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- Top 5 Natural Stress Relievers - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from Sherry HarrisLooking for simple and all natural ways to relax and reduce the negative effects of stress on your physical and emotional well being? Then try these five great natural stress relievers. 1. Chamomile Tea: Chamomile has amazing soothing properties and is a wonderful sleep aid so it is a great ...
Views: 1420 - What Have You Lost in Constantly "Doing"? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2014 from Melissa HeislerIn our fast-paced, multi-tasking, on-the-go-deadline driven work, we are often caught up in the act of “Doing.” We move from task to task on our to-do list. We rush from work to class to home. We keep pushing ourselves to do more and do it better. from type a to type me: how to stop doing ...
Views: 1420(1 vote) - Another Tip for Calming the Mind in Increments Series: Using the C.A.L.M© Approach - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2015 from Judith HolderAnother approach on the path to a calm mind is something I refer to as the C.A.L.M© Approach. You will read about this approach in a minute, but first, let’s talk further about the busy mind. A busy or monkey mind kicks into high gear when surrounded by events and situations that seem to fuel ...
Views: 1419 - Giving Stress the Boot for Better Health, Wellbeing, and Success - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Jeremy GislasonAs a business owner, it's imperative to stay healthy both physically and mentally. If you’re a planner and think ahead, you may have systems in place which can handle your business during your absences. However, illnesses wear away at your vitality and your passion for your business. When ...
Views: 1418(3 votes) - Stress Relief for Women, and It's Free - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Kathy Woodard (Wilson)Stress relief is the number one thing most women need more of. There are so many stressors on women today; family, work, finances, health, relationships. Good or bad, stress is a major part of our lives. And the biggest obstacle to obtaining relief women have are their own beliefs. Many women ...
Views: 1417(1 vote) - Stress Relief for Dummies - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2007 from michael atmaWhile there are many relaxation techniques that claim to reduce the stress of the frustrating pressures you face at work or in life, most only touch the surface. The secret is to not only treat the symptoms of stress but to eliminate the cause. There are some great stress relaxation techniques ...
Views: 1416 - The Top 7 Secrets To A Stress-Free Work Life - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Bryan Heathman1. Take 5 minute breaks regularly throughout your day. Sit or walk on your own and relax, breathe deeply and feel peaceful. You will feel more relaxed and not so overwhelmed, increasing your level of concentration and ability to achieve more, in less time. 2. Arrive 10 minutes early for every ...
Views: 1416 - Oversized Consumption and Waste - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Grampa KenThe wasteful production and consumption of oversized houses, cars, meals, services... have created oversized headaches for society and the world. The big roomy house requiring comfortable transportation to and from the suburbs is a prime example of things gone wrong in our social ...
Views: 1415 - Overwhelmed? Here's How to Move That Elephant - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite- Have you ever procrastinated long enough for an elephant-sized pile of to-do post-it notes to congregate on your desk? - Have you ever taken on a project that is just to big to tackle? - Are you backed into a corner overwhelmed at the giant-sized task before you? Uh-oh. You have ...
Views: 1415 - The Natural Way to Deal with Stress - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Barry WheelockWhilst being under immense stress I developed a way to escape from it, which was so powerful that I wanted to share it with others and now I know it is helping lots of people. Stress can hit us in so many ways at almost any time; it could be a late plane or train, an important e-mail arriving ...
Views: 1415 - Easy stress relief solution - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Daniel NoyesStress relief is easily within your grasp. What if you could access a way to energize, find balance, joyful calm and stress management on a regular basis in your daily life? The art of practicing meditation or yoga can be a great technique to release stress. Unfortunately, we can not ...
Views: 1414 - Five Easy Ways To Increase Your Workplace Stress To Increase Your Personal Effectiveness - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Rick CarterWorkplace stress is just a fact of working life, right? There’s nothing you can do to stop it, right? There’s nothing you can do to get rid of it, right? Well, the reality is that you can not only control it, but you can turn it to your advantage. You can use how you handle stress into the ...
