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Posts Tagged With ‘ Stress relief ’

 

Is Sleeping Stress Relief?

May 8th, 2011

Sleeping can be a time that the body and mind rejuvenates itself, or it can be an escape from the stress in your life. Notice, do you feel wide awake and energized for the day when you wake up ? or do you still feel tired even after nine to ten hours of sleep, then sleeping is not stress relief.  It’s a sign of something else. It could be a form of depression or an illness of some sort or a sleep disorder.  I recommend you see a doctor for a check up and talk about your sleeping. Doctors say an adult need about seven to eight hours of sleep per night, as an average. Are you getting enough... Read More

IS Breathing Stress Relief?

April 17th, 2011

This may sound like a strange question, how we breathe can either increase our stress or bring stress relief. You may not be aware, but when you are anxious or worried you tend to breathe fast and shallow. Which increases your anxiety while your mind just keeps racing. Your breath can bring stress relief  if you breathe deeply and slowly. What this does is help your body relax and gives your mind something to focus on, your breath. Did you know your mind will match your breath. If you breathe slow and deep your mind will also slow down. I want to share with you three breathing techniques to help ... Read More

What Are Some Tips to Stress Relief?

March 1st, 2011

I can tell you that I know there are times when you feel like there’s just no happiness, things are gloomy, life sucks, and you don’t know what to do to change your mood. Well, I have a couple of secret weapons I’d like to share because I know it’s hard to just shift moods. So this is important, and I wanted to share it with you. But what I suggest is you take a couple of slow deep breaths, help relax the body, and then you go to a near or just someplace and just laugh as loud, as hard, and as goofy as you can. I know this sounds corny, but I have done this for myself,... Read More

What Are Some Signs of Stress?

January 28th, 2011

Dear One, Stress is not good for the body, mind and spirit. Do find your mind racing? Do you find your to-do list getting longer and the days shorter? Do you find yourself being irritable or getting angry easily? Do you find your body is tight and it is hard to relax? These are some of the signs of stress. My favorite, portable and quick remedy is to focus breathing slowly and deeply. As you focus on your breathe, your mind will also slow down and your body will begin to relax. This will usually last as long as you can focus on your breathe!! It does give you an opportunity to re-choose what you... Read More