3 Easy Tips for Managing Stress Effectively

The vast majority of my clients and indeed  the majority of wonderful people that I meet all have one thing in common: Feeling overly Stressed. In this crazy world that we live in, most people spend the greater portion of their days taking care of everything in the world, except themselves. Whatever it is you wish to do, even taking care of others, the best way to do that is to take care of yourself first. You will have more energy, focus and perspective to truly share.

One of the best ways to begin to take care of yourself is to start introducing silence into your life. Give your brain waves a chance to slow down and stabilize, which in turn allows your body to relax. I have worked with hundreds of clients on an array of issues, but Stress is the core issue, 90% of the time. The best way to reduce stress is to reduce the amount you have to pay attention to. Focus takes more energy than you can fathom... begin practicing moments of mindLESSness, to encourage more mindFULLness the rest of the time. Silence and trance are incredible healers..

I have put together the following tips so that you can begin to weave silence and stillness into the fabric of your days:

1) Stop. 

Just stop everything once in awhile. If you notice yourself getting tense or moody or tired, stop. Take a few deep  breaths, imagining (feeling) tension and stress drain out of your body. Take a nice slow, deep breath, hold it for the count of five, then purse your lips and exhale very slowly, trying to count to ten. As you breathe out, say to yourself, relax and release, relax and release. With daily practice you will soon be able to relax your mind almost instantaneously. This is a form of Self Hypnosis.

2) Drink water.

Over 80% of your body is water, water refreshes your cells, cleanses your body of toxins, physically, mentally and emotionally. Think of how great it feels just to be near water, water has a pure energy and a frequency that settles our frequencies. Try to drink 48-64 ounces a day, if just starting out. One of the quickest ways to get your health back on track is to give up soda completely, it's poison (it is by far the easiest thing to give up when  using hypnosis. the body knows it is filth). Drink water constantly, just sipping. Have a stainless steel water bottle with you everywhere you go (tastes way better than plastic, doesn't contaminate your water and will last for years saving the earth of nasty plastics).  I can't emphasize this enough, water is the gateway to health..

3) Walk.

Walk whenever you can. Park in the farthest away spaces when appropriate, take the stairs once in awhile when appropriate. Go for a walk when you get home from work, consciously releasing all you've been thinking about and processing, allowing you to refresh and renew in the evening, free from the weight of the past. Walk with your loved ones, have meaningful but relaxed discussions with them. Walk in the morning before work to clear your head and calm your mind, creating a calm base from which you can operate during the day. Walk even if it is only ten minutes. Walk and breathe, grounding yourself in this moment right now, the only moment that truly exists.

I guarantee if you start to utilize these simple tools during your days, you will begin to feel lighter, fresher and freer, more positive and more productive.

Take good care of yourself, it's the greatest thing you can do for the world..