Fear Of Choking: How Do You Stop Your Fear Of Choking?

Man, I have been there. It seems totally insane, but for no good reason you feel like you’re going to die, you actually feel that you can’t swallow. Or when you’re eating your food you feel like your food is going to get lodged in your throat! It’s nasty. It can feel like you’re going crazy or like you’re going to vomit. Like I said, I’ve been there. I used to feel that way all the freaking time. At some point it just took over and consumed me. I know... Read more »

Are You Neglecting To Manage Your Stress

All of us are under stress to some degree. If you do not engage in purposeful stress management activities, ask yourself the following questions: Why should I manage my stress? Is stress management really important to me? What would I rather be doing instead of managing my stress? Is this alternative activity more important to me that managing my stress? Can I schedule my life so that I can manage my stress and participate in the alternative activity? If I do not want to manage my stress now, exactly... Read more »

The Basics Of How To Alleviate Stress

In today’s modern world, stress is simply a fact of life and is summed up by Andrew Denton, the Australian TV personality as “Pressure and Stress is the Common Cold of the Psyche” or to quote Lee Iacocca - “Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet.” A certain amount of stress, unlike the common cold can actually be good for you. However, you are not likely to reach your full potential if you have too many stressful situations... Read more »

Introducing Some Of The Best Simple Free Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation is nothing but taking care of your body both physically and psychologically. Often people experience condition where they can not think anymore or work anymore feeling exhausted and tired. Relaxation techniques are based on heeling mind and body from stressful strokes. There is a list of benefits to relaxation techniques for those troubled with anxiety, strain or emotional disorders. Some of these benefits are reduced depression, decrease in panic attacks, capability of handling pain,... Read more »

Music Is The Anti-Stress

It is now a common thing to feel stressed every now and then with the busy lives that we have. Stress can cause lots of problems such as diarrhea, headaches or gastric related illnesses, if we let stress build up without doing anything to relax again. Music therapy has been proven to rid a patient of any health or stress related issues they may be experiencing. Music is used to heal many emotional, physical, and mental problems that people have. Therapy has shown that it can increase the rate at... Read more »

Have One Week, Will Relax” Your 7 days program to Stress managem

They say there’s more than one way to skin a cat. The same goes when you start tearing your hair out with all the frustration, grief, anxiety, and yes, stress. It’s a state of mental conditioning that is like taking that bitter pill down your throat, causing you to lose your sense of self, and worse your sanity. Just thinking about it can drive anyone off the edge. And they say that the proactive ones are already living off the edge. As one stressed-out person to another, I know how... Read more »

Keeping A Handle On Stress

You may have always had problems with stress. Think back to your years in school, even elementary school. Did you get a little queasy and nervous the first time you faced a test which was graded? Perhaps you got tense and it was nearly impossible to concentrate on the task at hand. It only got worse when you received a poor grade on that test - you began to see yourself as a failure! It didn’t get much better as school went on, although by then you’d taken plenty of tests. This... Read more »

Everyday Stress Or Stress As A Mental Illness?

Stress is a part of life. All of us have to deal with different kinds of stress on a daily basis. Problems occur, however, when stress is chronic and a person is unable to obtain relief. When this happens, stress can affect us mentally and emotionally. If stress is too overwhelming for too long, a person can feel that they are going under. They may even wonder if they are going crazy. To help you evaluate where you stand with stress, this article will go over the types and symptoms of stress. Normal... Read more »

The Ocean of Mind: How to Redirect Your Mental Energy, Find Stillness and Peace

At many classes I teach I am asked this question: “How can I stop my mind?” Instead of focusing on stopping the activity of the mind, I encourage people to redirect the energy of their mind to help them gain rather than deplete energy. First, what is the natural function of the mind? One of my dear teachers, Cerridwen Fallingstar, points out that the mind was an important tool for helping our ancestors remember which plants heal and which plants cause illness or death. The mind helps... Read more »

Try This Stress Reduction Technique

Visualize walking along the beach. This will be an emotional healing visualization. Start off by taking several deep, abdominal breaths. You can either sit in a chair or lie down, which ever you feel more comfortable with. It is important that while you are breathing, you are also trying to clear your mind and relax. If any negative thoughts begin to creep into your mind, take the time to acknowledge them and then simply let them fade away. Now you can breathe normally and easily. Try to imagine... Read more »