ArticlesBase.com - Free Articles Directory
Free Online Articles Directory
07.09.2008 Sign In Register Hello Guest
Email:
Password:
Remember Me 
forgot your password?


Stress Reducing Toolbox

Author: Susan Anderson Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 15-01-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 21 | Rating:  (52) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
Sign Up Now!
Susan Anderson

Stressors are part of everyday life. We all experience them. It is how we react or respond to the stress we encounter that can create havoc for us. Being prepared and having a good toolbox of stress-reducing techniques is what can make the difference between manifesting an illness or remaining healthy though a stressful encounter. Read through some of the suggestions listed below. Now may be the time to try some of these ideas so when you really need a safety net, you already have something in place to catch you.

Make Yourself Top Priority!

All to often we place everyone else’s needs ahead of our own. By ignoring the need to care for ourselves first, we actually, in the long run limit our ability to help others. Why? Because eventually fatigue, resentment, or guilt of obligation will creep in. Then when someone may need us the most, we are too burned out to give assistance

Indulge in Solitude

One of the best ways to regain peace of mind and restore vitality is to spend time alone engaging in an activity you enjoy doing alone. Find a way to spend quality time with your best friend- you!

Get Body Work Done

So much is readily available today in this area to help relieve stress and induce relaxation: Massage, Reiki, Shiatsu and Reflexology are just a few examples of modalities that offer great benefits. Say you can’t afford it? Maybe it requires a bit of preplanning, such as giving up a week or so of gourmet coffee as a trade off. Or, maybe it is hooking up with a friend that you can work with on an informal basis to learn

to share treatments with each other.

Attend Classes

As well as having bodywork done, going to classes to learn new ways to help yourself assists in putting you in the driver’s seat to be able to help yourself. This often opens the door to other added benefits such as meeting new friends

Get Physical

We all know this, but many of us just need constant nudging in this area to keep us headed in the right direction…so turn on the music,grab the sneakers, or dust off the treadmill and get the blood flowing.

Practice Meditation

This is an easy practice to learn that yields such powerful results. Making time for this practice is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

Find Your Da Vinci

We all have creative impulses running through us. Getting in touch with our creative side releases a lot of pent up tension, especially as related to the 2nd Chakra areas.

For more help and information with any of the above suggestions, check your local health and wellness centers, health food stores, or local evening schools. There is bound to be something or someone to help you get floating downstream so you are managing your stress, rather than it managing you.

Rate this Article: Current: 0 / 5 stars - 0 vote(s).

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/stress-management-articles/stress-reducing-toolbox-305590.html

Print this Article Print article   Email to a Friend Send to friend   Publish this Article on your Website Publish this Article   Send Author Feedback Author feedback  
About the Author:

Susan Anderson, is the owner of Seeds for Change Wellness, located in Sellersville, PA. She is a holistic health practitioner and teacher, with a comprehensive website related to health, wellness, spirituality and the environment. Have a related site yourself? Why not partner with her site by exchanging links at http://www.seedsforchangewellness.com

Submitting articles has become one of the most popular means of generating quality backlinks and targeted traffic to your website. Join us today - It's Free!

Article Comments

Comment on this article Comment on this article
Your Name
Your Email:
Comment Body
Enter Validation Code: Captcha


Related Articles

Breathing: The Real Secret To Stress Relief
By: Abbas Abedi | 24/02/2006 | Advice
Proper breathing contains the power to relieve stress, remove negativity, increase energy or even relax and meditate. With proper use of the breath all of this is easily attainable.

Surviving Your Small Business Startup - 3 Stress Relief Tips
By: Sandy Reed | 22/07/2008 | Business
Owning your own small business is a surefire way to bring out the stress gremlins. Here are 3 tips to help you reduce stress and create healthy habits at the same time!

How To Manage Stress And Tension
By: Kevin Sinclair | 27/05/2007 | Motivational
Stress has always been a big part of our lives. It is becoming an all to common occurrence to hear someone complaining about how stressful his or her life has become in school, work or family.

5 Tips on How to Conquer Stress
By: David Stevens | 24/10/2007 | Stress Management
The common treatment for stress these days is some type of medication to help relieve the stress. Pills do not work for everyone and it is not a risk free option because of the side effects those medications can cause. If you do not want to depend on pills to relieve your stress then you will be happy to know there are other ways to relief and conquer stress that do not involve taking pills every day.

Stress Management Tips at Work to Create your Own Happiness !
By: David Stevens | 24/10/2007 | Stress Management
Okay, I hear you! Not another so called stress management course at work where someone can bore me to death! Been there done that. No! This are just some great tips that you can easily apply during your time at work to deal with some of those annoying stressful situations and create some happy moments instead of stress.

Manage Your Stress Through Journaling
By: MIKE SELVON | 25/11/2007 | Stress Management
An excellent method of managing stress is journaling.


By: | 31/12/1969 |

The Importance Of Stress Management
By: Gaetane Ross | 28/12/2007 | Wellness
Has anyone ever told you that you are an over-reactor? Maybe it is time for a crash course in stress management. When you are practicing stress management, you will learn how to control your emotions so that people won't think of you as an over-reactor, but you will also be able to control your mind to stay positive.

Got a Question? Ask.

Ask the community a question about this article:

Q&A Powered by:
Powered by Yedda 

Latest Stress Management Articles

“i Gotta” or “i Wanna”?
By: Dr. Noelle Nelson | 02/09/2008
When you look at your life as an unending series of “I gotta,” all you see are obligations, and obligations are the opposite of freedom. It’s as if you mentally imprisoned yourself within the tight confines of duty, with no breathing room for inspiration or joy. Instead, take a step back, and look at the bigger picture.

The Right Way of Touch : Touch Meditation
By: Vijay kumar Raisinghani | 02/09/2008
We can develop a relationship of love with our body using a Beautiful Tantric Meditation called Touch Meditation or Sparsh Meditation. Each session of Touch Meditation takes us for a trip to heaven, the heaven which is our own body. Little did we know that watching our own body could be such a rewarding experience.

How to Cope With Stress in the Workplace
By: Debbie Denison | 02/09/2008
Stress at work can be positive or negative. Negative stress affects your mental or physical health. There are several things you can do both at work and outside of work which can reduce stress levels.

How to Deal With Difficult People Without Going Insane
By: Bo Sanchez | 01/09/2008
More than 300 comments! Many of them emotional. Pained. Smudged with tears.

“bite-size It!”
By: Bo Sanchez | 01/09/2008
It’s The Secret of Champions.

10 Internal Pathways to Personal Peace
By: Cynthia Legette Davis | 01/09/2008
If you want peace in your life, you can have it, but you have to go inside to get it. Inside is where your real power is because it’s where you connect with your greater self. Inside is where you make the choices. Inside is where making a difference begins.

Do You Have Stinking Thinking - the Power of Words?
By: Carla McNeil | 31/08/2008
Little did I know that my words could be so powerful. Have the promise of changing my life and make me a happier person in the process. This is actually what has happened to me since I started watching my words! Just like mama used to tell me "mind your P's and Q's". Read on for three specific tips how you can "get this happenin' in your life."

Dealing With Stress
By: Michael Malega | 30/08/2008
Take a look at Dealing With Stress article to find tips, recommendations and other related data about Dealing With Stress topic...

More from Susan Anderson

Shifting Consciousness: are you Ready for the Ride?
By: Susan Anderson | 15/01/2008 | Spirituality
Now, like a window that has been shattered by the compelling force of Mother Nature, the new consciousness is reaching critical mass and blowing into our lives.

Article Categories






Give Feedback

Sign up for our email newsletter

Receive updates, enter your email below