Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

You breathe and you be. So you ground your feet on the floor. I learned the stop, breathe, be method. It was the first technique I learned to reset my mind-body connection when I was in the throes of stress as a stressed medical resident. I was working 80 hours a week. I was seeing 30 to 40 patients a day.

You breathe and you be. So you ground your feet on the floor. I learned the stop, breathe, be method. It was the first technique I learned to reset my mind-body connection when I was in the throes of stress as a stressed medical resident. I was working 80 hours a week. I was seeing 30 to 40 patients a day.

You breathe and you be. So you ground your feet on the floor. I learned the stop, breathe, be method. It was the first technique I learned to reset my mind-body connection when I was in the throes of stress as a stressed medical resident. I was working 80 hours a week. I was seeing 30 to 40 patients a day.

And I brought the stop, breathe, be method into my life when I would knock on the door of the patient room before I would enter. It was my doorknob moment. So as I turned the doorknob, I would say to myself, often under my breath, in a crowded place, stop. And then I would enter. And I would do that incrementally over and over and over again, 30, 40 times a day.

And I brought the stop, breathe, be method into my life when I would knock on the door of the patient room before I would enter. It was my doorknob moment. So as I turned the doorknob, I would say to myself, often under my breath, in a crowded place, stop. And then I would enter. And I would do that incrementally over and over and over again, 30, 40 times a day.

And I brought the stop, breathe, be method into my life when I would knock on the door of the patient room before I would enter. It was my doorknob moment. So as I turned the doorknob, I would say to myself, often under my breath, in a crowded place, stop. And then I would enter. And I would do that incrementally over and over and over again, 30, 40 times a day.

Over time, I could just do it anywhere. In fact, before we started speaking, I was so excited because I was having a total fangirl moment. Still am. It's been a long time of my amygdala going off. But no, just kidding. I was having a fangirl moment. I'm not kidding about that. And I did stop, breathe, be.

Over time, I could just do it anywhere. In fact, before we started speaking, I was so excited because I was having a total fangirl moment. Still am. It's been a long time of my amygdala going off. But no, just kidding. I was having a fangirl moment. I'm not kidding about that. And I did stop, breathe, be.

Over time, I could just do it anywhere. In fact, before we started speaking, I was so excited because I was having a total fangirl moment. Still am. It's been a long time of my amygdala going off. But no, just kidding. I was having a fangirl moment. I'm not kidding about that. And I did stop, breathe, be.

In fact, the entire time that we've been speaking, I've been very aware of my feet on the floor, my posture in the chair, and how I am breathing. Because that is important to manage and modulate your stress response. Mm-hmm. You can practice stop, breathe, be during mundane, everyday moments of your life. So I did it with the doorknob. You can do it between Zoom meetings. Stop, breathe, be.

In fact, the entire time that we've been speaking, I've been very aware of my feet on the floor, my posture in the chair, and how I am breathing. Because that is important to manage and modulate your stress response. Mm-hmm. You can practice stop, breathe, be during mundane, everyday moments of your life. So I did it with the doorknob. You can do it between Zoom meetings. Stop, breathe, be.

In fact, the entire time that we've been speaking, I've been very aware of my feet on the floor, my posture in the chair, and how I am breathing. Because that is important to manage and modulate your stress response. Mm-hmm. You can practice stop, breathe, be during mundane, everyday moments of your life. So I did it with the doorknob. You can do it between Zoom meetings. Stop, breathe, be.

It's a little mini reset. Small, micro reset, three seconds. You can practice it when you're brushing your teeth. I have practiced it in the morning when you're getting lunches ready for school, getting everything ready. I do it always at the doorknob before I'm about to go into the garage to do school bus stop drop off. Stop, breathe, be. And I think, oh my God, we forgot the project.

It's a little mini reset. Small, micro reset, three seconds. You can practice it when you're brushing your teeth. I have practiced it in the morning when you're getting lunches ready for school, getting everything ready. I do it always at the doorknob before I'm about to go into the garage to do school bus stop drop off. Stop, breathe, be. And I think, oh my God, we forgot the project.

It's a little mini reset. Small, micro reset, three seconds. You can practice it when you're brushing your teeth. I have practiced it in the morning when you're getting lunches ready for school, getting everything ready. I do it always at the doorknob before I'm about to go into the garage to do school bus stop drop off. Stop, breathe, be. And I think, oh my God, we forgot the project.

Did you bring your hat? Oh, we need to get this. We need to get that. It's just the reset that you need. And the reason the stop, breathe, be method works so well is because anxiety and anxious thoughts are a future focused emotion. It is about what if, what if this happens? What if that happens? What if I fail? What if I can't do well? What if, what if, what if?

Did you bring your hat? Oh, we need to get this. We need to get that. It's just the reset that you need. And the reason the stop, breathe, be method works so well is because anxiety and anxious thoughts are a future focused emotion. It is about what if, what if this happens? What if that happens? What if I fail? What if I can't do well? What if, what if, what if?

Did you bring your hat? Oh, we need to get this. We need to get that. It's just the reset that you need. And the reason the stop, breathe, be method works so well is because anxiety and anxious thoughts are a future focused emotion. It is about what if, what if this happens? What if that happens? What if I fail? What if I can't do well? What if, what if, what if?

And stop, breathe, be gets you out of what If thinking and gets you back into what is.

And stop, breathe, be gets you out of what If thinking and gets you back into what is.