It doesn’t seem to me that peace is where humanity is moving towards!

Even after countless prophets and holy books from all generations have been writing and preaching about peace. They have all lead us nowhere!

YOU ARE NOT A LAWYER!

You are not a doctor!

You are not a Christian!

You are not Muslim!

You are not a Hindu!

Let us try to understand what I mean.

We usually introduce ourselves or others by saying: This is Dr. Robert or He is a lawyer. Most of the times we all like to use labels and titles to describe who a person really is.

From our early years of education, we start associating people with their position, their titles or status.  Slowly but surely, we then become conditioned and start to position ourselves in comparison with others.

We tend to respect people who have important positions, such as managers, C.E.Os, politicians, or heads of various organizations.

Every young boy or girl, every human being has a unique mind, brain, and heart, yet we are still very similar to any other human being.

Studying something in particular, acquiring a skill, working under a professional name, they all add to our ‘mind and intellect’.

However, it is important not to let these things imprison you or make you feel afraid or intimidated by others.

LET’S TAKE SOME TIME and try to really feel the meaning