****10 Ways to Unstress in Under 10 Minutes
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De-stress FAST.
Quick: ten things you can do right now — in ten minutes or less — to feel more alive, more awake, and more space to feel You again.
1. Take a bath. While a twenty-minute bath is awesome, just ten minutes of scented hot-water bliss can turn a day from ARGH to AHH. Make it really hot. Essential oils? Yes, please. Detox? Add a cup of sea salt.
2. Give your hands a break. Many of us carry tension in our hands. Mine used feel like claws some days. Take a break and massage your hands yourself, or get someone else to. Yummy.
3. Drink water. If you condition yourself to down a nice big glass every time you feel a little stressed, your body will thank you AND you’ll be getting your 8 daily glasses easier than you thought. Add a couple of drops of Rescue Remedy (the famous 5-flower Bach essence) if you’re feeling particularly stressed.
4. Laugh. Have a pillow fight with your partner. Get your five-year old to tell you a knock-knock joke. See what’s new in LOL cat land. Laughter opens things up and moves energy through your body.
5. Get moving. Gentle yoga-style stretches. A quick walk around the neighborhood. Simple qigong breathing. The breath moves energy through the body and enlivens every organ system.
6. Have a nap. A quick ten-minute power-nap nighty-night helps you recharge quickly and efficiently.
7. Get a hug. Or give one. Free hugs for everyone!
8. Get scentual. Dab on an essential oil or spritz it in the room — grapefruit and peppermint are great pick-me-ups.
9. Acupoints. Firm pressure at three points on the body helps alleviate stress quickly.
a. Crease of inner wrist, in a line with pinky finger.
b. Middle finger, just above top edge of finge
ail.
c. Sole of foot, in instep just forward of heel pad.
10. Phone a friend. A quick how-are-you call helps you connect to the outside world, puts your life into perspective, and helps you feel enlivened and awakened. Plus it makes your friend feel good, knowing you thought enough to call to say hello. Win.
What do you do to un-stress?
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Talyaa Liera is an intuitive, shaman, channel, writer and healer with 15 years' active experience in helping others — especially women — gain self-awareness through spiritual and shamanistic techniques. She is a passionate voice for mothers everywhere and she has written more than a million published words on parenting, spirituality, empowerment, and natural living.
Talyaa's work can be found at her website, Wild Goddess Life. .
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