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Relaxation Techniques for Stress

You’ve probably heard that stress can affect your health, happiness and well-being. It affects you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The fact of the matter is, managing workplace stress is something that you don’t get a lot of support around. But just stop and think about it…if you don’t manage the stress in your life, you’ll eventually have a big price to pay. So let’s look at a few simple relaxation techniques for stress that you can do right away.

First, take a moment to sit up straight. Just the simple act of correcting your posture can do wonders. It allows the oxygen to flow in and out of your lungs more easily. And that’s the perfect next technique: take a deep breath in through your nostrils, and let it out slowly. Now do it again, this time matching your inhalation and exhalation. You don’t have to overdo it. Just breathe gently and naturally. Your body was designed to do this, so you don’t have to worry about whether or not you’re doing it ‘right.’

Great! So you’re using your posture and breath to calm and relax you. That’s easy, isn’t it?

What else can you do? Here’s another technique: the next time you’re feeling anxious, angry or stressed out ask yourself how important this will be ten years from now. Will you even remember it? Is this a life-threatening situation, or are you reacting because you have been stressed and don’t have the reserve energy to handle it more fluidly?

There’s a statement I heard a few years ago, and I’d like to share it with you. It goes like this: you have to be fluid, because flexible is too rigid. Isn’t that great? When I’m ‘going with the flow’ I feel better than when I’m stressing about ‘what is.’ I always try to do the very best I can do in that moment, yet sometimes the pressure I put on myself is unreasonable. And ultimately, unhealthy.

I don’t know about you, but I’m committing to have a respectful, loving relationship with MYSELF. I would never be as critical, irritated or impatient with anyone else as I can be with myself. So that’s another relaxation technique for stress. Honor yourself. Nurture yourself. Forgive yourself. Love yourself. You deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Make sure that you do that for yourself.

Managing Workplace Stress

Let’s face it, who wouldn’t like to get home from work at the end of the day with plenty of energy left over for the rest of their life? You would, wouldn’t you? But the fact is, most people are working so hard that they are completely spent by the time they get home. And they usually can’t leave work at work. It follows them wherever they go. Sound familiar?

Have you noticed that no matter how hard you work and how much you give, it never seems to be enough? If you’re nodding your head right now, then you could be headed for disaster. You need help managing workplace stress.

If you’ve ever wanted a ‘quick fix’ to pull you out of that routine that’s causing you to feel stressed out, overwhelmed and exhausted you’ll be excited to learn that we have it! Amazing, yes? And it’s so simple, anyone can do it.

Now you’re probably thinking that you don’t have the time to do one more thing, right? What if I told you that in less than three minutes you can be feeling calm, relaxed and confident again? And the best part is, it’s FREE.

In our travels we’ve noticed that people are getting more and more stressed out, and it’s affecting their work, their health, their relationships and their lives. We decided to do something about it.

So if you’re looking for a way to manage workplace stress, click here to get the tools you need to take control of YOUR life.

Managing Stress Now

By the time you finish reading this, you will begin to feel a sense of calmness. In fact, by using this simple technique you will literally feel the stress begin to melt away.

You don’t know it yet, but the key to reducing stress is right within your grasp. And it doesn’t cost you anything. Sit up straight in a comfortable chair. Relax your shoulders and arms, and allow your spine to naturally support you. There is nothing else that you need to do right now.

Imagine what it would be like if you could just relax and let the tensions of the day slip away, like warm sand running through your fingers. Feel the sensation of the worries and frustrations letting go, and falling further and further away from you.

Your body is being supported by the Earth. There is nothing you need do, the Earth supports you unconditionally. Relax, and take a deep breath in through your nose…and let it out slowly. Remember when you were a child, how easy it was to just simply be. Did you ever lay on the ground and watch the clouds go by? Were you fascinated and delighted by the shapes they would make? Remember now how easy it is to feel joyful and delighted at the simplest things around you. The sound of the birds…the gentle breezes against your skin.

Now you are taking a brief moment for yourself. Your breath is the life-force that creates the calm feeling you are now experiencing. Breathe in, and relax.

