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30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing – Volume 1

by Julie Lusk

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Are you looking for a handy relaxation, imagery and meditation book for stress relief? Here's the perfect book! Help yourself and lead others with these scripts for relaxation, imagery, visualization & more. Easy-to -follow scripts are here to * Achieve deep, positive relaxation * Benefit from stress relief * Healing guided imagery * Awaken intuition * Increase self growth and understanding. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
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Are you looking for a handy relaxation, imagery and meditation book for stress relief? Here's the perfect eBook! Help yourself and lead others with these scripts for relaxation, imagery, visualization & more. Easy-to -follow scripts are here to * Achieve deep, positive relaxation * Benefit from stress relief * Healing guided imagery * Awaken intuition * Increase self growth and understanding. CLICK the green title link to find out more...
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Perfect for Meditation

“I use this book at work to run meditation groups. It is very diverse so that I have many choices to chose from based on my client population. I had another copy of it but used it so much it finally fell apart, this is a replacement.”  Posted July 28, 2009, 10:44 AM EST
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Easy-to -follow scripts are here to help you

  • Achieve deep, positive relaxation
  • Benefit from stress relief
  • Healing guided imagery
  • Awaken intuition
  • Increase self growth and understanding

Table of Contents for 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery, and Inner Healing

Volume 1

by Julie Lusk
Whole Person Associates

Becoming Relaxed

Feeling calm, relaxed, and centered is a foundation for any guided meditation. In fact, relaxation is healing in and of itself.

Physically relaxing the body first, before using guided imagery, increases people’s ability to concentrate and allows their minds, hearts, and spirits to be more open to the meditation. A feeling of harmony often results.

For many people relaxation is a new experience. It is important that people practice the physical form of relaxation and spend ample time with it until feeling relaxed becomes natural and easy.

The exercises in this section focus on physical relaxation. Use them on their own or combine them with an imagery exercise from one of the other sections.

  • Progressively Relaxing while Sitting in a Chair
    Designed for people sitting in chairs, this progressive relaxation exercise focuses on tensing and relaxing the different muscle groups. (20 minutes)
  • Breathing for Relaxation and Health
    Effective relaxation requires proper breathing. In this script, participants concentrate on their breathing by focusing on what their bodies are doing as they take in deep breaths, hold them, and slowly exhale. (10 minutes)
  • 1 to 10
    In this brief script, participants lie on their backs and tense their muscles as they count from 1 to 10, then release the tension as they count back down to 1. (5 minutes)
  • The Magic Ball
    In this visualization script, participants imagine they each possess a magic ball that travels over, under, and through their bodies, relaxing their muscles as it goes. (20 minutes)
  • Total Relaxation
    An eclectic introduction to some of the most popular relaxation techniques, Total Relaxation includes breathing, progressive relaxation, visualization, and body scanning. Use a part or all of this script as a short relaxation exercise prior to a guided meditation in one of the other sections of the book. (10 minutes)

Nature and the Environment
Being connected to the natural world–the ocean, forest, sky, and mountains–is for most people both relaxing and healthy. The guided meditations in this section help people find their connection with the natural world and thereby learn about forgiveness and love.

Note: Before beginning any script, describe to the participants what images you will use. If they make anyone feel uncomfortable, select an alternate script.

