Most of us are guilty of getting lost in our heads. For a person withdrawing from the effects of prolonged use of psychopharmacological prescription medications, this can be psychologically and emotionally painful, difficult and debilitating. We have found that one of the best ways to help you get out of your head is to help you become mindful of the nuances of your very own unique body.

Exercise, breathing techniques and yoga are ideal ways to get into and to celebrate being in your body.

Stretching and low-impact, cardio-vascular exercise help release the accumulated toxins in your body. These activities gently increase blood flow, causing built-up toxins to be pushed out of your small blood vessels into your larger ones. Once this happens, blood flows to your liver, where it is cleaned and detoxified, and your liver eliminates the waste products from this process through your excretory system.

Also, increased breathing causes a physiological change. People in a high state of anxious arousal often have short, shallow breathing. This results in carbon dioxide buildup, which is a waste product of oxygen exchange. Increasing carbon dioxide causes more feelings of anxiety. In all likelyhood, this is one of the principle biophysical trigger mechanisms behind a panic attack. Deep breathing and increased rate of breathing during exercise help force stale air from your lungs, resulting in higher blood oxygenation. This physiological effect elicits a psychological effect. It relieves mental tension.