{"id":14060,"date":"2013-05-21T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T05:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2013-05-21T21:35:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T05:35:12","slug":"5-steps-to-detoxify-your-inner-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/5-steps-to-detoxify-your-inner-self\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Detoxify Your Inner Self"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever felt like you were bloated with all the negative thoughts that you have created for yourself? Have you ever been under deep pressure and felt so greasy of trouble and wanted some good shower of relaxation? Have you ever made a decision and ended up with unexpected consequences that you instantly craved to dip yourself in a river to cleanse all the troubles attached to the situation you were in?<\/p>\n

It is true that we need to detoxify our bodies with all the junks around in what we eat and what we have in the environment.\u00a0 But there is more truth to our need to cleanse inner self with negativity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to get ourselves in to a mini-retreat with 5 steps to healthier inner self.<\/p>\n

#1. Compose yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n

Synergistic Psychotherapy recommends<\/a>\u00a0a breathing exercise to compose oneself coming from any stressful situation. \u201cTake five deep breaths, holding each one to a count of five before releasing it. Clear your thoughts completely and repeat to yourself \u201cI am relaxed\u201d whenever a stressful thought tries to make its way in to your head.\u201d<\/p>\n

I have learned that even one deep breath helps change attitudes.\u00a0 It\u2019s like gaining some courage when you breathe deeply and spewing out fear when you breathe out.<\/p>\n

#2. Make a personal inventory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are making a spring cleaning for your house, you must be familiar with the current state of your abode somehow and still, you need to organize yourself to be able to get things done.\u00a0 As with yourself, make a stock tick and see how your inner self account is doing.<\/p>\n

You can ask yourself these questions and list them down in a notebook:<\/p>\n