January 2009

How to Destress Yourself in a Minute

There have been many conversations about the current global stress level and sometimes this causes minor anxiety among certain persons. It is my wish to share a way that we can destress ourselves in about a minute in order to help with minor anxiety levels. The reason it is so important to have the knowledge [...]

Stress Relief through Destressing Yourself

Are you ready to manage your stress in 2009? Do you have stress at work or at home? Maybe you have anxiety or depression and you need a little help to relieve stress and relax. Well, I am so excited to share with you what we have going for 2009.
This is sooooo cool! We, at [...]

Destress Yourself for the Holidays

Destress Yourself for the Holidays with a great attitude and preparedness.
Attitude is everything.  If you are excited about the Holidays then you will have excitement.  If you dread the Holidays then you will have a hard time. 
 
If you have the right attitude and you are prepared you will have a perfect holiday.  Be prepared [...]

Destress Yourself with Family and Friends

A great way to destress yourself from work or from life in general is to call on friends or family.  Pick someone you truly enjoy being with and call them up, have a conversation, or ask them to get together. 
You can have fun by just enjoying the person you are talking to, enjoying the [...]

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 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 Understanding Burnout

 
Burnout is a Behavioral term suggestive of cynicism, exhaustion, and ineffectiveness, typically in one’s profession.  When we are cynical we distrust the genuineness or decency in others’ actions or motives and we tend to communicate so, directly or indirectly, with contempt and a negative attitude.  When we are exhausted we are emotionally, mentally, and physically [...]

Stress Relief for the Emergency Personnel

 
There are three types of stress that the Emergency Personnel experience.  The first is general stress, the second is critical stress, and the third is cumulative stress or burnout.  General stress is everyday strain, Critical stress is when you experience an extraordinary trauma with unusual circumstances, and burnout is when you have several stressors that [...]

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.  [...]