  • The Sea
    In this script, participants relax by taking an imaginary journey along a beach, listening to the birds and waves and watching a brilliant sunset. (5 minutes)
  • Simply Sailing
    In this script, participants imagine setting sail from a quiet dock, experiencing the sea with all its beauty and challenges, and reaching an island paradise. They are invited to release unnecessary personal ìbaggageî and return to the dock with a newfound energy. (25 minutes)
  • A Day in the Life of Another Creature
    In this relaxation and visualization script, participants let go of tension and then explore the wildlife found around a pond, first through the perspective of an animal or insect, and then from the human perspective. (20 minutes)
  • The Beach
    In this script, participants imagine they are on vacation, strolling along a quiet ocean beach, free of the usual daily pressures and hassles. (5 minutes)
  • Flying with the Eagle
    In this script for kids (and for the young-at-heart), participants leave their homes through a secret door, travel to the forest of a magnificent Mother Eagle, and go for a ride on her back. (15 minutes)
  • Oak Creek
    In this script, participants experience and feel a personal connection with the energy and the healing power of the earth and sky. (10 minutes)
  • The Night Sky
    In this script, participants imagine looking at the stars of a clear night sky and feeling their minds expand into the infinite expanse of space. (8 minutes)
  • Ocean Waves
    In this script, participants dissolve their worries and troubles by imagining they are listening to the rhythm of the ocean waves. (12 minutes)

Inner Answers
Taking the time to regularly explore and reflect upon the inner world of intuition, feelings, and thoughts can be uplifting and is a sure path to personal, emotional, mental, and spiritual growth.

The guided meditations in this section help people get in touch with their intuitive inner selves so that they may find answers to lifeís questions from within.

  • Your Inner Adviser
    In this meditation, participants have a conversation with their inner advisor to develop their intuitionómaking decisions based on gut feelings rather than on reactions to social influence. (18 minutes)
  • Fortune Cookies
    In this script, participants tap into their intuitive selves by imagining that they are reading messages contained in fortune cookies. (12 minutes)
  • Your Inner Child
    In this script, participants get to know, communicate with, and learn from their inner child. (5 minutes)
  • Time Travel: So What Do You Want to Do for A Living?
    In this script, participants imagine the future to discover potential career paths and living conditions. (20 minutes)

Healing
Integrating the mind, body, emotions, and spirit opens up vast inner resources of intuition, wisdom, and personal power.

So many of us live as if fragmented–thinking of one thing, saying something else, acting one way publicly, while feelings, moods, and emotions provide a constantly changing and inconsistent undertow.

The guided meditations in this section focus on using the mind to heal the body and emotions and to bring thoughts, words, actions, and feelings into harmony and alignment.

  • Love, Joy, and Optimism
    In this guided meditation, participants journey down a private path; encounter their own personal guide and shadow; feel love, joy, hope, and optimism; and learn to accept themselves no matter what is going on in their lives. (30 minutes)
  • Healing Yourself and the Universe
    In this script, participants relax and feel protected as past hurts and negativity are released and forgiven through the experience of being surrounded by a healing, loving light. (20 minutes)
  • Sun Meditation for Healing
    In this script, participants experience the healing power and energy of the sun as they imagine it warming and relaxing them. (5 minutes)
  • Vitamin T Imagery
    In this script, participants absorb Vitamin T, the nurturing nutrient found in healthy touch, by imagining they are receiving a massage. (18 minutes)
  • Food for Thought: Imagery for Weight Control
    In this script, participants learn to think differently about food, about dieting, and about themselves by stimulating their ability to make informed choices. This script is designed to take the struggle out of weight loss and weight maintenance while increasing the joy that should accompany positive changes. (15 minutes)
  • Breastfeeding
    In this guided meditation, mothers visualize the miraculous nursing process while nursing their babies. (10 minutes)

Personal Growth
Using imagery to encourage self-esteem, offer positive affirmations, focus on personal growth and development, and increase people’s ability to imagine sights, sounds, and other physical sensations are the main goals of these guided meditations.

