Spiritual growth coach reveals a quick way to relieve stress

The technique helps with all types of nervous disorders

According to a survey by the American Psychological Association, people have been increasingly stressed since 2019 due to their daily responsibilities, health problems and financial well-being: 27 percent of respondents said they were so overwhelmed that they could not live at their usual pace. When stress becomes overwhelming, experts say calming practices such as meditation and grounding techniques can help.

Stress is a problem of our time, reports CNBC News. Former Buddhist monk Jay Shetty told the American publication that there is simple advice that can help you stay mentally healthy:

“I was introduced to this when I was a monk, and for me it’s a really great technique—grounding.”

Psychologist Ernesto Lira de la Rosa explained that “grounding techniques are exercises that help us stay in the present moment and are designed to return our body to its original state.”

Energy specialist Irene Langeveld previously wrote for mindbodygreen that “a basic level of grounding means that one allows oneself to feel centered and balanced no matter what is going on around oneself.”

In this way, grounding and mindfulness techniques “help your body reconnect and connect with your spirit,” concludes psychotherapist Babita Spinelli.

Jay Shetty shared with CNBC News an exercise called the 5-4-3-2-1 method. It can “be helpful during times of anxiety or panic, helping you focus on the present when your mind is racing between various anxious thoughts,” according to the University of Rochester Medical Center.

To perform the technique, according to the former monk, one must “name first five things that you can see, then four things that you can hear, then three things that you can feel and two things that you can smell, finally you need to identify one thing that you can taste.”

“When we were in the monastery, we were taught this as a way of being completely grounded,” states Shetty, “And I often describe it as a mental picture of the entire environment. So when we register the energy and the world around us in our consciousness, through all our senses, it means that all the senses are present and we are completely there. Using sensory awareness can take you out of your head and into your body. Pick up this tool any time you need it.”

Health professionals call this approach to stress relief “self-soothing,” which means you can do it yourself no matter where you are, wrote psychology professor Matthew Tull. He added that this method can be useful when you need a lift but don’t have time to seek social or professional support.

“If you’re short on time, you can do a shortened version of this exercise that Shetty shared: Focus on three things you can see, two things you can hear, and one thing you can feel,” notes the psychologist. .