LEAST ONE PERSON WAS HURT TONIGHT. HEAVY DELAYS IN THIS AREA. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED
AS WE LEARN MORE. NIC.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: STRESS AND
THE PANDEMIC. THEY GO HAND IN
HAND STRESS IS AT AN ALL-TIME
HIGH FOR SO MANY OF US. AND
IT’S BEEN AFFECTING EVERYONE A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY FOR THE
PAST 2 YEARS. HEALTH AND
WELLNESS EXPERT RACHEL TODD
BEING IS JOINING US THIS
MORNING TO HELP US OUT TO DE
STRESS US. AND THERE’S SOME
SIMPLE FREE THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER.
A LITTLE SIMPLER AND WE CAN
ALL BE HAPPIER. GOOD MORNING
TO YOUR AGE. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING THAT. ALL
RIGHT. SO LISTEN, YOU AND I
BOTH HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT
OF STRESS, WHETHER IT IS
WORK-RELATED, WHETHER IT HAS
TO DO WITH THE PANDEMIC. YOU
ARE A NEW MOTHER.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR
THAT. WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT DO
YOU DO TO JUST KIND OF RELAX A
LITTLE BIT?
>> WELL, THERE’S THIS WORD
THAT SORT OF BEEN GETTING
BOUNCED AROUND CALLED
MINDFULNESS. AND I THINK THAT
THAT JUST SOMETIMES IT
OVERWHELMS PEOPLE THAT THEY
DON’T EVEN REALLY KNOW HOW
IT’S DEFINED. AND REALLY,
THAT’S JUST BRING YOURSELF
BACK TO THE PRESENT MOMENT.
AND THIS CAN REALLY THAT WHOLE
DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF THROUGH
AROUND WHICH LEAD TO ANXIETY,
WHICH LEADS TO SOMEBODY’S
FEELING LIKE EVERYTHING IN
THEIR LIFE IS SPIRALING OUT OF
CONTROL. AND SO ONE SIMPLE
PRACTICE TO MINDFULNESS ARE
BREATHING TECHNIQUES. AND I
WAS GONNA DEMONSTRATE ONE FOR
YOU GUYS TODAY. OK? AND IT’S
THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS
CALLED ALTERNATE NOSTRIL
BREATHING.
>> AND ARE YOU TO TRY IT WITH
ME? I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE AND
YOGA CLASSES. YES, I’LL TRY
WITH I’M SURE YOU’RE GOING TO
BE BETTER AGE. BUT LET’S GO.
OKAY. SO YOU’RE JUST GOING
TAKE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND GOING
TO TALK TO OR RAISING AND YOUR
MIDDLE FINGER TOWARDS OF TIME.
SO THAT YOUR AND YOUR PPR K.
AND THEN YOU’RE GOING TO I’M
GOING TO DEMONSTRATE WITH MY
OTHER HAND WHAT WE’RE DOING.
SO YOU’RE BREATHING IN THROUGH
YOUR RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE
PLUGGING WITH YOUR
>> OLD.
>> EXHALE OUT YOUR LEFT. AND
YOU’RE INHALING THROUGH THE
LEFT. SWITCHING AND FLOODING
THE OTHER SIDE. YEAH. AND THEN
UP THIS SITE.
>> GENTLE, HOLD.
>> EXHALE.
>> AND SO YOU CAN JUST USE
THIS BREATHING TECHNIQUE BACK
AND FORTH. I SORT OF YOU WOULD
LIKE THE WAVES TOUCHING THE
BREATH IS AND DOWN AND SAID
THAT THIS WAS A SHUN REALLY
HELPS WITH STRESS RELIEF AS
YOU MIGHT SAY, OH, IT’S JUST
REALLY SIMPLE, BUT IT’S PART
OF THAT RECIPE TO HEALTHY
LIVING. IT’S PART OF THAT
RESCUE, HEALTHY LIVING. AND IF
LIKE A REALLY PROFOUND IMPACT
ON YOUR HEALTH, LIKE STUDIES
HAVE BEEN DONE, THIS REALLY
DOES RELAX THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
IT BRINGS A LARGER SUPPLY OF
OXYGEN TO THE BLOOD OF MORE
THAN JUST REGULAR READING. IT
SUITS YOUR NERVES AND HELPS TO
STILL YOUR MIND. AND AGAIN, IT
BRINGS YOU BACK TO THE PRESENT
MOMENT AND REASSURES YOUR
SUBCONSCIOUS, WHICH IS THE ONE
THAT’S USUALLY IN THAT
FREAKOUT MODE THAT EVERYTHING
IS OK, EVEN ALL WILDNESS
THAT’S GOING RIGHT NOW.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: LOOKING I’VE
KNOWN YOU FOR MANY YEARS. SO I
KNOW THAT YOU ALSO HAVE TO
PAIR IT WITH EXERCISE AND
HEALTHY EATING. I MEAN, IT’S
ALL PART OF THAT ROUTINE,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU’RE GETTING
TO THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HELP
OUT PEOPLE THAT MAYBE JUST
NEED THAT EXTRA BOOST.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
IS COMMUNITY EVENTS AND IT’S
GOING TO BE OUTDOORS AT THE
SEAWALK PAVILION ON SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 12 FROM 10 TO 3. YOU
CAN FIND OUT MORE. IT’S CALLED
THE WOMEN’S WELLNESS FESTIVAL
AND WHERE ON 94 TICKS DOT COM.
AND IT COULD BE A GREAT DAY.
IT’S GOING TO BE ALL ABOUT
EMPOWERMENT. COMMUNITY COULD
HAVE.
>> CAN PEOPLES COMPANY ONCE
AGAIN. BUT ALL ABOUT HOW TO
IMPLEMENT THESE TOOLS INTO
YOUR LIFE IS GOING TO BE BILL
THAT PASSED THE LAW. THESE
CLASS, A MEDITATION LUNCH WILL
BE SERVED. IT’S GOING TO BE A
GREAT EVENT.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ALL RIGHT. SO
CERTAINLY THE DETAILS ARE
GOING TO BE THERE. WE’RE GOING
TO POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE NEWS
4 JAX DOT COM. AS SOON AS THE
MORNING SHOW’S OVER. AND I
KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN GO BACK
AND JUST WATCH THIS VIDEO.
LEARN THOSE TECHNIQUES. OF
COURSE YOU WANT TO EXERCISE.
YOU WANT TO EAT HEALTHY. YOU
WANT TO THINK POSITIVE
THOUGHTS AND ALL THAT IS GOING
TO BE THAT RECIPE TO CUTTING
DOWN YOUR STRESS AND JUST
LIVING A LITTLE BETTER. RACHEL
TODD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR