Originally Published: June 21st, 2020
5 Principles of Reiki
Just for today, I will not worry
Just for today, I will not be angry
Just for today, I will do my work honestly
Just for today, I will be kind to all living things
Just for today, I will be grateful for my many blessings
CBD & Mindfulness & Sitting With Anxiety
Anxiety has riddled my entire adult life.
Recently, I’ve started taking Cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative of marijuana.
CBD helps relax me so I can successfully implement various mindfulness and emotional regulation skills like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Before CBD, my anxiety was so intense I struggled to practice these skills.
Ride the Waves
I’m learning to surf the waves of anxiety.
This is a profound transformation for me.
I’ve always been drawn to mindfulness, and now with the assistance of CBD – I can actually practice it.
I’m not yet sitting on a pillow and meditating.
I’m practicing non-judgmental noticing of an emotion, observing it and learning from it while riding it out.
CBD is now a part of my managing anxiety success story.
If you are managing anxiety, just for today, let us ride out the waves together.
S, 🌻
Reiki Master Stephanie Wells
I’m a Reiki Master Teacher of Usui Shiki Ryoho – the Usui System of Natural Healing.
In 2017 and 2018, Reiki Master Teacher Erica Blackburn attuned me in Levels I, II, and IIIA in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 2019, while in Mararikulam, India, I re-attuned in Levels I, II, and IIIA. In addition, Reiki Master Teacher VP Rajasekharan also attuned me as a Level IIIB Master Teacher.
I am so glad for you Stephanie that CBD is helping you so much with your anxiety!
It must feel like such a blessing!
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CBD truly is a blessing for me Margie!!!! Enjoy your day!!!! HUGS!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I take medication morning for depression & anxiety, night for anxiety and night terrors.
My experience has taught me that acknowledgment is the first step. Acceptance the second step. Then comes all the rest… the medication (or other options), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), meditation, focus (mine is: be where my feet are), then any of the multitude of tools we we learn when we live with anxiety.
What works for one, may not work for another, but there are so many paths & tools… anyone with anxiety can find a way through, if they can get through Step 1 & 2. ❤️❤️❤️
Well said Angie. ❤️ It is very true of how someone manages their anxiety is as unique as the person themselves. There will always be similarities in our management styles, but what works for one, like you said, will not work for another. It is such an individual path. ❤️ I agree, acknowledgement and acceptance are paramount to being able to manage anxiety, because without it, I believe we’re either fighting it or denying it or just trying to push through, wishing it away. It becomes a norm to suffer, when we don’t have to. When we acknowledge and accept, we lean into the anxiety, embrace it and ride the waves… ❤️❤️
Truth. And then it PASSES… my favorite part!
MINE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!