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Learn two techniques that offer you a short cut to calm.
It won’t take you long to master these, and have a quick and powerful way to nudge yourself out of a stressed state, back to peace and calm.
This is Part 3 in the series – 9 Stress-Busting Techniques To Calm Your Brain And Body.Continue Reading
I feel a bit sheepish writing this post.
I’ve been writing stress-related articles for five years and wondered whether you might think, “there are three guiding principles and she’s only revealing this now?”
It’s not that I’ve been holding back on you – in fact I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve shared to date. And from this big-picture, reflective standpoint, I reckon that all you need to know about being wise with stress, all that you need in order to be a master of stress, comes down to three principles.
They are the key to coping well with stress.Continue Reading
This is Part 2 in the series – 9 Stress-Busting Techniques To Calm Your Brain And Body. Read the series introduction in Part 1. Then watch the video and commit yourself to practicing the accessible, yet powerful, art of breathing for calm.
You’ve watched the video? Right to where it cuts out? And want to know more about technique 4? Don’t stress. Yes the end of the video was lost somehow (along with my calm, for at least a moment) but everything you need to know is here – How to Train Your Body for Stress is a post all about the MyCalmBeat app (aka technique 4).
Your boss reprimands you, a loved one upsets you, or you’re about to make an important presentation…your heart is pounding, your palms are sweating and you get a sense of rising nausea. What do you do to calm yourself?
Some people know exactly what to do. They have a clear method they call upon at just these moments. Armed with their well-rehearsed trick, calming comes easily.
You need a technique, everyone does
Choose planning over impulse to succeed at habit change
Did you succumb? Did you make any new year’s resolutions, they’re so tempting aren’t they? But so disheartening.
They tend to fail because we jump at them on impulse. And then we blame ourselves and our lack of motivation.Continue Reading