Archive for January, 2008

Stress Management - Tip 3

Make sure your sink is clean and clear every morning before you go to work, before you drop the kids off to school.  Make it a daily ritual to either wash your dishes and put away or put them in the dishwasher and clean down the surfaces.
A little thing but a task completed early in [...]

Stress Management

Top Tip 2:
Learn to breathe correctly.  As teenagers and adults we unlearn how to breathe properly.  When anxious and stressed the tendency is to shallow breathe which can lead to hyperventilation and ultimately to passing out.  Breathing deeply forces the body into a relaxed state therefore immediately easing one’s state of mind.
Do this:

Take a deep [...]

Stress Management - Top Tip 4

Go for a country walk, spend some time in your garden.  Communing with nature is a great way to de-stress.  Touching the soil or enjoying the natural beauty around you is an incredibly grounding experience.  If for some reason you cannot leave the confines of a city - then grow some herbs, enjoy your plants, [...]