Deep Breathing

Breathing exercises are a powerful way to manage Stress. One particular method that is becoming more popular worldwide is Deep Breathing. There are many benefits of practicing in this way of which I will explain shortly, so please stay with me. Do you ever stop what you are doing and think exclusively about breathing? It is an automatic function, where we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Breathing is a conscious and a sub-conscious process. When you think about it, breathing is one of the most important and powerful resources you can tap into, as it is the … Continue reading Deep Breathing

Take a Device-Free break

How electronic focussed are you? We live in a world that revolves around devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops. Having access to electronic devices that stream information to you 24/7 is not healthy for your Mental Health and Wellbeing as a whole. At the touch of a button, you have access to enormous amounts of data on every conceivable subject, including video, photos and audio to reinforce that knowledge. Perhaps it is the attraction of instant updates to your favourite person or event, and the need to be ‘in the know’, to stay on par with your peers which means … Continue reading Take a Device-Free break

Optimism and Wellbeing

Optimism is about having a positive outlook for the future. Optimism is having the belief that this future will be positive. Optimism reflects hope and faith which in turn promotes a perception that world is and can be a better place to live in. If we focus on what is good about a situation and how to do things better, having this optimism releases stress from within our body. The release of stresses associated with negativity, enables us to live a more manageable existence, confident that the future will be positively good. Are people naturally optimistic or pessimistic and can … Continue reading Optimism and Wellbeing

How to deal with Quiet Stress.

How to deal with Quiet Stress “Despite getting a bad rap over the years, expressing anger or frustration is far healthier than smiling sweetly while feeling quietly stressed.” according to Prof Cooper of Manchester University. “There is a growing epidemic of people who don’t voice their anger, and suffer just as much.” When she was growing up, Kate was aware her father had a temper. “He would fly off the handle very easily. My mother was forever telling him to calm down before he had a heart attack,” she remembers. “Growing up, if my brother or I ever lost our … Continue reading How to deal with Quiet Stress.