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Research - Stress / Tension Release
By IMDHA Board member Rayma Ditson-Sommer, PhD, Phoenix, AZ
Calmness development can positively affect the anterior cingulated gyrus area of your brain. This area controls concentration and is directly related to the hippocampus area which governs learning. As the message moves through the brain a chemical reaction is set off to neutralize the norepinephrine reaction that makes you feel edgy and tired. It is true, then, that calmness can actively cause mood swings and restlessness.
At the University of Wisconsin Madison, a research study concerning relaxation revealed that during an alpha relaxation session the brain actively switches from the right side of the prefrontal cortex. This cortex is directly related to anxiety producing reactions and to the right side of the brain. This research also reported that positive emotions are a direct result of left brain activation. In other words, left dominant people are happier than right dominant individual who tend to be more anxious.
Calmness development is a powerful trigger to the brain's energy center. Anxiety robs people of this energy and calmness can help them triumph over disease entities presenting exhaustion. This same calmness can alter pain thresholds by 50% according to Kabat-Zim of the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine.
With all the proof of the positive side of calmness development, more emphasis should be placed on helping clients become more knowledgeable about their own abilities to lessen anxiety and produce more positive energy through activating states of mind.
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