Monday, January 31, 2011

About Stress Management: A Stress Relief Plan You Can Follow

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From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your Guide to Stress Management
Have you decided that you want to relieve more stress in your life, but don't know where to begin? Or you've made some healthy changes, and aren't sure what else you need? Here you'll find plenty to help: a basic-but-complete stress relief plan, tips for busy people, reader recommendations, and a poll. You can also get the latest updates and inspirational quotes on the Facebook Page About Stress Management. Enjoy your week! --Elizabeth

Stress Relief 101: A Simple Stress Relief Plan
Come to this site looking for different ways to relieve stress, and you'll find a huge selection of techniques. They all work, but how do you know which techniques to use, and when? If you don't already have a cohesive stress relief plan that works well for you, let's take a step back and look at the big picture of stress relief.

8 Stress Tips for Busy People
It seems in recent years being busy has become the rule rather than the exception. If you feel busy and stressed, and don't have a lot of time to work stress relief into your schedule, you may end up feeling tired and lethargic or overwhelmed and plagued by chronic stress. Clearly, stress relief is important even for busy people. The following are ways to get more energy, relieve stress, and find extra time in your day--a must for busy people everywhere!

What Do YOU Find To Be Relaxing?
I love to hear readers' favorite tips for stress relief. Here are a few that other readers have shared. (Click the link above to read more readers' tips, or to share your own!)
  • "Knitting (or crochet). Working with my hands always relaxes me and I can do it almost anywhere. If I can I will go outside for a brisk walk in the park."--Shelly
  • "Listening to anything by JS Bach helps me relax. I listen to music throughout the day. Can't live without it."--Gwen
  • "Walk alone into a quiet or silent environment, preferably a desert, and listen to the sounds of birds, wind and the waves. Try to make the issue at hand the item to meditate upon and finally an answer will come."--Sarmos

Poll: What's YOUR Favorite Stress Management Technique?
What's Your Favorite Stress Management Tool? (Click on this link and you can choose more than one.)

 


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