  • Addiction to Wellness
    In this script, participants seek physical, mental, psychological, and spiritual wellness. Positive self-esteem is nurtured. (10 minutes)
  • Body Image Visualization
    In this visualization script, participants picture their own body images and practice positive affirmations to promote self-esteem and inner beauty. (25 minutes)
  • OM Visitation
    In this script, participants meditate on the word ìOMî to help them connect with people they love, but who are far away. (5 minutes)
  • The Blue Period
    In this empowerment script, participants observe their lives to discover trends and patterns that are occurring. This script parallels the way an art historian might look at a painterís life. For example, Picasso had his Blue Period, Pink Period, Cubist Period, and a dozen other periods throughout his life. Your life passes through phases as well. (20 minutes)
  • You Are a Child Again
    In this script, participants imagine they are children again. Children who have fun playing and moving, are confident and self-assured, and unconditionally loved. (5 minutes)
  • Flower Meditation
    In this visualization script, participants increase their ability to imagine seeing, touching, smelling, and feeling. (20 minutes)
  • A Meditation of a World Vision
    In this guided meditation, participants experience their connection to the life-force of the universe by lying on the ground and imagining the earth ís energy coming through them. (15 minutes)

PRINT BOOK: 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery & Inner Healing - Volume 1 - Print Edition
PRINT BOOK: 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery & Inner Healing - Volume 1 - Print Edition
Are you looking for a handy relaxation, imagery and meditation book for stress relief? Here's the perfect book! Help yourself and lead others with these scripts for relaxation, imagery, visualization & more. Easy-to -follow scripts are here to * Achieve deep, positive relaxation * Benefit from stress relief * Healing guided imagery * Awaken intuition * Increase self growth and understanding. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
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EBOOK Edition: 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery & Inner Healing - Volume 1 - eBook Edition
EBOOK Edition: 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery & Inner Healing - Volume 1 - eBook Edition
Are you looking for a handy relaxation, imagery and meditation book for stress relief? Here's the perfect eBook! Help yourself and lead others with these scripts for relaxation, imagery, visualization & more. Easy-to -follow scripts are here to * Achieve deep, positive relaxation * Benefit from stress relief * Healing guided imagery * Awaken intuition * Increase self growth and understanding. CLICK the green title link to find out more...
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Experience Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra really needs to be experienced first-hand to reap its benefits and feel the wonder of it.  Here’s how …

  • Watch the video below
  • Attend weekly online classes with Julie & friends
  • Listen to a recording
  • Read Yoga Nidra Meditations and Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief
  • Enjoy Yoga Nidra on Demand … or purchase a download for keeps

Yoga Nidra MeditationsYoga Nidra 1 2 3 is as easy as one, two, three.  Video / Audio 

Done lying down, this delightful yoga nidra meditation experience gently guides you into feeling totally at ease, refreshed, and energized.  Live harp, chimes, and flute music is soothing and mesmerizing.

Feel unconditional peace and joyfulness by sweeping away physical, mental, and emotional tension to clear space for insights and creativity to flourish. A heartfelt pledge (sankalpa) enables you to make positive changes that last.

Yoga Nidra 1 2 3 was recorded at a live yoga nidra class on zoom. You and your pets are warmly invited to join our friendly yoga nidra group on Mondays.  It’s wonderful!

Yoga Nidra 1 2 3 is from Julie Lusk’s book, Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation.  It is included in Nidra Shakti: The Power of Rest by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli.

Yoga Nidra 1 2 3 Video

 

Yoga Nidra 1 2 3 Audio

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Handy Yoga Nidra Links

  • Yoga Nidra FAQ
  • Yoga Nidra’s Benefits
  • How to get the most from savasana, the relaxation pose.
  • Yoga Nidra FAQ on Setting Intentions & Sankalpas
  • Yoga Nidra and Sleep One hour of yoga nidra practice is equivalent to four hours of sleep due to the series of brain waves experienced along the way.
  • Learn about Yoga Nidra and Your Brain.  It’s fascinating!
  • Class schedule

details DARE to Relax workshop

Book a Professional Speaker for your Employee Training, Conference, Workshop, and Lunch and Learn sessions. Contact Julie Lusk by email or call 513-248-9642

DARE to Relax © Workshop

Transform daily stress into the energy needed to enjoy life.  DARE’s self-care principles include Diet; Attitude and Awareness; Rest, Relaxation, and Relationships; and Exercise. 

