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- Relaxation Techniques Counter the Effects of Stress - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Kell TremaynDo you feel stressed out? Well, you are not alone. The World Health Organization states that stress is reaching epidemic proportions. Whether it is financial concerns, pressures at work or feeling like you have too many responsibilities, being stressed out is becoming familiar territory for ...
Views: 1202(1 vote) - Symptoms of Stress - Are You Sure? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Jill RheaumeThere are many different symptoms of stress. Many of us focus only on the mental symptoms or feelings of being "stressed-out". But there are also many symptoms that are physical as well. This can become confusing because without the help of a doctor, it's difficult to know if the physical ...
Views: 1322(4 votes) - Stress Management for Teens - Tips for Parents on Surviving the Awkward Years - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Jill RheaumeStress management for teens can be tricky, especially if their stress is displayed by aggressive behavior or through withdrawing from family or friends. So before you approach your teen about their stress, or go overboard in punishing them for the way they display their stress, take a step back ...
Views: 2435(2 votes) - Fun Ways to Relieve Stress and Bring Out Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Jill RheaumeThere are many fun ways to relieve stress. All you have to do is get creative and ask yourself, "What do I like to do for fun?" One of the ways you can have fun and relieve stress is through exercise. I know, I know, I can hear you groaning now. But exercise doesn't have to be difficult or ...
Views: 3939(3 votes) - Using a Stress Management Journal - Why It's More Helpful Than You May Think - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Jill RheaumeWhy is using a Stress Management Journal a good idea for me? There are many reasons. One is that it gives you an outlet to write out your feelings, vent, and work out some conflicts on paper. You can write anything you want because nobody has to see it but you... unless you decide ...
Views: 1560(3 votes) - Crack up! The only way to kick dis-ease! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Jenni P Parker-BrownThe strongest, most courageous, most enlightened people succumb to it. Coaches do it. Happy people still do it. Masters of manifestation slip up occasionally. What is the habit that we can't seem to kick? Complaining. No matter where we are on our path to glory, when we feel ...
Views: 1402(1 vote) - New Years Resolutions - How to Make them and Keep them - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Jill RheaumeNew Years Resolutions, for most people, are forgotten quickly. Most of us have trouble following through with the promises we make to ourselves each year. However, there are ways to create stress-free New Years Resolutions that work. Why write Resolutions? When you write a New Years ...
Views: 1176(2 votes) - Biggest Causes of Stress - Do you experience these? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Jill RheaumeWhile everyone reacts to situations differently, some of the biggest causes of stress today are common among a lot of us. But the truth is, even though these things are labeled as "causes of stress" the only thing that can actually cause your stress is YOU. Your belief system will dictate ...
Views: 1508(2 votes) - The Simple Ingredients for a Less Stressful Life - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Jill RheaumeStress. Stress creeps into all parts of our lives when we let it. We can even be stressed when we're happy. But when we're sad, stress seems magnified like our lives are moving in slides on the big screen. And stress will kick us when we're down. If we're sad, depressed, anxious, angry, or ...
Views: 1598(2 votes) - Beating Stress Before It Beats Us ! - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Hans DholakiaWhile engrossed in work at home or in office, if we can be anchored in an inner calmness, it greatly helps. This needs developing and training an inner Self-awareness. Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, the author of globally-revered spiritual classic 'Autobiography of a Yogi', aptly describes this ...
Views: 1051(1 vote) - Master Meditation Techniques Breathing - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Stephen FrostA variety of people speak with reference to what meditation methods and styles people draw on and which types of meditation methods people must focus upon. One of the easiest and one which the minority people ever truly expend much time upon is breathing, there are of course a variety of ...
Views: 1688 - How to Downsize, Re-size or Re-Locate with Less Stress - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffKathy, a business person working out of a home office, has been talking about relocating and downsizing for months. She was so excited about her move. She did everything right, she uncluttered, packed and cleaned each room before moving on to the next. She arranged for utilities and the mail to ...
