The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Show: Ihsan Tuncel, Functional CHEK Trainer, Holistic movement and lifestyle coach Ep 35.
Welcome to The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Show. Each week, I interview amazing people, who share their inspiring stories of resilience. Enjoy our dive deep into educational and amazing insights as I explore their stories, and how they have overcome adversity in their lives.
In each session, together we can learn actionable tools that can help us elevate our mindset, seeing our setbacks as an opportunity to grow to the next stage of our lives. No matter what we are going through, we can overcome it, and discover what we are made of.
To Bend Like Bamboo is to be flexible in our mindset, and when we can transform our ‘story’ we can also change our minds about what can be possible in our minds, bodies, and lives.
Introducing Ihsan Tuncel
Ihsan Tuncel is as authentic as you can get. His own life story has led him to become an amazing health and fitness coach.
He says “healthy living is my passion, how did I get here? I just wanted to feel amazing! Twenty years ago my health was not ideal. I was experiencing dozens of minor symptoms which were gradually getting worse. I knew deep down that I had to make some changes. That’s exactly what I did, and now I am experiencing the best health ever. I want to improve the lives of as many people as possible.”
Ihsan’s approach is to keep health and fitness simple and fun and to help his clients to identify their authentic selves too. He says “When you know “who you are”, it’s easier to know what you need.”
Ihsan Tuncel is a Holistic Life Coach. He mentors busy, professional women who are struggling with overwhelm and fatigue to live with self-belief and high energy. He has almost 2 decades of coaching experience and has coached over 1,000 people. He is extremely passionate about changing lives and is on a mission to empower people to experience their true potential at the Reset & Rise Retreats with co-host Amanda Campbell at the Peninsula.
Your journey with me Ihsan with a thorough assessment of your physical, mental and emotional health. These results provide him with crucial information so he can design an individualized wellness program to lead you to a complete transformation. Ihsan says “Life is for the living, so let's ensure that you can live your best life with clarity, intention, and superior health.”
What causes stress, and what can we do about it?
In this interview, I chat with Ihsan about what causes stress, and together we discuss topics that are often not thought of or dismissed.
Stress is a response that is important, it keeps us out of danger and alive. This is why it is our most dominant program, over rest and repair. Ihsan and I have both noticed that in our personal experience and also when treating clients, we want to get to the bottom of what is causing stress for them, and it is a unique and individual experience.
Examples include: a toxic environment or relationships, medications, accidents, trauma, grief and loss, illness, and pain. Drinking too much coffee, poor diet, and a lack of exercise, these factors are all more obvious causes of stress.
The less obvious factors and experiences that can be causing stress can be very emotional.
When we are tired, stressed, and anxious we tend to overthink the future, and become stuck in the past, living on autopilot. This impacts our ability to be at our best, at home, at work, and within our relationships.
It is a mindset - and when you are stressed, tired, and feel disengaged, you may feel there is no way out.
HOW OUR BELIEFS CAN BE IN CONFLICT WITH OUR GOALS
Have you ever noticed that having a goal is not enough to make it happen? What we believe about ourselves, and what can be possible is what matters.
When we are stressed, we will focus more on the negative, we will over-worry, and we are more rigid, unhappy, and unwell. We squeeze out the fun and joy in what we are doing, we overthink and get stuck in our heads in the past or future. When we are stressed, we disconnect, we are unkind, we are frustrated, and we cannot perform at our best.
When we are having more fun, and when we are believing in ourselves, we can make things happen. We are more flexible in our minds, we are solution-focused, we connect more, and we optimise repair because we are less stressed.
It feels like a push/pull, like when you really want something, but you are too scared to go for it. An inner resistance that builds and builds and becomes background stress that lingers. When you feel like this, it is a time when you must ask yourself: Do you believe you can make it happen? And do you believe that you deserve it?
This ‘inner conflict’ sends a message from our brain out to our biochemistry to freeze, flight, or fight. This inner conflict can be the very source of pain in the body, disease, anxiety, depression, and inflammation. It is not just the consumption of unhealthy food and a lack of exercise that can cause stress. It is also how we are feeling about ourselves, and our belief in making things happen in our lives.
We each have individual beliefs and experiences that become programs in our lives. Our individual thinking, feelings, and beliefs contribute to our reactions, how happy and healthy we will be, and how well we can promote repair in our minds and bodies.
They affect how we show up in our lives, the choices we make, and how we back ourselves when the going gets tough. How we will react when we must navigate change, and when we feel like we want to give up.
For some of us, stresses or change can be from an experience of a lack of money, feeling powerless, out of control, going through a divorce, a break-up, or a change in job that will totally blow our circuits.
Here is an example of beliefs and how they can mirror in our actions:
BELIEFS THAT CAN PROVOKE A LIFE-OR-DEATH STRESS RESPONSE
LIFE OR DEATH BELIEFS THAT PROVOKE A STRESS RESPONSE AND PERCEPTION OF THREAT
BELIEF BEHAVIOUR
Belief that I am not successful Will work overtime without an off button
Belief that I am not lovable You find it hard to receive love and support
Belief I am not beautiful or sexy You find it hard to put yourself out there
to date or meet people
Belief that peoples aren’t trustworthy You find it hard to receive help
Belief that you will be let down You have become overly self-sufficient
If how we think and feel is so connected to the biochemistry of our bodies and the stress response, there is a way to promote repair and growth pathways instead that can help destress us, allowing us to feel more creative, solution-focused, adaptable, and flexible.
From this elevated mindset, we can see our situation with fresh eyes and from a new perspective, and ultimately find the courage to change our minds about what we are believing about ourselves, and what can be possible for us.
WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
The truth is right now you have no idea how adaptable you are. When we Bend Like Bamboo, we are anchored just like a Bamboo tree. When we discover our inner anchor, this allows us to be more flexible and resilient.
We can let go of rigidity and stress, we become more flexible. Flexibility in our mindset impacts everything that matters, our body’s ability to repair, how happy and resilient we are, and how connected we can be. Anchored and flexible, we can change our minds about old stories, we can let go of what is old and redundant, and re-imagine what can be possible in our minds, bodies, and lives.
When we are flexible, we are more able to adapt and see our situations with fresh eyes, a higher perspective, we can think in new and innovative directions. Anchored and flexible, when the wind comes in life, we are prepared, we believe in our ability and what can be possible. As resilience builds up, we can lean into uncertainty with confidence, getting out of our comfort zone, where we will grow. This is the best environment to maximise performance and the body’s ability to repair.
It is an elevated mindset, that is more malleable and adaptable. Where we can access more elevated emotions such as joy, compassion, forgiveness, and courage. Letting go of lower and denser emotions such as guilt, shame, anger, and worry. When we are in this more flexible state, we are more adaptable. We can optimise creativity, performance, and our wellbeing.
Learn more about what could be causing you stress, in the podcast and live video on YouTube below.
You can also listen to the interview on the Bend Like Bamboo Resilience podcast
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Email: ihsanpt@gmail.com
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