Learning to cope with the stressors of daily living is crucial to health, happiness and well-being.  It is estimated that 60 to 90 percent of medical conditions are stress-induced or worsened by stress.  This is costly in terms of medical bills, absenteeism, and loss of productivity.  An obvious remedy is to learn self-care techniques that both reduce stress and help one cope with the effects of stress.

DARE to Relax ä is a wellness-based relaxation training and stress management program that is practical and well rounded.  The format includes a balance of factual information and experiential activities.  Participants will:

  1. Understand the dynamics of stress and it’s causes
  2. Understand the positive and negative effects of stress
  3. Learn how to reduce stress using the self-care principles of DARE to Relax ä

Diet: Nutritional considerations are discussed.  For example, stress depletes Vitamins A, B, C, and calcium.  Dietary recommendations are given to maintain proper nutrition.

Attitude and Awareness: The stress response is activated by the way a person perceives an event.  Becoming aware of stressors can help a person modify their thoughts and behavior so their reactions are healthier.  The mind/body connection is addressed and mind/body interventions are demonstrated and practiced to reduce stress.

Rest, Relaxation and Relationships: Discovering the difference of active and passive relaxation is taught.  A relaxation exercise is done so participants can learn experientially.  Information is covered on the recent research on relationships that shows the negative effects of loneliness on health.

Exercise: The benefits of exercise are well known.  In particular, physical activity helps burns off the bio-chemical effects of stress.  Participants are encouraged to maintain a practical exercise routine.

DARE to Relax Testimonials

Ethicon Edno-Surgery, Inc.

100% rated the content as excellent or above average

100% rated the speaker as excellent or above average

100% rated the program as excellent or above average

  • Everything was interesting.  I liked the relaxation exercises.
  • I learned relaxation tips to gain more energy.
  • I learned how to relax in short periods of time.  I liked the 2-minute nap.
  • I learned techniques to help relax and reduce stress.  I hope some of these techniques will help reduce my stress at work.
  • The program reiterated things I know, but was good to have confirmed.  I liked the stretches.
  • I learned to release stress with little time and quickly.  How food plays a part in stress and illness.  The instructor had excellent content.  Very beneficial.
  • It’s important to take time to relax and reduce stress.
  • I appreciated the ideas that were relevant to my situation.
  • Thank you

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems

100% rated the content as excellent or above average

100% rated the speaker as excellent or above average

100% rated the program as excellent or above average.

  • The stress fighting techniques allow me to be more focused and therefore a better team player
  • How to relax at work when things get you down.  Reinforced healthy eating and its benefits
  • Things I can do to minimize the effects of stress on my life
  • The info and exercises motivated me to start exercising again and to start yoga
  • To try and think more positive thoughts
  • I’d like more information on journaling
  • The info on the mind/body connection was excellent
  • Stop being a perfectionist – I am one and it is stressful
  • You have reinforced the idea that I can do anything I put my mind to!!

Mike Sterling, Director of Human Resources, The Art Institute of Ohio writes:

Dear Julie:  Thanks for sharing the Dare to Relax session with our staff.  I have received several positive comments about it, especially the “2- Hour Nap in 10-minutes” segment.

Our staff received several valuable tips on reducing stress and the consequences of stress at work and in our personal lives.  It was definitely time well spent. Mike

Rebecca Laney
Director, Center for Yoga and Health

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Julie T. Lusk, M.Ed.
Wholesome Resources
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Greater Cincinnati Area

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About Julie Lusk

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Hi

I never thought I’d ever be a writer, national speaker or recording artist.  In fact, I had good reasons for those beliefs, but that’s a different story.  But here I am, living proof that if you allow the flow of life, intuition, grace, good relationships, synchronicity, inspiration and action to be your guide and foundation, surprising things happen.  Somehow, your own true purpose and path will find you and support your efforts (yes, it also takes honing your skills and hard work too).

