Learning a new skill can help you to relieve your own stress

Wealth means nothing if you’re too stressed to enjoy the lifestyle you’ve dreamt of. Here are some tips for keeping both your mind and body healthy. 

Recently I have learned 2 new tips to help me keep myself more relaxed, less stressed and more focused. The amazing part is I treat myself as needed.

1)  Breathing- I know that we breathe an average of 15 times per minute, and it is something that we don’t even think about. However  in the past year I’ve read about using a breathing technique to help relax your mind to help you fall asleep. I have used it for this purpose and it truly  does work. The technique is known as the 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise. More recently I read the same technique which is explained in detail here is used to diminish stress, help focus and calm your mind. I have currently only tried it a few times to help with focus, but feel better afterwards and will definitely keep this tip front of mind.

2) Tapping- I was skeptical of this method. I know it sounds interesting, and very different. However, during a conference a few weeks ago, Alex, one of the founders of the technique was there to have 7,400 women try this out. Just prior to the start of his talk I had gotten up to go for a walk as my I-T band in my left leg had tightened up and I was feeling discomfort while sitting.

As Alex talked us through the process, explained in detail here. I relaxed, and by the time we were finished, the 7 rounds which took about 7 mins, I felt my I- T band pain was much less. Alex finished his talk and when I got up to go for lunch I no longer felt the pain, it was gone. There is a Free App called “Tapping Solutions”. I downloaded it for free, you can pay a monthly fee for some items listed, I only viewed / used the free samples available.

Once you read the explanation you will see that this is something that you could do anywhere without the App. One suggestion, you may wish to do it in a room alone. If done publicly you could have some questions as to what you are doing. For me, if I really needed to do it and was on a plane, stuck in a window seat, I would, simply because it works and I would rather be asked about it than sit uncomfortably for an entire flight.

Personally, I plan to keep these two techniques as tools to help relax and relieve subtle pain when I can. There is nothing worse then being uncomfortable. Besides you can’t enjoy your dreams if you’re stressed, can’t sleep and aren’t able to focus on the amazing things life has to offer.

I have already shared the breathing technique with my kids 10, and 15. It also has helped them to fall asleep. I will be sharing these as well so they too can keep these handy tips in mind when feel they need them.

-Michelle Currie