After you read this you’ll tell others about it, because you will be amazed at how much better you feel after just a few moments. And you can come back to read more whenever you feel weary. We are here to support and encourage you to live in harmony, to find your dreams and to live on purpose.

School Assemblies

Wow just got back from an 18 day tour. It was awesome seeing those little kiddo’s eyes light up! I love my job. I get to be with my best friend and awaken peoples Hearts to their true potential and it’s always great when you get the teachers coming up to you after the program and say wow I’ve never seen my kids so well behaved. And that’s when I say it’s easy when you are in the moment and show them respect and have fun. Just be spontaneous and your kids will listen to every word you say. I guess people forget to smile, laugh and play and that’s my wish for you – take the time to nurture yourself. If you don’t give to yourself, who will? Start thinking outside of the box. Life is to serious to be serious, break free from the humdrum habits that you have formed and maybe it’s time to create a new plan. One that includes you on the top of your list. Whatever you do, do it for you. OK? OK! Now go have some fun.

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AMAZING GRACE

Present Moment

“Every single person on the planet and every single Consciousness in the Universe has the same experience of being here and having a desire to be there. In other words, it is the promise of this eternal Universe… You’re always, always, always going to be on your way to something more—always. And when you relax and accept that, and stop beating up on yourself for not being someplace that you’re not, and instead, start embracing where you are while you keep your eye on where you’re going—now life becomes really, really, really fun.” ~ Unknown

Crying For Peace

Teachers Use Music to Develop Language Skills

Yesterday Megan, our booking agent sent us this video of a 7-year old autistic girl named Gina Marie Incandela singing the national anthem at an Orlando Magic game during their playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Talk about inspiration. This little girl has such a powerful voice, you would expect it to be coming out of someone at least 3 times her age, and about 3 times her body weight!

Just before the age of 2 Gina Marie was diagnosed with autism. She could not even speak until she was 3 years old. Now she’s 7 and she is singing the National Anthem at professional sports games and concerts across the country. Her parents sent her to a school for kids with special needs because when she tried to speak she had trouble forming words. Her teachers at the school used music to help her with her language skills. Who could have known what a gift Gina had?

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We Are All One

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It Is a Time to Acknowledge the Earth and All Living Things

As spring takes over from winter, there are many celebrations across Native America. From the Hopi kachina dances in Arizona, to the Cherokee corn planting ceremonies, traditional Native people are celebrating the new growing season. Different tribes have different customs depending on what type of climate they live in and if they are nomadic or sedentary.

Buffalo hunters would tear down their winter camps and set out for their summer hunting grounds. The buffalo hunters would often have ceremonies and offerings of food or sacred herbs that would ‘call’ the buffalo to them, in hopes of a plentiful hunt, and if it was successful, they would have more ceremonies and celebrations to thank the Creator and the buffalo for their gifts of food and clothing.

Fishing people would have been repairing their fishing gear over the winter, and they would also have ceremonies and offerings for the Creator and the fish. Many sedentary tribes existed solely on agriculture. This caused many tribes to have complex religions and ceremonies. Because agriculture depended on the sun, moon and season, the ceremonies would coincide with the sun, moon and seasons changes. The Hopi for instance have one of the most complex religious systems in the world – everything has a ceremony for it. The life giving corn, beans and squash are regarded as sacred beings and are treated as such.

The Ojibwe and the Iroquois have similar complex ceremonies and religious traditions, the corn, beans and squash are called the “Three Sisters,” since when planted together the three plants nourish each other and support each others growth and health.

There are so many aspects to an agricultural society that dozens and dozens of books have been written just about the subject and many more incredible things are still being discovered about Native American religious traditions. The thing with these traditions, is that they are alive, they are still passed down today from one generation to the next. Native Americans know that this is a vital part of who we are as a human being, a people, a tribe and a clan, to remember these traditions and beliefs and keep them strong and pass them down for future generations. Our family respects, practices and takes to heart these traditions.

There is an old saying that goes, “We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we are merely borrowing it from our children.” This philosophy is respected and practiced everyday.

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