Views: 1061(1 vote) - Retreat! A Unique Way to Make Changes and Keep Your Momentum Going - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Diana FletcherSometimes we need to go away. Did you ever notice how hard it can be to change habits or develop new habits, when the same old, same old, is around? Did you ever try to think about what you want in your life and really concentrate on changes you would like to make, and you keep getting ...
Views: 1268 - How to Get Restful Sleep - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2010 from Candace CzarnyGetting a good night's sleep is more important than we might realize. After all, scientists have calculated that we spend more than a third of our lives sleeping. With all that time spent in bed, why not make the most of it and get the best restful sleep possible? By using Feng Shui, you can do ...
Views: 1315(3 votes) - Stress Free and Happy - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Candace CzarnyStress – we all feel it on a daily basis, in varying degrees. Some days are much worse than others, while other days, you might even go so far as to say you're relaxed. But in truth, stress is the norm more than we'd like it to be. And while we might never be completely stress free, we certainly ...
Views: 1201(3 votes) - Brainwave Synchronization for Stress Relief - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Rich DavisOur fast paced lives leave many of us seeking stress relief, a more relaxed, peaceful state of mind. We yearn for a "quiet mind" free of the jumbled unrelated thoughts that characterize our normal state of awareness and we seek the benefits of a more focused, creative mind in our daily work. ...
Views: 953(2 votes) - Pain is Temporary - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Jamie KleinPain is only temporary. Sometimes it’s necessary to allow yourself to cry and feel the pain you’ve been running from. After all, you’re still feeling it on the surface. It’s like a cut, you have to go through the temporary pain of cleaning it properly so that it can heal. Yes, there may be a ...
Views: 735 - Mastering Meditation and Spiritual Healing - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Stephen FrostEvery person who has ever completed some meditation would know full well what a laid-back and soothing experience it may be, as soon as the original clearance from the brain has been completed. Studying how to meditate opens up a total brand new world for a variety of persons in requisites of ...
Views: 1784(2 votes) - How to Deal with Fear, Stress & Anxiety - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Willie HortonI spent some time with a client last week who talked of his fears for the state of his business, how he was afraid of what others would think of him if his business collapsed and how he was afraid of where is marriage was going as a result. Although he believed his problems to be unique, the ...
Views: 1774(1 vote) - Stress Relief - Here is How To Become Your Own Effective Stress Reduction Program - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Susan Owen-ThursfieldIt seems that practically everybody under the sun will be afflicted with stress nowadays. After all there is such a huge amount of stress about in today's modern culture. Money constraints, employment worries, difficulties with tough teens, maturing father and mother, ill loved ones, partnership ...
Views: 919(5 votes) - Removing Stress From Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Candace CzarnyFor over three centuries, the Chinese people have found in Feng Shui the source for of internal and external balance and harmony. We all are searching for a little harmony in our life. Today’s fast-paced life assails all our senses with demands and expectations. Stress, anxiety and tension ...
Views: 2261(1 vote) - Coping with Stress and Anxiety After the Earthquake in Haiti - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.The news about the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti is heartbreaking and the vivid pictures tragic. As in grieving any loss, the people of Haiti have been experiencing a wide range of emotions. Initially, many were grateful for surviving the catastrophe. But now they are dealing with the ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Impact of Workplace Stress - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Annie KirschenmannGot stress in your workplace? If you said “yes”, welcome to a very big club! (If you said “no”, you are in an extremely small minority – you should all go out and celebrate!!:-) Stress at Work Can Kill. That’s a study published in the European Heart Journal, which found that workers who ...
Views: 1477 - Overworked and Overwhelmed? Three Ways to Take Charge of Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Marlene ChismIf you are obsessing, worrying and feeling overworked, you may feel stuck on the hamster wheel and not know how to change. You long for fun and relaxation but you can’t see any change in sight. If you relate to the song, “I can’t get no satisfaction,” it’s time to make a couple of needed ...