Views: 1414 - Invite Harmony into your Life - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonInviting harmony into your life means that you will need to exert a little more conscious control over your habits and lifestyle. I believe that if you are to truly become a fully actualised individual, you need to look beyond the obvious, on-going commitment to lifelong learning, consistent ...
Views: 1414(1 vote) - Little Organizing Tips To Reduce Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWe are all a little stressed around the Holidays because it seems like everything has to be done at once. It is an endless cycle of cleaning the house, getting Christmas cards ready for mailing, writing a Christmas list and then comes the shopping, wrapping and planning the holiday meal. ...
Views: 1414 - Positive feelings, stress management and confidence killers - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Tony DosanjhYou are able to be positive and trust your own qualities. All you are supposed to do is to physically eliminate the confidence killers as they do not belong to a community with positive thoughts. Plenty of us go through such harsh moments in life because of the trust we assume. 1.Everything ...
Views: 1414(1 vote) - You Are Not Your Results - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2014 from Melissa HeislerI like to think I was a control freak, but I guess I still am. Back in the old day I was a micromanager, taking responsibility for every aspect of a project even if it wasn’t mine. I would stay awake at night worrying about outcome. I would plan and scheme what else I could do to make the ...
Views: 1414 - You Had the Power All Along - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2014 from Melissa HeislerLike the Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz I sought an expert to provide me with what I already held. Over a decade in corporate America led this Type A into physical distress. I was fatigued and irritable. My muscles were tight and painful. My digestion and reproductive ...
Views: 1414 - Understanding the Stress Response - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Dennis HartWith high levels of stress running rampant in our society, it's more important than ever to learn ways to relax. In order to do this, it is helpful to understand what's going on physically and emotionally during periods of high stress. When a person is in a calm and relaxed state, the ...
Views: 1413(4 votes) - Energy & Stamina the Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2006 from Lyn Prowse-BishopIf having enough energy to earn your daily bread and to get all your chores done is a struggle for you. If you go to bed tired, but wake up even more tired. If you can't get up and go without coffee, or can't slow down and relax without alcohol. If your fatigue is ruining your mood and your ...
Views: 1412(3 votes) - How To Deal With A Toxic Work Environment (According To Science) - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2019 from Marilyn VinchyDoes the thought of work stress you out? Do you feel depressed or overwhelmed while you’re there? Do you have a hard time disconnecting yourself from your job when at home? If you answered “yes” to these questions, you may be working in a toxic work environment. A toxic workplace will ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Bullying in the Workplace: Who Bullies Whom? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2015 from Lynette CraneOver 40% of employees in the workplace have experienced bullying, a persistent pattern of behavior that intimidates, degrades or otherwise undermines the wellbeing of the target. Bullying is four times more prevalent than sexual abuse, and, according to a study at the University of Manitoba, the ...
Views: 1410 - Stress Management: A Matter of Life and Health - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2007 from Irina KerzhnermanIt's common sense that we all need to manage our stress. But, did you know that managing stress effectively is a matter of life and of health? The Stress Response is a series of biochemical events in the human body designed to help a person respond to some sense of danger in the environment. ...
Views: 1410 - A NEW METHOD OF STRESS MANAGEMENT: STRESS TRANSFORMATION AND STHENIC REACTION - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2014 from Rick CarterStress, as most people use that term, really refers to the reaction that you have to a stressful situation. This is the “fight or flight” reaction. It is the instinctive and unconscious preparation of all your internal systems - muscles, emotions, adrenaline, will - to respond stress as a ...
Views: 1409 - Controlling Stress and Tension in an Easy and Effective Manner - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2012 from Deepak DablaIt is very crucial to opt for measures for controlling stress and tension as persistently high feelings of stress can take a toll on your health as well as your attitude towards personal and professional life. If these disorders are not dealt with properly and on time then you might suffer from ...
Views: 1409 - Coping Strategies for Hard Times - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Sonja WinburnIn times like these, when people in workplaces everywhere are feeling such strain from a lack of resources, and intense stress caused by such uncertainty, it helps to stop and consider. These times can accomplish growth in each of us and although it is burdensome, it can be viewed in a positive ...
