Holistic Stress Management

Written by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed.


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~Allow yourself to live within your limits. Don’t push yourself too hard.

~Be patient, loving and forgiving with yourself.

~Take frequent breaks.

~Make adjustments in your life according to what your body needs.

~Pace yourself. Break tasks and chores into increments. Allow yourself adequate time to achieve tasks.

~Prepare ahead and plan resting periods after events you know will drain you.

~Make love or if you’re alone masturbate. Endorphins released during sexual activity are a great stress reliever.

~Limit your time onrepparttar phone and interactions. Constant talking and interacting can be draining.

~ Take a hot shower or bath without interruptions.

~Listen to soothing music. If music or sound is an irritant for you, then this suggestion is not for you.

~Take a day trip. A short trip to a peaceful place such asrepparttar 128655 ocean, lake, park, zoo, etc. can be very relaxing and soothing. If your health limits allow take a vacation.

~Make lists of chores, activities, tasks, etc. and do them one at a time.

~Participate in activities that are meaningful to you and give purpose to your life.

~Avoid drugs and alcohol. They only mask your symptoms and will intensifyrepparttar 128656 problem inrepparttar 128657 long run.

~Eat a healthy well balanced diet. Avoid caffeine and sugar.

~ Get proper sleep- if you’re sleep deprived you can’t cope well with stress.

~Partake in deep breathing exercises. The breath is a great calming agent.

~Humor is great forrepparttar 128658 soul. Get regular doses.

~Regular exercise burns stress off and helps you cope better.

~Spend time with nature. It nurtures, soothes and feeds.

~Engage in prayer or meditation.

~Take frequent naps or resting periods- Naps can be very rejuvenating.

~Vent emotional stress. Talk it out, write it out or whatever it takes to release it. Don’t let it build.

Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. is an author and holistic health counselor helping individuals living with chronic illness or chronic pain to live life to the fullest and find holistic life management strategies. She is also author of the inspirational E-Book "Finding Life Fulfillment when Living with Chronic Illness-A Spiritual Journey." http://www.holistichelp.net/


Change How You Say It, Change Your Attractiveness

Written by Catherine Franz


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Here is a practice that will help you begin your journey inhow to uncoverrepparttar truth to your language. It will alsochange your hearing process anytime you speak. Afterlistening consciously to your words, then and only then, canyou begin a strong path to attractiveness. Also, hearing andacknowledging what you said takes courage. Is it easy tolisten to yourself? Heck no. To me, my voice sounds likechalk squeaking on a blackboard. Focus onrepparttar 128652 outcome tomove pastrepparttar 128653 squeal. The shift in attractiveness is wellworthrepparttar 128654 practice.

Audio record your telephone conversations. Just your sideofrepparttar 128655 conversation. There isn't any country or state lawsthat affect you since they are one sided as there is inrecording two-way conversations or in-person conversations.And you don't have to askrepparttar 128656 other person’s permission.

Extra tip: This is also a great way to improve yourmarketing and telephone skills as well.

Listen torepparttar 128657 recording. Listen forrepparttar 128658 incompletesentences, unfinished thoughts, and vocal expressiveness orflatness. Did you really say what you meant? What wasn'tsaid that you thought you said? What wasn't finished andyou thought was finished? What words were slung together thatattractedrepparttar 128659 opposite of what you wanted?

Extra tip: Tape record your conversations with yourchildren. We become so comfortable with those we love thatour language sabotages our relationships frequently.Especially with teenagers.

Awareness and acknowledgment arerepparttar 128660 first two steps tochanging anything. We can't do either without hearing itfirst. And you can't change what you don't acknowledge.Attractive language allows you to walk a different paththrough life. Takerepparttar 128661 leap, find just enough courage topractice this exercise, it may be painful at times, but itwill rewrite your life and all those that touch it.

(c) Copyright, Catherine Franz. All rights reserved.

Catherine Franz is a Life and Business Coach and MasterPractitioner in the Laws of Attraction. Catherine guidesothers in finding the light of their own existence andwalking an attractive truth in their own lives.http://www.abundancecenter.com blog:http://abundance.blogs.com


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