These days, I’m fortunate to regularly offer weekly yoga classes in-person and virtually. National and international  workshops on yoga, meditation, guided imagery and deep relaxation are given.  This combo gives me a nice balance of having the joy and comfort of cultivating ongoing relationships and watching people grow in body, mind and spirit, with the stimulation and challenge of designing original workshops and retreats, meeting new people and traveling to interesting places.

Businesses, schools and various organizations often invite me in to offer training in Desktop Yoga (R), stress management, and wellness strategies.  It’s so rewarding to watch people begin feeling energized and empowered on the spot!

I love learning.  I earned a graduate degree from VA Tech in counseling and have received training in numerous types of yoga ranging from extremely relaxing to quite vigorous. This centered me on the middle path.  There have been plenty of courses and retreats in yoga nidra, meditation, guided imagery, deep relaxation, energy work, and music.  Of course, living life, and my family and friends, have taught me the most.  See more about my education, training, and publications here.

Wholesome Resources is the interesting business I developed over 20 years ago.  We believe that stress relief, wellness strategies, and mind-body techniques are essential ingredients for personal and professional happiness.  We offer training and workshops for large and small groups at both worksites and retreat centers.  Individual mentoring too.

In the past, my work has included being regional director of six hospital-based holistic health and wellness centers (2 yrs), director of a health management center at a large medical clinic (10 yrs), assistant dean of students at a liberal arts college (7 yrs), director of a community college special services program (4 years), volunteer director of the Alive & Well Coalition (5 yrs), an awareness counselor in WV (2 yrs) … and other duties as assigned.

My home, with my husband and dogs, is in the greater Cincinnati area.  For fun, I enjoy making friends, hiking, playing music (flute, drums, harmonium, didgeridoo), making art messes, and reading all sorts of stuff.  I look forward to meeting you!

Julie Lusk, M.Ed., NCC, RYT-E500

Wholesome Resources ~~  Founder & Chieftess

Wholesome Resources and Services Provided

Julie is available as a business and conference speaker and consultant to groups and individuals.  Her books, recordings and other materials are plentiful.

Presenter and Professional Speaker (partial list)

  • Businesses: Procter & Gamble, Fidelity Investments, General Electric, City of Staunton, Ethicon/J&J, Xpedx, Convergys, Cincinnati Bell, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Allstate Insurance and more
  • Yoga and Meditation Centers:  Kripalu (19 years), Jesuit Spiritual Center (9 years), Discovery Yoga (4 years), Sivananda / Bahamas, Satchidananda (10 years)– Satchidananda Ashram/Yogaville (7 years) and more
  • Colleges and Universities:  University of Cincinnati, Roanoke College, Virginia Tech, University of Western Australia, Hollins College, and more.
  • National Conventions:  National Wellness Conference (16 years), NICABM ( 10 years), Speaking of Women’s Health  (4 years), National Flute Convention (2 years), International Symposium on Community Health (Washington, Hong Kong, Japan) and more.
  • Non-Profit Groups:  American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Jamaican Cancer Society, Council of Community Services, American Red Cross and more.

Published Books 

  • Yoga Nidra Meditations: 24 Scripts for True Relaxation, Llewellyn, Woodbury, MN. 2021
  • Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief, New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA. 2015
  • Yoga Meditations: Timeless Mind-Body Practices for Awakening, Whole Person Associates, Duluth, MN. 2005
  • Desktop Yoga, Penguin Group / Perigee Books, New York, NY.  1998.  Translated into Spanish, Dutch and German
  • 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing, Vol. 2, Whole Person Associates, Duluth, MN.  1993
  • 30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery and Inner Healing, Vol. 1, Whole Person Associates, Duluth, MN.  1992. Translated into Spanish and Italian