Views: 1409(1 vote) - Stress Awareness - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerIt’s well worth the effort to raise your level of stress awareness. There are physical health benefits; there are emotional health benefits; there are improvements of life experience benefits to having constant honest stress awareness. As with all things in life, balance is essential to ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - Three Words That Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2005 from Debbie MandelWhen adversity strikes, we are ready to listen to anyone who can help alleviate our pain and grief. And in fact, good advice can come to us from any source, even the most casual encounter with a stranger. There is a Zen saying walk around with our cup half full because then we leave room to ...
Views: 1407 - Working Your To-Do List: The Value of Alternating Large and Small Tasks - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Jeff Davidsonby Jeff Davidson You are a competent professional, you consistently get a lot done, and you are adept at composing and executing the items on your to-do list. Yet, there is a simple technique that can help you be even more effective that you might not have ever considered. This technique ...
Views: 1407 - Ask a Chaplain: Stressed Out - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Jeremiah BlackburnI would like to start a section called Ask a Chaplain in which I try to answer some questions that some individuals have. There is wisdom in asking the right question and if you have a question, chances are someone else has it as well. This summer I worked with ROTC students in the midst of a ...
Views: 1406 - Breathing Through a Crisis - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2009 from Don CampbellWe are certainly living through trying times. As we face significant political decisions, war, threats to our environment, and watch the world’s financial systems work through an extremely shaky period of uncertainty and confusion, many of us find ourselves in crisis mode. We’re ...
Views: 1406 - The 55 Days Of Christmas - Again? Twelve Survival Tips! - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2007 from Susan R MeyerDid you notice the Christmas decorations going up on Halloween? Did a chill run down your spine? The holiday season seems to be getting longer and longer and shorter. Yes, shorter. Look at the expectations this season puts on you. Fifty five days are nowhere near enough to achieve Countessa ...
Views: 1405 - Amusement Reduces Stress - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2007 from Gini GreyWhat makes you smile inside and out, tickles your funny bone, and brings you to bursts of laughter? We all know the benefits of laughter. It gets our energy flowing, massages our internal organs, boosts our immune system and most important, feels wonderful. So what gets in the way of being ...
Views: 1403 - Sleep Better Live Longer - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Dr Tom PotiskResearchers found that if people slept less than 7 hours a night or more than 8 hours a night, they had an increased risk of death. For short sleep women, that increase was 21% (men: 26%) and for long sleeping women, the increase was 17% (men: 24%). If the participants reported using sleep ...
Views: 1402(1 vote) - Is Introversion Main Stream at Last? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2016 from Lynette CraneThe topic of introversion has now entered the mainstream. How can I tell? This topic, which I have championed for so many years (full disclosure: I am an introvert), has now appeared in one of my favorite comic strips, and I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry. In the Dilbert strip ...
Views: 1401 - Life Everlasting: Make it worthwhile - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Dr. Bess PermutFOOTHILLS CHRONICLE March 5, 11, 2003 Life Everlasting, Make it worthwhile DR.BESS S. PERMUT Guest Columnist From within these passages you will find lessons to direct your thinking each day to help you overcome the fear of life and find fulfillment for all of those of you who will ...
Views: 1401 - Use These Four Techniques to Reduce the Number of Stressors in Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Elisabeth KuhnWe all know how to deal with stress, right? Get rid of what's stressing you. And if we can't get rid of it, at least reduce the number or severity of the assorted stressors in our lives. But how do we do that? That's where we get stuck. Sure, we all would like to be less stressed, but where ...
Views: 1401(3 votes) - How To Cure Your Fear Of Heights - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonA fear of heights can prove to be very uncomfortable indeed. You can avoid some situations but at other times you can be taken by surprise and become imprisoned by your fears. There is a potential easy and effective cure...hypnosis. A fear of heights can be extremely debilitating ...
Views: 1400 - 10 Tips for Managing Stress - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Roy VartabedianThere are 3 main ways to deal with stress: (1) eliminate, decrease, or spread out the stressors (causes of stress) in your life (2) change your attitudes and perceptions of stressful events or situations in your life (3) use healthy coping mechanisms to deal with the inevitable stress in your ...
