Emergency Stress Management: Two-Minute Relaxation
Living with high levels of stress is becoming, more often than not, our default position. With such busy lives and increasing responsibilities it can often seem impossible to effectively manage our stress levels. Knowing that many people cannot simply offload tasks from their day and engage in excellent stress management options, I wrote the following article as an emergency strategy for those experiencing high stress levels. I hope that it offers a little help:
Life is busy and hectic for many people and stress is an increasingly difficult problem. It’s not just about time-management or cancelling things out from our schedule. We hear wonderful advice about cutting back and dropping things from our busy lives but some days, many days, there are literally too many things to do and there is nothing we can cut out from our schedule….continued….How to De-Stress: A Two-Minute Mindfulness Relaxation Break.
Do let me know your thoughts and any experiences you have of managing your stress levels and any emergency stress management strategies you have come up with. I’d really like to hear about them.
Great article Ruth, thanks so much for sharing! Isn’t it amazing how simply focusing on breathing in and out can make a world of difference in our sense of well-being? Makes me think of your song “As I Breathe.” 🙂 x
Thanks so much Julie – glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you’re so right, the breath is so incredible and has real healing powers and, of course, is life-giving :-). Ah, thanks for mentioning my song, so lovely of you. Take care and have a good week – I’ll be popping over soon to see how your garden grows! Much love xx
What a great link! Thanks Ruth.
Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it. Great to see you here! 🙂
I’ve just tried this and it really is a nice easy way to literally take a breath and refocus. Thank you Ruth 🙂
Thanks so much Carolyn – glad it gave you a little extra focus! Lovely to see you here 🙂
Ruth this small piece of advice you have given here, people should try it throughout their busy day.. Breath is so important. People often forget to breathe properly especially when stressed..We have forgotten how to breath in deep and just what I call surface breathe taking shallow small breaths, Our lungs are not used to their full capacities..
I had to learn the hard way from stress and a total breakdown… But Qi Qong as I have said I think before to you, was a great savour of mine.. That and learning how to meditate… But all is to do with breath…
I recently had to deal with a person I support panic attack. And got them to breath in slow and out slow 10 times, It calmed them down right away…. And now I only have to say breathe and they follow that same ritual bringing calmness back when they get stressed…. Other staff often say how calm I stay in stressful situations, Its only a matter of breathing in deep and focusing on what ever the problem we are facing, It allows us to bring within us that inner calm which then enables us to focus and have coping strategies we then can pass on that calm aura/feeling to others…
When you get someone panicking then that panic feeling also spreads….
loved your article Ruth, and your kind visits– while writing this I purposely breathed in even deeper and already I am ready to face what ever my afternoon shift throws at me 🙂
Love to you
Sue xox
Hi Sue, thanks so much for your excellent comment. You give a brilliant example of the power of breath in action, it is incredibly valuable for panic attacks and relaxation – as you highlight. So glad that you enjoyed this piece and thanks so much for taking the time to give your story – I’m sure it will be helpful to anyone else reading these comments. Much love to you xx
Excellent article Ruth! I like this very simple article on how to manage our stress in just a minute. This is very useful if you are engaged in a everyday tasks. Thanks a lot!
Thanks Joanne, glad that you enjoyed the article and found it useful! I appreciate your comment and feedback. Ruth
Hello Ruth
This is an dedicated and helpful article to keep away stress, an increasingly unavoidable problem, from our daily life. I am going to apply this technique as this is time saving and hassle free. In fact, your article helps me lot to cope with many events of my life. Really appreciable.
Excellent Duglas! So glad you found the technique helpful. 🙂