How do you clear you head....

[Tri Girl]

I often stop and do some tai chi moves that always calm me down and help me to refocus.
Here's some videos to help explain:
http://www.5min.com/Tag/tai%20chi?CategoryID=0

[katluvr]

Thanks...
I just dug in and did a couple of "quick" items. So maybe evening moving some very small tasks off my "to do list" will keep me moving.

Tri Girl--I'll check out that link.
I think I DO need to do something both physical and calming! I am feeling very overwhelmed (by life)--not really work--just all I try to cram in.

[sfa]

Thanks...
I just dug in and did a couple of "quick" items. So maybe evening moving some very small tasks off my "to do list" will keep me moving.

That's EXACTLY what I do when I'm at work and not being productive and don't have any major deadlines or meetings coming up. If I find myself having days when all I want to do, or all I seem able to do, is goof off on the internet, I just force myself to do one thing. Just one thing, doesn't matter what it is--at least if I do that then at the end of the day I won't feel like a complete loser slug time waster.

Good luck!

Sarah

[katluvr]

Losing battle here today.
I did a few small things on my list. But overall really worked 2 - 3 hours max if you put all the intermittant stuff together!
Shuffled piles and surfed! BAD ME!
Answered emails..but that was about all of my presense.
I am going home to hopefully get my cat to eat (long story) and rest up a bit before swim practice. As I am less than 7 weeks away from my first tri and really not good at the swim AT ALL!
I think between those 2 items--that is where my head is today!

[Zen]

I have taken probably about ten yoga classes total but there is one technique I learned that's pretty good.
It's the "hummm-so" chant.
Inhale through your nose while making the hummm sound and exhale making the "so" sound.
You have to concentrate so much on the breathing that it's impossible to think of anything else.

[grey]

Many years ago, before martial arts classes we would kneel with our hands on our knees, backs straight, close our eyes and just work at stilling the mind for a while. Most of the time I can clear the mind anytime I need to now - it's really very helpful. It takes practice but eventually you figure out how to do it, and then you can sit a few more moments and decide what it is that is most important and demands your attention the most, and focus on that.

[Dianyla]

Have you ever been evaluated for Adult ADHD?

I wasn't diagnosed until this past year, at the age of 31. What you're describing sounds a lot like my typical workday before I started getting treatment for this.

[OnTerryOh]

How do you clear your head and then get re-focused?

Here is a quick fix using an energy meridian tapping technique. It takes less than 30 seconds.

You can use this to get more focused, but also for any emotional problem bothering you. It's like a bandaid that works temporarily --- sometimes it's all you need.

Tap the “back-of-hand” spot. To find it, make a fist with one hand to locate the depression between the knuckles of the ring and pinky finger.

Tap this spot all while you do the steps below. Tap about seven times on the "back-of-hand” spot for each step, then move on to the next step as you keep tapping.

1. Eyes open.

2. Eyes closed.

3. Eyes look down to the right.

4. Eyes look down to the left.

5. Eyes roll in a circle in one direction.

6. Eyes roll in a circle the other direction.

7. Hum a few notes of a simple tune.

8. Count to five.

9. Hum a few notes of a simple tune again.

I find your question fascinating and have been answering it in my personal life for about the past 10 years with energy meridian techniques, also known as tapping.

I've read books by energy meridian practitioners such as Roger Callahan and Donna Eden but the book I use regularly is Instant Emotional Healing, by Peter Lambrou, Ph.D. and George Pratt, Ph.D.

I've used tapping to eliminate or lessen fears, resentment, anger, grief, hiccups, headache, procrastination and more. Of course my life isn't perfect and problems return, but aligning the energy patterns in my body makes me much happier and more effective.

Often in less than 15 minutes I can eliminate problems that would have dogged me for days or longer.

Best wishes to you.

[indysteel]

Yoga clears my head better than anything else I've tried.

[bikerchic]

Here is a quick fix using an energy meridian tapping technique. It takes less than 30 seconds.

You can use this to get more focused, but also for any emotional problem bothering you. It's like a bandaid that works temporarily --- sometimes it's all you need.

Tap the “back-of-hand” spot. To find it, make a fist with one hand to locate the depression between the knuckles of the ring and pinky finger.

Tap this spot all while you do the steps below. Tap about seven times on the "back-of-hand” spot for each step, then move on to the next step as you keep tapping.

1. Eyes open.

2. Eyes closed.

3. Eyes look down to the right.

4. Eyes look down to the left.

5. Eyes roll in a circle in one direction.

6. Eyes roll in a circle the other direction.

7. Hum a few notes of a simple tune.

8. Count to five.

9. Hum a few notes of a simple tune again.

I find your question fascinating and have been answering it in my personal life for about the past 10 years with energy meridian techniques, also known as tapping.

I've read books by energy meridian practitioners such as Roger Callahan and Donna Eden but the book I use regularly is Instant Emotional Healing, by Peter Lambrou, Ph.D. and George Pratt, Ph.D.

I've used tapping to eliminate or lessen fears, resentment, anger, grief, hiccups, headache, procrastination and more. Of course my life isn't perfect and problems return, but aligning the energy patterns in my body makes me much happier and more effective.

Often in less than 15 minutes I can eliminate problems that would have dogged me for days or longer.

Best wishes to you.

Well worth repeating OTO IMHO I love the tapping method! Very powerful stuff!

More on this technique here and here.

I hope you find your focus katluvr I know how that is when you really need to and simply can't.