If you answered no to these questions. 1. No- You are in a rut where you are feeling stressed, and will soon be burned out. Make it a priority to take time out for yourself even if it is only 10 minutes a day. 2. No- You are not taking more responsibility than you should. This is great! Keep up good work. You know your boundaries. 3. No- Saying no means setting your boundaries and enforcing them. This eliminates added stress. Start practicing saying no and sticking to it. Your self respect depends on it! 4. No- Not reacting to sudden chances and setbacks are a sign of good stress management. Problem solving and solutions are a much better choice! 5. No- If you press elevator button only once, chances are you have learned to be patient, and can manage your stress well. Excellent! 6. No- If you are having difficulties relaxing and unwinding, you are living a stressful life. It is time to learn how to relax and let go. You must find a balance in your life, or else you will be on road to “burn out.” 7. No- Laughter is best medicine for everything. If you aren’t finding enough humor and laughter in your life, then you are out of balance. Make it a priority to find things that bring you joy on a regular basis. 8. No- Doing nothing is a great stress buster. If you can just do nothing and enjoy it, you have mastered stress demons. 9. No- If you don’t have that “beaten up” feeling at end of your day this is great! You have learned how to successful manage your stress, and not hold it internally. Excellent! 10. No- This is another sign of excellent stress management skills. You are accurately seeing other people’s strengths and weaknesses, and perceiving that appropriately. 11. No- Being able to relax and fall asleep at night is another good stress management skill. You seem to keep your stress under control. Kudos! 12. No- If you are “lost” without your watch, this could be a sign of a controlling personality. It might do you good to forget your watch on weekends, and just be a free spirit once in a while.

Meditation & Guided Imagery are techniques that use natural power of mind in creating what you want in life. Einstein estimated that we only use 10% of our brains. In practicing Meditation and Guided Imagery, we have access to other 90%. Since thoughts are one of most powerful possessions we can have, it is important to keep thoughts and images positive. Meditation and Guided Imagery works because Physical Universe is energy, this energy is vibrating at different speeds. Energy is magnetic causing similar thoughts to attract other similar thoughts. What we dwell on, we will attract. Thoughts and ideas are high vibrating forms of energy and are very powerful. Form then follows ideas. This is reason that thoughts and ideas in Meditation and Guided Imagery particularly must be in a positive form.

Here are some steps to make Meditation and Hypnosis more effective.

1. Desire- You must have desire to make a positive change in your life. 2. Belief- You must believe in power of mind. 3. Acceptance- You must accept process of Meditation and Hypnotherapy including results. 4. Set you goal- Decide on what you want and be committed to it. 5. Create a Clear Idea or Picture- Create vision in your imagination and make it clear. 6. Focus on it often- Keep images of your goal in your mind as often as possible. 7. Give it Positive Energy- Keep your frame of mind and thoughts positive. 8. Look For Positive Changes- Look for subtle ways Meditation and Hypnosis are changing your life, and believe in magic of life!