Benefits of MAXIMIZING your RESILIENCE
Resilience is defined as “The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.” You can think of this as your elastic ability to spring back into shape.
There has been a long standing positive correlation between maintaining your Resilience & Longevity. Getting a greater satisfaction out of life, alongside lowering your risks of suffering from anxiety and depression would not only increase your sense of control, but also help you feel more positive in general.
Raising your resilience would not only protect you from various mental health conditions, but also increase your performance under pressure (both at work and at home), increase your competencies, confidence, personal character, general contributions and not only supply you with a better control, but also a better coping strategy.
Facing challenges and adversity with a positive mindset alongside learning from experiences, taking control and being proactive all actively develop resilience.
Listed below are some HELPFUL INTERVENTIONS
Eating well
Physical activity
Yoga tai chi, Qi gong. (Sandlund Norlander 2000)
Meditation & mindfulness. (Shapiro Carlson 2010)
Relaxation exercises. (Horowitz 2010)
Heart Rate coherence. (McCraty et al 2008)
Breathing. (Keltner 2009)
Smiling & Laughter. (Keltner 2009)
Sleep. (Diekelmann & Bom 2010)
Natural Environment. (FHP 2010)
Positive social contact & Touch. (UVNAS-Moberg 1998)
Doing what makes you feel good. (Seligman Authentic Happiness 2002)
Counting Blessings. (Emmons & McCullough 2003)
Random acts of Kindness. (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon & Schkade 2006)
Volunteering.
Meditation would also allow you to gain a new perspective on stressful situations and
Building stress managing skills
Increasing your self-awareness
Increase your resilience
help you focus on the present
Reducing negative emotions
Increasing imagination and creativity
Increasing patience and tolerance
Reduce your heart rate
Lowering your resting blood pressure
Improving sleep quality