Views: 2018(1 vote) - Overcome Stress... And Save Your Life! - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Kay PattersonYou may be thinking that the title of this article is too dramatic... But in actual fact it's extremely accurate! Any Doctor will tell you that chronic stress conditions lead to thousands of serious illnesses and deaths every single year. A situation that appears to worsen as the pressures of ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Relaxation techniques that counter the stress response - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Kell TremaynYou've probably heard of the stories of little old ladies lifting cars off other people, or a number of other stories of amazing strength in times of stress. Any time that you are stressed you can activate the stress response - which releases adrenaline and other stress hormones - which can ...
Views: 1201 - Top 5 WORST Stress Management Tips - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterEverywhere you look, someone is offering stress management tips. And most of them are all the same. But have you ever thought about whether these tips are good or bad? Whether they actually work or are just parroting what someone wrote? Whether they will actually relieve the stress in your ...
Views: 2099(1 vote) - Heart Attack Symptoms In Women And Stress - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterMost studies on heart attacks, and heart attack symptoms, have been performed on men. But surprisingly, when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) studied heart attacks in women, they found that women have much different experiences. In fact, many of the symptoms of heart attacks in women ...
Views: 1675(4 votes) - How to Reduce Financial Stress - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Sherrin Ross IngramIt doesn't take a recession or a rise in unemployment to bring on financial stress. Many feel it daily - when bills arrive in the mail, when they sit down to pay bills, when they see a television commercial for something they want but can't afford, when they hear of layoffs, or even when they ...
Views: 1781(10 votes) - An Awful Day, the Meditation Way, Part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Ali SharifiHi, my name is Ali Sharifi and this is part two of a two part series on how to relieve stress at work and at home. If you missed part one, please see the link at the bottom of the article. So, in the last article, we had seen our "awful day" progress up until around 2pm. Lets see what happens ...
Views: 1075(5 votes) - Meditation for releasing stress and living free - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Stephen FrostHow persons handle and carry themselves through instances of stress and trouble generates a massive defining element in their lives. Frequently persons just sadly crumble and cease to muddle through at all, as a substitute of taking charge and working in conjunction with the collection of ...
Views: 1668(1 vote) - How to Manage Stress in a Fast-Paced Culture - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Amber RosenbergDo you ever feel you have too much to do and not enough time? Perhaps you find yourself forgetting to breathe, trying to do three things at once or unable to be in the moment. If you're like many of us, a fast-paced life of multi-tasking combined with regular family and career challenges can ...
Views: 1270(1 vote) - What Good Is Rest Anyway? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from alison shapiroRest is highly underrated in our lives. I am not talking about just sleep, although we know we don't get nearly enough of that either, I am talking about "not-doing". I have been running like mad all of this fall, traveling here and there, giving talks, working on projects - wonderful, ...
Views: 1054(1 vote) - How to Reduce Stress When Working Online From Home - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from TJ PhilpottLearning how to reduce stress when working online from home can be very challenging due to the isolation of a home working environment. Marketing on the internet can be both exciting and rewarding however it can also lead to a lot of stress. When working online you are exposed to constant change ...
Views: 537 - NERVOUS BREAKTHROUGHS: The Pleasure of Sadness - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonThroughout my life I have had a series of nervous breakthroughs. Rather than call them break downs I like to call them break throughs. I learned from these experiences and found my life more enriched, more mature, and at a powerful stage of growth after coming through a sad or conflicted time in ...
Views: 1003(1 vote) - THINK YOURSELF WELL - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonI don’t believe in the germ theory. I believe in the conflict theory. If it were true that germs were the sole cause of illness, we would be sick all the time. There are millions of microorganisms and infectious diseases everywhere-where we live, work, play, shop, and eat. Stress and conflict ...
Views: 1148 - Mastering Meditation Whilst Balancing Work - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Stephen FrostWork life balance is an issue for many people, as indeed is stress, unless you are part of a tiny group of the population that have a pretty easy going life with little stress. Many have jobs that are meant to be 9 to 5 though in reality are more like 7 to 8, and I mean 13 hours rather than just ...
Views: 1811(1 vote) - 7 Tips For Stress Management At Work - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterWhat would work be without stress? Pretty unsuccessful! Stress at work lets you know that you are challenging your own limits, when you are pushing beyond your own limits, like when you push yourself to finish a project before the deadline. Stress also wears down your physical and emotional ...
