June 8th, 2009 by SiddhidHydezk
Building good communication skills is the quickest path to a stress free life. Sometimes your perception of how you’re meeting the demands of everyday life differs from the way the rest of the world sees you. Did you know that 70% of communication is nonverbal?
Most stressful situations develop from interactions with others. Sometimes, tone of your voice, eye contact, and posture portray your message more effectively than your actual words. Effective communication requires patience and practice. Clear, brief, and to the point is a great way to prevent stressful situations. With these tips, you’ll be on your way to a stress free life.
•Make sure the volume of your speech is not too loud or too soft, appropriate tone shows you aren’t meek or overly dominant.
•Use a lively tone. Monotonous voices show a lack of concern or interest that could contribute to further anxiety and stress in your interactions.
•Avoid unnecessary facial gestures like grimaces, biting lips, and uncalled for smiles.
•Don’t be stiff, relax your posture.
•Maintain eye contact. This is important. Avoid looking at the ceiling or floor. At the same time, don’t stare down the person you’re talking to either.
•Be assertive. Don’t be afraid to express what you do or don’t want without hurting or taking advantage of the other person.
•Respond without hesitation in your voice.
•Avoid long drawn out apologies.
•Be polite, but keep things to the point.
•If you don’t want to do something start the response with “no.”
•Acknowledge others feelings especially in close relationships.
When the path to communication is clear, you will lead an anxiety and stress free life. Sometimes thinking about telling someone no, builds up more stress than actually doing it. There’s no way that anyone will know how you feel if you don’t say. If you need help, you have to ask.
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June 8th, 2009 by SiddhidHydezk
For some reason, meditation is often stereotyped as being a part of eastern path thinking to relieve stress. To some extent, it is. However, meditation is more prevalent than some may think. You don’t have to sit on top of the Himalayans and reverberate “om” for the rest of your life to relieve stress.
Meditation doesn’t have to be a painful chore. Due to the heightened interest in popular culture with role models and celebrities like Madonna, Richard Gere, Sting, Danny Glover, and Jessica Alba who advocate the relief of stress through meditation. Resources to explore healthy opportunities for meditation can be found in some of the most rural communities of America.
Try a yoga class at your local Y. Look in the paper to see if you can find Reiki classes. There are even prayer meditation groups for common paths of spirituality such as Christianity.
Meditation is the process of turning your focus inward to increase you awareness. You must eliminate all outer stimuli to make contact with your inner self.
1.Find a comfortable position in a spot you won’t be disturbed.
2.Most people prefer to lie down or sit. Experienced yoga instructors have a whole list of postures called pranayama.
3.Take a minute to relax.
4.Concentrate on your breath.
5.Find a focus point. This could be your breath, a spot on the wall, a mantra (chant), or an image.
6.Focus your awareness on your breath.
7.How are you feeling?
8.If you find your mind racing, don’t worry. You don’t have to push the thoughts away. Just reflect and let it go. Go back to your breath.
To relieve stress, meditation is an easy answer that can be practiced anywhere for as little as 5 minutes or built up to as long as an hour. There are plenty of books out there that will help you find techniques to relief anxiety or stress.
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