Sunday, March 15, 2009

* Tension Tamers

"Research shows that children mirror our stress" (Kathleen Hall, founder of the Stress Institute and the author of Life in Balance)
1. HEAD OUTDOORS Find a green spot and walk.
2. MAKE TIME FOR PEOPLE AND PETS
3. GET SOME EXERCISE ... Exercise causes a shift in brain chemistry
4. SLOW DOWN ... Take a few minutes to just breathe deeply.
Do Yoga... giggle... laugh
5. START A SOOTHING RITUAL... A stressful situation, but ask" What are 3 good things about the situation?"
6. DON'T FORGET TO PLAY... spontaneous, unstructured, without purpose... simply pure creative play for pure enjoyment.
7. TALK TO EACH OTHER... every person's opinion counts!

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