Relaxation
Browsing articles tagged under Relaxation...
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Aromatherapy
Oils for troubled minds - indulge in the ancient Chinese art of aromatherapy…
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Don’t Put Your Life In One Basket
I was once consulted by a successful entertainer who was well-known for his punishing work schedule. During our half-hour he not only took three ‘vitally important’ phone calls but also jotted down plans for the rest of the week in his personal organiser.
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Learn How To Breathe
People who are stressed breathe too shallowly and too fast. This can cause palpitations and headaches, although sufferers often don’t connect these conditions with their stress.
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Learn Massage
If I was rich, my daily luxury would be a massage. Massage is the oldest form of therapy for dealing with stress, and its value is as relevant today as it has ever been. Daily tensions and stress make us tense, a state many people come to accept as normal. They have forgotten that time as children when they were attuned to how their bodies felt, and are used to the pain and muscle stiffness that result from a hard day’s work.
Hippocrates - the ‘father of medicine’ - wrote that of all his arts, the doctor must be ‘assuredly experienced in rubbing . . . for this can loosen a joint that is too rigid’. It is often not until we have a good massage that we realize just how tense we are, how much nervous energy we are burning and how refreshed and different we feel afterwards. Touch is a powerful tool that not only reduces pain but also makes us feel loved and wanted.
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Make ‘Firebreaks’
I meet many people who are frantically busy. They wear their diaries and Filofaxes as badges of honour, proud to be indispensable and wanted by everyone.
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Restful Yoga
Here’s a terrific gift idea for a spouse or colleague from the Stressbusting bookshelf: Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater.
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £7.35
[The previous link is for readers in the UK. If you’re in the US, you can purchase the book here. ] -
Shiatsu
Shiatsu is a Japanese word that translates as ‘finger pressure’…
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The 3-Minute Stress Fixer
The belief that doctors are models of serenity and calm - an oasis of peace in a hectic, turbulent life - is a fallacy. Most doctors I know spend much of their working day gnashing their teeth and generally under pressure.
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The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay:
Each chapter of this workbook follows a practical format, including a history of the technique covered, symptom effectiveness, examples, checklist, further reading and “homework”. This edition features additional techniques, up-to-date information and a new reader-friendly format.
Buy The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
on Amazon.co.uk
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Use ‘Trigger Pictures’
A middle-aged woman came to see me suffering from symptoms of severe stress. As long as her work was not mentioned she appeared to be in control…
