Focussing on Accomplishing a Task Down-regulates Pain Receptors
The tasks that we focus and concentrate on is what we notice. And what can consume us.
Focusing on pain is a task. 🎤👇
Meditation, Embodied Movement, Breath Therapy and Singing are also tasks. 🎤👇🔔
This is why we recommend to those in chronic pain and/or are working with trauma find creative and imaginative activities, and immerse themselves in these worlds as much as possible.
👉 Learning how to meditate is key as slowing unbridled brain activity (monkey mind) and calming the nervous system reduces pain.
👉 Learning how to move efficiently and powerfully reduces the number of muscles we use, saving energy, while using muscles correctly reduces pain.
👉 Learning how to breath properly increases energy, strength, repose and resiliency.
👉 Having a strong voice fosters confidence, creativity, expression and empowerment.
It’s about minding your mind and embodying your body.
So many healing modalities utilize one or two of these four. They can of course be of help, however addressing, embodying and integrating all four makes for greater efficiency and lasting success.
The key is that mind, body, breath and voice are all on board together. The nervous system is listening to everything. If any of these “ruling factions” are arguing with each other or are out of sync (as in, holding your breath when you move, or having a thought and not expressing it) you are sending mixed messages from brain to body and from body to brain. This causes strife between factions, therefore the pain continues or gets worse.
The techniques and exercises that The Wilson Method offers down-regulate pain receptors through the task of integrating mind, body, breath and voice.