Audio Recordings

  • Refreshing Journeys and many others (Whole Person Associates, Duluth, MN)
  • Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Guided Mindfulness Meditations (Health Journeys)
  • Yoga Nidra: Guided Meditations for Relaxation & Renewal (Health Journeys)
  • Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Power of Presence CD (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Wholesome Relaxation CD (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Wholesome Energizers CD (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Blue Moon Rising CD (Kunaki Publishers / WR)
  • Many other

E-Books 

  • Mind Body Mastery:  Guided Imagery, Meditation, Real Relaxation
  • Stress Solutions Now
  • Power Napper – Guided Relaxation
  • 108 Easy Energy Answers
  • Yoga on the Go (coming soon)
  • The Original Desktop Yoga (coming soon)
  • Desktop Yoga Strategies to Calm Down, Get Energized, Spark Creativity & Reduce Frustration (coming soon)

Clients

Her clients have included Procter & Gamble, Fidelity Investments, University of Cincinnati, General Electric, City of Staunton, Ethicon/J&J, Xpedx, Convergys, Cincinnati Bell, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Allstate Insurance and more.

Julie has developed stress management materials and wellness programs for such organizations as the City of Staunton, Roanoke College, Medco Health and many others.

Her relaxation, imagery and affirmation CD’s are being used on an ongoing basis at Good Samaritan Hospital, American Heart Association, Hospice of Cincinnati, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, American and Jamaican Cancer Societies, VA Tech and other organizations nationwide.

Media

She has appeared as a guest on numerous radio and television shows for CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN and NBC affiliates, as well as South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Metro News Radio.

Yoga Journal, New Woman Magazine, Cincinnati Enquirer, Business Courier, Vegetarian Times, Body& Soul Journal for Holistic Living, Cincinnati Woman, IDEA Today, Roanoker, Wellness Management, among other publications, have featured Julie’s work in articles.

Julie’s Professional Awards and Commendations include 

  • National Certified Counselor since 1985.  Julie was a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia for 20 years
  • Registered E-500 Yoga Teacher via the Yoga Alliance since 2001
  • YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) since 2015
  • Award for Excellence in Health Promotion – Wellness Councils of America
  • Outstanding Community Service Award – Council of Community Services, Roanoke, Virginia
  • Business Associate of the Year- American Business Women’s Association    Yoga Alliance E-RYT-500

Please contact Julie Lusk now.

513-248-9642 (yoga)

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Solving Holiday Stress

November 29, 2010 by Julie Lusk

Solving Holiday Stress

Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Nicholas, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, Navidades, Hanukkah, St. Lucia Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s, the holidays are inherently stressful.

Decide now whether this year will be full of the season’s stressful traps or fulfilling with plenty of treasures to be thankful for.  Now is the time to set priorities and make the necessary changes so the holidays are inspiring and energizing instead of a drain.  It’s especially important to pay attention to what your needs and wishes are for your body, mind, and heart while finding the balance with sharing with others.

Operating on automatic can add even more stress causing unhappiness, sickness, poor relationships and lack of energy. Why not improve your ability to handle stress by practicing the following effective ways to cope with stress.  I DARE you to Relax!  Please check out the CD’s down below too.  Each provide helpful tools and techniques for renewal.  They make excellent gifts too.

DARE to Relax includes: D = Diet; A = Attitude and Awareness; R = Rest, Relaxation and Relationships; E = Exercise.

DIET: Don’t deprive yourself of essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals that can help you reduce the effects of daily stress.  Stress uses up your supply of vitamins A, B and C which can lead to feeling irritable and tired.  Calcium is essential for your central nervous system to function normally.  Without enough, your nerves become frayed.  If you consistently eat well-balanced meals, you can fortify your system giving you the nourishment to guard against the harmful effects of stress.

Eat a nutritious breakfast

Choose fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains

Choose baked or broiled food instead of fried

Cut down on too much fat, salt, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, additives and preservatives

Maintain a healthy weight

Choose holiday foods with care.  Eat the special things that are delicious and bring you in touch with warm memories.  You really don’t have to eat everything to get the taste of the holidays.

