THE PRINCIPLE OF BALANCE
PHYSIOLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, THINKING ABILITY
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Everything is harder when you are doing it out of balance.
It takes more energy.
And usually things get worse.
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If my heart beat and/or my breathing is erratic and not rhythmic and smooth, my thinking ability (engagement) suffers.
The body seeks balance naturally, based on evolution (this worked so the mutated improved gene was passed on more). Everything seeks balance, back to Homeostasis, where our body (and our mind, etc.) are high functioning. When we are not high functioning (i.e. are out of balance and in low functioning) we will get signals - signals that are largely unpleasant - and/or our energy will be spent trying to get back in balance, pulling energy from other functions (so that they underfunction and/or malfunction).
We are upset, our body/mind tries to correct that as the threat must be solved. Given the (supposed) "emergency", all peripheral unnecessary functions are shut down. If it is for very long, all sorts of malfunctions occur, from cancer to ...
If I am weak in one part of my body, a bigger load must be taken by other parts of our body.
YOU GET THE IDEA!
I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea!
You must focus in your planning on maintaining balance in every area of your life and in your life overall (at least from a stress reduction point of view).
Just this one practice (of focusing on and staying in balance) will reap huge rewards!