Views: 1399(3 votes) - 20 Ways to Eliminate Stress at Work - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2013 from Paula GregorowiczThe workplace can be a stressful place. Between personality differences, “one-size-fits-all” working environments (think: introverts hate open office floor plans), and having to always “do more with less” while wondering if your job is really secure, work can pile on stress like no other. ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - 4 Ways to De-Stress Your Wait Time - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2006 from Pauline WallinHow do you feel about waiting in line, waiting on hold, and other forms of waiting? Is it stressful? Do you get impatient or angry? Does your "inner brat" demand that the wait be over? If so, you're not alone. Several years ago a Pittsburgh research firm estimated that each of us spends over ...
Views: 1399 - Learn to Relax in Five Minutes or Less - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2008 from Kathryn WatsonYour spouse tells you that you should relax. You children tell you to chill out already. Even your doctor has told you that you need to relax. But how? Nobody seems to have that answer…… that is nobody did until now. I know…. you’re busy, very, very busy. You don’t ...
Views: 1398 - Coping With Stress - 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2005 from Cecil McIntoshCoping With Stress - 3 Simple Steps Attack and conquer deadly killer stress. In the 14 years of teaching relaxation/meditation most people have admitted that stress is an issue they have ignored. You ignore stress because it does not attack you like a big bang. Stress gradually creeps up on ...
Views: 1397 - An Alternative Healing to Stress Reduction - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2009 from Nancy MiillerStress, stress and more stress, what else can I say after working long hours in the corporate environment day after day. Meditation has been my lifeline to keeping me balanced, grounded and stress free. Each day for 10-15 minutes I would quietly sit in peaceful meditation to gently begin my day. ...
Views: 1396(1 vote) - Balance in Life: What Do I Want More Of? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonIt’s real easy as a mom to focus on everyone else’s needs. We want everyone to be happy and feel loved. But neglecting yourself doesn’t lead to much balance in life for you. I can hear it now – “Me? I don’t have time to think of me. I’m fine.” Really? If you think your needs are any less ...
Views: 1396 - Have You Become a Type A Personality? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2014 from Melissa HeislerThe concept of a Type A personality has not been around for long. It was actually identified in the 1950s by two cardiologists, Drs. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, who were studying coronary heart disease. They found a link between personality types and heart disease. According to their ...
Views: 1396 - Lots of Choices Don’t Always Make Us Happier - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Sue BeckerWe’ve all heard the phrase “less is more” (in fact I’ve written about this concept previously), but how many of us actually practice that philosophy? It sure seems as though the world (or at least the United States) is going in the opposite direction – we’ve got supersized grocery stores with ...
Views: 1396 - Why Are You Reluctant to Stop Doing It All? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2014 from Melissa HeislerWhen the behaviors of a Type A are out of control, we can take responsibility for situations and outcomes, for the feelings and experience or others, and for absolutely everything around us. We think everything is our responsibility, and thus, within our control to affect. We fear if we don’t ...
Views: 1396 - How Important Is It to Tell the Truth? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Troy Rampy“All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can’t get it out.” —- Mark Twain Okay. Here’s one of my favorite topics. And one I struggle with as much as the next guy. When I was growing up, I had a natural tendency to tell the truth, always. I was brought up with that ethic and it ...
Views: 1394(2 votes) - The Lighter Side of Stress - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2006 from Jo-Anne CutlerThe Lighter side of Stress We feel it, we say it, we live it, we affirm it and we teach it…life is stressful, right? We’re so busy running on life’s treadmill, worried about our kids, work, finances, world issues, our health and relationships. Rushing in the morning to work to meetings and ...
Views: 1394 - Removing Life’s Stress Through Gardening - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Zack HalliwellStress is a major problem in the modern world. In particular, it can be a killer if left untreated. It is the natural predator of the average office worker. Managing it is necessary in order to create a work/life balance that does not end in disaster. So, how can you go about removing life’s ...
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