Monday, April 28, 2025

Feeling stuck in a toxic work loop?

 "๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง’๐ญ ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง’๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ."


That was the tug-of-war playing out in his mind every single day.

A steady job in a large organization gave him financial security, but also came wrapped in workplace toxicity.


Gossip that drained him.

Deadlines that felt like traps.

A manager who only noticed mistakes.


He started waking up with a tight chest. Going to sleep with racing thoughts. And the moment he reached office parking lot, he felt like he could not breathe.


He didn't need a vacation.

He needed a way to reclaim mental space amidst the chaos.


That’s when he discovered micro-practices.

Not hour-long meditations. Not booking a retreat.


But simple, daily moments of pause that slowly rewired his stress response.

▶ Thirty seconds of noticing bodily sensations between meetings.

▶  Feeling body weight and breath for about two to five minutes.

▶ Pausing for a few seconds throughout the day to observe the sensory world around him.


Little by little, his inner world started feeling safer- even if the outer one didn’t change much.


Yes, micro-practices can help.

You don’t need a radical life change to begin reclaiming your peace. You need a small, consistent shift in how you show up, moment to moment.

 

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I guide busy professionals through micro-practices to release stress, anxiety, and irritating thoughts and quickly return to peace and calm amid chaos.



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