{"id":2187,"date":"2012-06-26T06:19:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T10:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:46","slug":"19-simple-ways-to-reduce-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2012\/06\/19-simple-ways-to-reduce-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Amazingly Simple Ways to Release Stress and Be Fully Present"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> It is no News Flash to reveal that 100% of your stress is self-created.<\/strong> Pain is just pain; clouds are just weather; a badly-behaving boss is just that. Stress comes not from the stuff \u2013 it comes from the story you tell yourself about it (for more on “Suffering<\/a>” and stress, see my newsletter\u00a0edition 51<\/a>). And with a nod to the brain, remember you can still:<\/p>\n Photo Credit:\u00a0bottled_void<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0Compfight<\/a><\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stress works like a balloon \u2013 it keeps getting bigger and bigger till it pops. When you train your body to release stress, it’s like releasing air from the balloon. Each time, you recapture some of your capacity.
\n“Your mind is a very dangerous place. You should not be in there without adult supervision.”<\/em> ~Life Coach Lurlene<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSmall amounts of stress help us improve productivity, meet deadlines, and take action.<\/strong> Too much, or for prolonged periods, and that stress starts to take a physical toll. Sleep suffers, the body starts to break down, and as stress takes permanent root, happiness and joy disappear from your life as illness replaces wellness.
\nI’ve written extensively about working with your head to shift your stress, but that’s a tough road &nash; your brain constantly Time Travels, obsessing on the past and dreading the future.<\/strong> So let’s take another path \u2013 through the body.
\nStress works like a balloon \u2013 it keeps getting bigger and bigger till it pops.<\/strong> When you train your body to release stress, it’s like releasing air from the balloon. Each time, you recapture some of your capacity.
\nTry one or two of these practices several times daily for 30 days, and I promise you’ll notice a difference in your stress levels.<\/strong> Enjoy!<\/p>\n19 Amazingly Simple Ways to Release Stress and Be Fully Present<\/h2>\n
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\nTry one or two of these practices several times daily for 30 days, and I promise you’ll notice a difference in your stress levels. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,274,228,58,11,40],"tags":[180,30,222,381,41,60,382],"yoast_head":"\n