January 2009

The Number One Way to Destress Yourself

No matter what you are going through, no matter what kind of stress you have, the number one way to Destress Yourself is to learn the art of quieting your mind and praying to Heavenly Father.
When we pray to Heavenly Father, in Faith, you will receive the blessing and comfort that you need.  Maybe not [...]

Destress Yourself by Having Fun

Destress Yourself by Having Fun.
Are you having fun yet?  When is the last time you had fun or a good belly laugh? 
One of the things I love to do is shoot hoop.  I will play basketball with anyone who will play.  It is fun and I have a great time.  Another thing I love [...]

Destress Yourself by Intentionally Enjoying The Moment You Are In

A great way to Destress Yourself is to intentionally enjoy the moment you are in.  Often times we are thinking of all the things we have to do or what happened yesterday.  If you can intentionally take the time to enjoy the moment you are in you will discover a great way to Destress Yourself.
When [...]

Destress Yourself

One of the things I love to do to Destress Myself is cook.  I think it is because I enjoy all the senses and the quiet time.  The aromas and the tastes (the cook always gets to taste throughout the whole cooking process) are very pleasant.  The quiet time to focus on the task at [...]

Online Meditation

It is 8:40 a.m. Pacific and I am Destressed This morning I taught a class titled Introduction to Meditation and it was fun and very destressing. The thing about meditation is that you take your mind, which is in a disorganized state, and bring it to a focused state. Quieting the [...]

Destress Yourself

Hello everyone,
It is 9:51 p.m. Pacific and I just got done playing with my new phone. My son is a wizard when it comes to technology and I am totally clueless. It was a good time. My son was trying to teach me how to work my phone and I was trying [...]

destress yourself

It is 6:41 a.m., Pacific time, on a Friday morning. I have already drank two glasses of water and I am about to do some Yoga. I have been up for over an hour, I get up without an alarm clock, and now I am wide awake.
One of the ways you can destress [...]

Destress Yourself Via Assessing Habits

 
When we think of habits we often think of food, cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs. We can also add caffeine, shopping, and sex to that list. These are obvious habits that we are well aware of and know the consequences if we continue. Another habit that may be evaluated is our emotions. When we are presented [...]

Stress Relief through Critical Incident Stress Management

 
  
        When we hear Critical Incident Stress Management we often think of Emergency Personnel and the trauma that they experience.  Even if you are not an emergency worker you can still experience a Critical Incident.
        A Critical Incident may be defined as a traumatic event that affects a person’s ability to cope with normal life.  [...]

Finding Stress Relief Through Understanding Basic Stress Management

 
        Generally, we think that stress is a situation.  We have a fight in a relationship, our car breaks down, or we get laid off from work.  This is a common myth.  Although, this is not to reduce the actual situation to nothing because we know that it can trigger stress but stress is not [...]