A Holistic Approach to Burn Out

Burn out is a state of complete exhaustion

When you are experiencing long term, unrelenting and constant stress the result can be what is called "Burn Out". Burnout is a state of complete physical, mental and emotional exhaustion.

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How do you know if you're experiencing  Burn Out? It is often associated with:

• experiencing aches and pains all over and your not really sure why
• despite having rested or slept really well you're continually exhausted physically and/or mentally, or you're not sleeping well
• you've lost interest in things that normally inspire you such as your work, personal relationships, creative hobbies, etc.
• daily tasks that are normal to you seem to be overwhelming and provoke anxiety about completing them
• you're experiencing headaches (especially migraines) more often
• life feels out of control and overwhelming and you see no way to regain your control
• you experience an excessive release of stress hormones such as cortisol
• digestive issues, acid reflux and stomach upset happen more often

How do Holistic Therapies Help with Burn Out?

Massage can create better body awareness

Massage Therapy encourages you to get out of your head and present in your physical body. It helps to create better body awareness of the muscles that you are tensing and holding tight (such as muscles pulling your shoulders up towards your ears, rounded and hunched shoulders...) Through awareness we can purposely encourage ourselves to relax. 

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Massage also helps to:

• improve circulation which can help to counteract the release of stress hormones
• encourage feel-good hormones such as serotonin to flood the body
• ease insomnia and improve your sleep so you awaken feeling rested
• can provide a feeling of rejuvenation
• offers Body, Mind and Spirit a change of pace to slow down, release and let go and be more aware of how the stressors are impacting our daily life

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Yin Yoga calms the mind and body

Yin Yoga can help to bridge the calm between Body and Mind.  Slowly moving into and out of poses, holding them for longer periods along with breathwork honours the body and the muscles that move you.
Through regular yoga practice you may discover that you are able to refocus and retrain your mind to perceive stress differently. Meditation is also helpful with bridging the calm

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Relax your Nervous System and allow the body to reset with Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy encourages the Nervous System to relax. In that state of Burnout our Nervous System can often be stuck in "fight or flight" mode. With this calming comes opportunity for the body to reset. We may also find, in that moment of calm, that those things that are stressful are not as important in our life as we've thought and can be let go. 

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Discover peace and calm with a Reiki session

Reiki brings a sense of peace and calm to your Mind, Body and Spirit. In a fully relaxed state our mind has room to sort through what is necessary and what is ready to be released. It offers a chance to let go and reconnect with what is truly important to you. It is also during a relaxed state that our body does what it does best ~ heals naturally.

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First steps for Burn Out

Make the time for your own health and well-being

The most important first step is when you realize that you are burned out, or nearing that phase, and recognize that you need to make changes. That voice in your head that says you don't have time needs to be ignored for you own well-being. 

Next step would be to explore ways in which the Burn Out is affecting you physically, emotionally and mentally and reach out to professionals to help you through it. Your health care provider may be the best resource and place to start.

Once you begin to work through the Burn Out phase you being the healing process to recapturing a life that nurtures your being.

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