When I was four years old, I shut myself inside my wardrobe. Curious to know what it would be like, I went into the tiny, dark room, only to realise I didn\u2019t know how to get out. <\/p>\n
Not yet old enough to understand that panicking isn\u2019t the most efficient way to solve a problem, I screamed and cried. Moments later, my dad rescued me from the dark, scary room, but I was still hyperventilating. To calm me down, he held up a finger and blew on it, then he told me to do the same. <\/p>\n
Then he moved his hand a little further away and told me to try again. I took a deeper breath and repeated the exercise. We continued this way until I felt present again and in control. Everything was okay. <\/p>\n
As an adult, I\u2019ve become more interested in techniques that calm the nervous system. I\u2019ve found meditation and movement to have life-changing benefits, so when the chance to join a famous Qi Gong day retreat came up, I was keen to try it<\/a>. <\/p>\n Shift is a wellness retreat run by the people behind Camp Kerala,<\/p>\n