Tip of the Day

Tip of the Day

Tip of the Day

Don’t Stress Out, RELAX!

Here’s a little exercise to feel the difference between being tense and stressed out, and being relaxed. Start by making tight fists, clench your jaw, bring your shoulders up to your ears, and squeeze every muscle in your body tight,thight,tight. Now take a deep breath and on the exhale just let go and completely relax. Let every muscle release every bit of tension. Feel the circulation coming back to your whole body and the relief washing over you.

So next time you feel yourself tensing up, take a deep breath and let go. How does that feel?

SQUEEZE ME

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Clear away the cobwebs in your mind!!

Sometimes mid-day we can get a bit foggy; when this happens try doing a simple inversion.  This is an easy way to get some extra oxygen to your brain. Sit in you chair feet flat on the floor, and simply lean forward letting your head hang down between your legs for a few seconds. Be sure to come back up slowly so you don’t get dizzy.



Picture from: yogaforhealthyaging.blogspot.com

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Pull Yourself Together!!

Feeling like you’re going in to many directions at once? You need to ground and center yourself. Start by sitting up tall with your fee flat on the floor; put your hands together in front of your heart, prayer position. Now bow your head, close your eyes and take 3 or more breaths, until you feel you focus and attention coming back to you. Open your eyes take a deep breath and pick one thing to get back to.

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Say it With a Smile!

For those times when you have to talk to someone who makes it hard for you to stay polite and hold your tongue, just smile. Before you say a word stand up straight head high shoulders back and muster up the biggest grin you can. Keep smiling no matter what they say, and smile with every answer. It will help you to remain calm a clear headed.

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Need a little extra energy in the afternoon? Try getting up and moving around for a few minutes, get your blood flowing, get some more oxygen to your brain, and push past the 3:00 crash!

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Getting stuck on something? Running it over and over again in your mind? Stop! Get up move around take a walk. Walk away from a scattered mind and come back to a clear one.

 

 

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Don’t let your mind go to many places at once. Tying to keep up with a wondering mind can be exhausting. Too avoid extra stress and strain; keep your mind on one task at a time.

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Leave all your baggage at the door: When it is time for you to work out, leave everything behind you, Drop it at the door and let it wait till you are done. Come back with a clear calm mind, and a new perspective.

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Keep yourself connected: Get your mind and body working together on one task, maintain focus, and let everything else go.

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5 Minute Coffee Break

Stop whatever you are doing, and get up to make some coffee or get yourself a drink. Keep focused on your task and don’t think about anything else. Sit down close your eyes and take a deep breath inhaling the aroma. Now take a sip, taste it enjoy it a keep your focus on it. If you start to think of something else let the thought go and return to your coffee. Avoid any distractions if possible, co workers, and telephone, whatever. Do this until you finish your coffee. When you have finished take just another minute and notice how you are feeling. Enjoy all your breaks this way!

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No matter where you are or what you have to do, there is always TIME to be HAPPY !

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Don’t compromise when it comes to your time.

There is always a way to make any situation work.

So keep making changes untill it works for you!!!

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Make working out work for you!

Need to work out but just can’t get excited about it or motivated to do it? Don’t make it harder than it needs to be.Find something active you like to do and let that help you get started. Walking, running, swimming, rock climbing, tennis, martial arts, when you find something you like to do ,working out is no longer work.

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What you fill you’re your body up with determines what

It will be able to do for you every day,

And throughout your life.

So fill up on good things and get, a good outcome!!!

 

 

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Relax your body and calm your mind with this simple mantra meditation.

1.       Find a quiet place to sit comfortably with good back support.

2.        Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, and let you body relax.

3.       Our mantra for this exercise will be the word, RELAX. You can choose any word or phrase that has meaning for you.

4.       Breaths through your nose if you are able, and repeat the word relax quietly, to yourself.( Don’t worry if you get distracted and your mind starts to wander, when this happens simply refocus and begin repeating relax to yourself again)

5.       Keep going for 5 minutes or more if you can, slowly start to move your hands and feet then slowly open your eyes. Take a few deep breaths then go about your day feeling relaxed and refreshed, repeat daily.

5 ways to focus on you in the New Year

 

1: Meditation, meditation is the practice of focusing your attention on one thing, an object a word or phrase, shapes colors, or your own breathing. With practice you can relax you mind, by pulling your focus to the one thing you choose, instead of trying to process and deal with all that is going on around you as well as random thoughts of past and present problems and situations. Like most other things in life the more you practice the easier it gets and the more you benefit.

Check out Tip of the Day for a simple Mantra Meditation

2:  Eat healthy; eating healthy doesn’t have to mean depriving yourself, or never eating your favorite foods again. The best advice I can give you is…

1: Don’t make any drastic changes without out consulting your doctor.

 2: Start by adding healthy foods into your regular diet, instead of cutting things you enjoy out. For example, add fresh fruit to breakfast and green leafy salads at lunch and dinner. Eat the fruit and veggies first then move on to the rest of the meal. The idea is to fill up on the healthy stuff and have less of the food you are trying to avoid without feeling deprived. It’s worth a try.

3: Exercise; make some time to exercise, you don’t have to run out and join a gym or start an extreme workout plan you’re not ready for, start simple. Get out and go for a walk when the weather is nice, or try taking a class. Go by yourself if you need some alone time or with a friend if you feel you need to get out and socialize more. My husband and I have been taking martial arts classes together, two to three times a week for the past three years. We have met some wonderful people and look forward to going to class each week.

4: Manage your time; always remember it’s your life, your schedule needs to work for you. If things are crazy and difficult to keep up with make necessary changes. Cut back on extras or fine someone to help you with things you are not keeping up with.

5: Be happy; being happy is a choice, your choice. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are, what matters is you and your outlook on life. Choose to be happy and good things will find you. Even on your worst days when everything seems to go wrong, just fake it! Put a smile on your face and sell the good mood until even you believe it.

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It’s time to ask the questions:

What do I want? and

What will I do to get it?

Then get to it!