3 tips for Stress Relief.
Our lives and the lives of our children are filled with so much stress that at times many of us get overwhelmed.
For instance, how many of you are multi-tasking? We don’t have enough moments in our day to get it all done. Research has shown that doing two things at once reduces the quality of the outcome of either of the one.
1. The time has come to balance the doing with being.
Even Olympic athletes start preparing by meditating. You can substantially improve your performance in this way because it is your mind that gets in the way!
For example, you tell yourself you need to fall asleep quickly because of the next day’s test. This stimulates more thoughts in the opposite direction which causes you to remain wide awake instead of closer to sleep.
2. Your perspective about stress affects its impact on your health and performance.
How do you see stress?
• See stress as a sign that you have a meaningful life and you are involved in things that bring growth. You care about something!
• Embrace the belief that stressors help you to do your best. Instead of “This test frightens me,” rather learn to adapt an attitude of “This test encourages me to do my best!”
3. Stress buster: physical exercise
It turns out that your gym sessions are doing more than just lowering your stress levels – they can actually mimic the effects of antidepressants.
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