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- Managing Stress by Socializing - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxOne easy way of managing stress is to build up and nurture your social support network by doing things such as socializing more with people that you enjoy and joining clubs that interest you. Recent research has shown that there are tangible stress relief and health benefits to being part ...
Views: 1073(1 vote) - Journaling as a Stress Management Activity - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxThe Benefits of Journaling The next stress management activity to be briefly discussed is the technique of journaling. The physical and emotional benefits of journaling, as a catharsis of stressful events, have been widely researched by James Pennebaker (1997), as well as others. According ...
Views: 1357(1 vote) - Beginning Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxBeginning Meditation Techniques Meditation is simply the practice of neutrally attempting to focus your attention on one object (physical or mental) or on a verbal word or phrase ("Peace" or "Om" for example) for a period of time. There are many styles of meditation to choose from, we will ...
Views: 1306 - Free Guided Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara Cox"Safe Place" Guided Imagery Script (Read this free guided meditation into a recorder first, then play it back for yourself. For personal use only, copyrighted material.) To begin this guided meditation, sit or lie down in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Notice your body and ...
Views: 2852(1 vote) - Guided Imagery as a Relaxation Technique - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxGuided imagery is one technique that can be used for stress management. It involves guiding yourself through a scene or scenes where each of the senses is evoked, using images that elicit relaxation. The following is a brief exercise that you can do to show the power that the mind has over ...
Views: 1518 - Managing Stress with Progressive Muscle Relaxation - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxProgressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR): One technique for managing stress Progressive muscle relaxation is a systematic technique for managing stress. In the 1930's Dr. Edmund Jacobson discovered that tensing and releasing various muscle groups throughout the body produces a state of ...
Views: 1269 - Belly Breathing - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxYou can learn to reduce the effects of stress and achieve relaxation by first learning the basic technique of diaphragmatic or "belly" breathing. This can be done sitting in a chair or lying down. Your breathing pattern is most noticeable when you are lying down. Place one hand on your upper ...
Views: 2351 - Oh Heartbreak... - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxI wonder what you, dear readers out there, do to cure heartbreak? Heartbreak can feel like devastation. Writing and journaling are good ways to turn something sad into a creative outlet and maybe through the process, I can help someone heal from this horrible thing called heartbreak. You know ...
Views: 1918 - The Gift of Love - Cherish - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxLove is a gift. What is love? It can be many things. In other times and other languages, they had a variety of names for the different types of love feelings we have – Filial love, which conveys brotherly, friendship love. Agape love transcends ego and embraces the world. And, of course the ...
Views: 2144 - Clearing Out Triggers with Kundalini Energy - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxI came upon an interesting and useful phenomenon. Put simply, you can use sexual charge or energy to clear out old emotional triggers that are stored in your aura. This process can be quick and easy to do if you’ve had some training in energy work, meditation or intuition. For people new to ...
Views: 3165 - Tantric Tidbit: A Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxFor this Tantric Tidbit, please read, complete and reflect on the following: A quick "Comfort in the Body Meditation" Begin by sitting comfortably in a chair with your feet flat on the ground, relaxed but not slumped over, and your hands resting on your lap with your eyes closed. Bring ...
Views: 1480 - Bring in the New! The New Masculine and the New Feminine - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxPart of bringing in the new includes leaving the old behind. Let go of outdated ways of being and thinking, old patterns in ourselves and the collective psyche. We can have a hard time bringing in something new - a new behavior, a new boyfriend/girlfriend, job, whatever it is you want, until ...
Views: 1411 - The Benefits of Sanctioned Pleasure - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxSometimes, we get too busy in life and we need to slow down. Our inner critic voice may say "You should work harder - don't relax." But, I know all my beautiful readers are learning to chuck their inner critic out with the trash and pick up a more balanced inner voice. Well, actually, you ...
Views: 1096 - Spring Romance in the Air - How to Vive L'Amour - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxI am in Paris, the most romantic city in the world, sending you a big dose of "joie de vivre." Even the crows are making love here - I'm not joking, I saw two crows making love in the Jardin du Luxembourg yesterday and it drew a crowd! The tulips are blooming everywhere and the ground is ...
Views: 1326 - When Emotional Intimacy and Sexuality Marry - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Barbara CoxWhen Emotional Intimacy and Sensuality Marry Masculine Polarity Meets Feminine Polarity Oftentimes, people have both emotional intimacy (a feeling of love), and sensuality (a feeling of sexy charge), at the beginning of a relationship but then, it fizzles out as time goes by. Why is that? ...
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