Stressed Out? Here are Ways to Relieve It

Yesterday I posed a this question on facebook: What’s your #1 stress reliever? These are the wonderful answers I received.  Hopefully you can find one or more of these to use when you are stressed out.

• alone time in the woods
• walking in nature
• reading
• walking meditation
• sex
• “Sitting on my rock in my horse pasture and doing “soft belly” breathing.”
• deep breathing
• prayer, meditation, reiki, nice bath, exercise (she had a lot of answers)
• calling a friend
• walking the beach
• laughing
• nature
• hanging out with friends
• swimming
• yoga
• sleep and alone time
• taking a walk

How do YOU reduce your stress?

Donna Roberts, Certified Reiki Master and Life Coach

ReikiLLC.com

Stress Less

I’m trying to put my writing hat on today.  I haven’t blogged for a while due to two family members passing within 10 days of each other.  The family drama ensued and created enough stress to put a horse down.

One thing I know about stress is that you must do something to manage it or release it because it will take over your thoughts and your body.  So, how did I bring myself out of the mental chaos and calm my mind and body down?

1. Meditate.
2. Go for a walk.
3. Get in the car and take a drive.  Sometimes our environment becomes part of our stress so get out of the house!
4. Talk it out with a friend.
5. Go to the beach (or somewhere in nature that soothes your soul).
6. Take deep breaths.
7. Exercise.
8. Hang out with people that make you happy and lift you up.

These are just a few ideas on how I stressed less.  Try some and find out what works for you.

Have a joyful day!

Donna Roberts, Certified Life Coach

www.DonnaRobertsLifeCoach.com

 

 

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Happiness in Meditation

 

Great guide for beginners to learn the basics of meditation.

I Failed

I try to practice what I preach–observe your thoughts, don’t react to them but choose to respond, take deep breaths when you’re stressed and/or triggered, stay calm, think positively.  But this week, I failed.  I allowed someone to walk into my head, push a button, and turn on my anger.  At the most inappropriate place and time, this person and I argued and took along with us some casualties. In the heat of it all, I actually observed what I was doing and thought to myself, wow, you’re acting like a “Real Housewife”.  But I kept on anyway.  I’m a life coach and a meditation trainer.  I knew better.

It happens to us all. We disappoint ourselves and others.  We succumb to our human emotions and allow ourselves to be pulled into volatile situations when all we need to do is walk away or speak kindly.  The only choice we have is to learn from the experience and promise to do better the next time.

Start fresh today.  Choose to think and behave differently. Yesterday was your teacher, today is your homework.