How stressed out are you right now? On a scale of 1 to 10?
Okay. Write that down…and sit tight for a minute.
I don’t know about you, but stress and anxiety can be a real buzz kill for me some days.
I’m plugging along, doing my thing, when all of a sudden a thought pops into my head about something I need to do or something I haven’t done that I was supposed to do or something someone said that pissed me off or any number of other random things that make my blood pressure shoot up.
Next thing I know, my brain is in a tailspin and I can’t focus on ANYTHING, let alone figure out what I SHOULD be focusing on.
Sound familiar?
Chronic stress is pretty much par for the course for most of us. And we know it’s not doing us any favors in terms of our health. (Hello, high blood pressure, heart disease, weight gain, and diabetes!)
But who has time to drop everything and meditate in the middle of the day?
In this week’s video post, I share three of my favorite stress-busting exercises – things you can do in just a few minutes, wherever you are, to turn off that “monkey brain,” loosen up your shoulders, and get back to your day.
Try one next time you’re stressed out (i.e., now!). Then, leave a comment telling me what you tried and what happened to that stress number.
P.S. For more info on the techniques I mentioned in the video, follow these links:
- 4-7-8 Breathing Technique
- Success Under Stress, by Sharon Melnick Ph.D. (“Panic Reset Button”)
- Tapping/EFT
xoxo,