Views: 1831 - 5 Ways To Help Tightness In Chest With Anxiety - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterPanic is probably the most terrifying symptom of an anxiety attack. The tightness in chest with anxiety sometimes feels like a heart attack. But fixing just the tightness won't remove the anxiety. You could take an aspirin or painkiller. You could meditate or take deep breaths. You could ...
Views: 2485(1 vote) - Ten Tips For Effective Stress Management - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterStress is a necessary part of life. Stress, in a positive form, lets you know that you are challenging your own limits, like when you strain to lift 10 more pounds or push yourself to finish a project before the deadline. Stress, in a negative form, wears down your physical and emotional ...
Views: 1580(1 vote) - To-Do vs. Inspired-to-Do - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorI’m a solopreneur who enjoys what I do; so I was amazed when I woke one morning not wanting to do any of it! I had to assess what had happened and flip it. It started the prior week, and proved to be a needed reminder of what I’d discovered about to-do vs. inspired-to-do, and temporarily ...
Views: 1301(3 votes) - Stress Reduction for Teens: Noticing the Little Things - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from New Harbinger PublicationsThere are two types of mindfulness practice: formal and informal. In formal practice, you actually set aside an amount of time and dedicate it to being mindful. Informal practice doesn’t require any extra time; the idea is to bring moment-to-moment awareness to everything you already do, to zero ...
Views: 1516(1 vote) - Stress Reduction for Teens: Good Stress and Bad Stress - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from New Harbinger PublicationsYou probably think of stress as bad or negative, but there are times when stress actually helps you. Andrew plays soccer on his school’s team. He tends to get really nervous before a game, and his stomach often feels a little queasy. At the same time, his adrenaline increases and that helps ...
Views: 2706 - Stress Management Tips: Good Morning! - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Nik BhaskThese stress management tips will help you wake up to a bright and happy morning. After all, a good morning is a good day. The mornings are so stress-free, right? At least it is to begin with. Well the goal is for you to keep it that way, so you have less of a chance of getting stressed out ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - An Awful Day, the Meditation Way, Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Ali SharifiThis is part one of a two part article on how to relieve stress at work and at home. We all have lousy days from time to time. Days where nothing seems to go our way. How is it that some people manage to come out unharmed, while others fall prey to anger, frustration, and anxiety? In this ...
Views: 1182(3 votes) - Radical Life Improvement From Nothing - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Tom WrightTB Wright It seems as if we all desire to improve our lives. But in order to do something, we have to first understand what exactly, that something is. Since we desire to improve our lives, what does that mean? Improve? According to the dictionary, it means "to increase in value, to bring ...
Views: 976(1 vote) - Stress Management in the Workplace: Have Fun at Work Again! - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Nik BhaskYou and I need stress management in the workplace, right? Right. Why? We both find work quite stressful, I'm sure. Use these tips to eliminate your work stress... Stress Management In The Workplace Here's the most important thing: Be kind and friendly to your co-workers and your boss. ...
Views: 1323(1 vote) - How To Change Your Life Completely In Ten Seconds! - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Tom Wright*excerpted from the E-book of the same title: Any one of us, can do most anything, for ten seconds. Think about it. Can you forgive someone for just ten seconds? Usually we can. Can you hold your tongue for ten seconds, even when you're upset? I'm sure we've all done that. And then after ...
Views: 1647(1 vote) - 60 SECOND STRESS BUSTERS - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Michelle MayurDaily stresses often manifest physically in constricted, shallow breathing. Try these easy, quick and most of all, effective, breathing techniques to restore calm rapidly. Bringing mind awareness to deepening the breath immediately turns on the parasympathetic restorative nervous system to ...
Views: 1625(3 votes) - Stop Worrying: 8 Tips to Eliminate Worry & Achieve Success - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Matthew TooneWorrying feeds fears and doubts. Worrying wastes time and consumes energy. Worrying weakens ambition and breeds inaction. Worrying will cripple our confidence, faith, and ability to reason. Worrying kills the ability to think big and reveals an inability to control one’s thoughts. Worrying is ...
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