ATTITUDE AND AWARENESS: Research shows that as much as 75% of illnesses are the result of experiencing too much stress.  Not being able to handle stress properly can decrease the effectiveness of your immune system.  Become more aware of how you respond to tension and stress in your life and begin to make adjustments.  Are you responding appropriately?  Could you be over-reacting?  Is it possible to avoid or change a situation that causes you anxiety?  By improving your awareness and improving how you react to stress, it might be possible to avoid some of your headaches, stomachaches and other problems.  Try laughing.  Laughter is like internal jogging.  It aids digestion and improves alertness and productivity by sending blood and oxygen to your brain and increases the production of the body’s catecholamines.

Learn to accept situations you can’t change; give in once in a while

Learn to communicate with others; talk your worries out

Take one thing at a time; don’t take on too many changes at once

Manage your time more effectively; don’t procrastinate

Be positive and realistic

Express your feelings in healthy ways

Create variety in your work; do old things new ways

REST AND RELAXATION: It is much easier to handle stress if you are rested and know how to remain calm.  Getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night is essential.  Although recreation and being diverted from stress is helpful (playing a sport, watching a movie) true relaxation is different.  It involves giving yourself an honest break from activity and excess stimulation.  Breathing deeply, smoothly, slowly and from the diaphragm is relaxing since it too sends a fresh supply of blood to the brain and throughout the body.  It oxygenates your system and even slows down the heartbeat.

Plan leisure time; take breaks

Spend time on a hobby; seek new interests

Schedule some quiet time alone every day; meditate; pray

Have fun, play and laugh

Cut down on noise levels at home and work; turn the radio or TV off

Replenish yourself with therapeutic relaxation, guided imagery and affirmations. See the suggestions for CD’s below to feel rejuvenated improve your outlook and help your health.

EXERCISE: When under stress, there is an increase of adrenalin in the system as part of the flight or fight response, which can drain you of energy if not effectively released.  Exercise regularly to work stresses off positively.  This can improve your productivity and increase your energy.  Be sure to choose physical activity that you enjoy.

This may be the year to tamper with holiday traditions so the spirit and meaning of the holidays are once again filled with tidings of comfort and joy.

Help for the holidays. These CD’s will replenish your energy and renew your outlook.  They make great gifts too!

Wholesome Energizers CD
Wholesome Energizers CD
Listen often to release stress, refresh your outlook and feel calm. Feel rested, rejuvenated and ready for the rest of the day. Introduction and 3 tracks featuring a relaxation exercise, beautiful guided imagery and helpful affirmations to bring your energy back. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
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Wholesome Relaxation CD
Wholesome Relaxation CD
Experience deep relaxation, inspiring imagery and affirmations to enhance your personal health, increase strength, and improve your overall well-being. This is used by Good Samaritan Hospital, American Heart Assn, American Cancer Society and others. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
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Power of Presence CD
Power of Presence CD
Gain the benefits of meditation with comfort and ease. You'll soon solve workplace stress and easily handle personal challenges and health issues. CLICK the blue title link above to find out more... Digital downloads are available.
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Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra  CD (Shop @ Amazon / iTunes = We are sold out temporarily)
Real Relaxation: Yoga Nidra CD (Shop @ Amazon / iTunes = We are sold out temporarily)
This takes you into a deeply relaxing and powerful state of being fully aware while being in the state of deep sleep.

Its many benefits include:

  • Listening for 1 hour equals 4 hours sleep
  • Improves immunity
  • Increases heart health
  • Relieves stress
  • Brings inner peace and balance

Digital downloads are available.

CLICK the blue title link above to find out more...
Price: $16.95
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Filed Under: Holiday Stress Relief, Mind-Body Mastery Tools and Techniques, Stress Relief / Management, Wellness Tagged With: holiday stress relief

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