| To reduce the effects of stress in the workplace, take | | | | and that you don't think you could stand to lose - such |
| an emotional and spiritual, as well as a physical break, | | | | as your house, your favorite sport, your pet, your |
| at least every two hours, preferably every hour. | | | | relationship with a loved one, your hearing, your |
| Here are five de-stressors you can do in thirty | | | | eyesight, your life. Visualize your treasure between |
| seconds each... | | | | your hands. Feel intense love and gratitude for every |
| 1. Stretch your hands, arms, and shoulders. In addition to | | | | joyful instant that you have spent with your important |
| unwinding the kinks, this exercise provides a good | | | | something. Now slowly raise your hands above your |
| warm-up for any of the other emotional exercises. | | | | head, spread your hands apart, and RELEASE your |
| Stand and hold your arms out to your sides so your | | | | treasure back to the Universe. It never belonged to |
| body and arms form a cross. Gently bend each hand | | | | you anyway - it was just on short term loan from |
| back at the wrist until the fingers point straight upward. | | | | Spirit. Choose another important something and |
| Keeping your arms fully extended to the sides, with | | | | release it. For everything important in your life, pick it up, |
| your fingers still extended upward, twist each hand and | | | | love it, nurture it, give thanks for it, and then release it. |
| arm in a wringing motion as if you were operating a | | | | Do the same exercise for each person that you have |
| screwdriver. | | | | ever loved, and that has passed from this life. Hold |
| 2. Conscious Breathing: Breathe deeply and slowly. | | | | them, love them, give thanks for them, and then |
| Focus your entire attention on each in-breath and | | | | release them back to the Universe. |
| out-breath. Visualize drawing new clean energy in | | | | 4b. Now, release your burdens - your fears, regrets, |
| through the top of your head on each in-breath, and | | | | guilts, shames, embarrassments, angers. One by one, |
| expelling old stale energy out the soles of your feet on | | | | focus on each memory or fear that troubles you, hold |
| each out-breath. | | | | it close, then release it back to the Universe. Release |
| 3. Inner Smile: While conscious breathing, close your | | | | each incident from your past that still bothers you. |
| eyes and set the corners of your mouth in just the | | | | Release each fear - your fears about your health, |
| slightest smile. Visualize your smile growing larger and | | | | your family, your job, and every other fear. Breathe |
| larger, and your happiness increasing. | | | | deeply, and give thanks. |
| 4. Release: This exercise releases both your | | | | 5. Merging: While conscious breathing, close your eyes |
| attachment to those things that haunt you, and your | | | | and visualize merging with the entire Universe - with |
| attachment to the fear of losing what you do not | | | | each person, each animal, each plant, each bit of |
| believe you can live without. | | | | everything seen and unseen. Feel a unity with Spirit |
| 4a. Choose something that is very important to you | | | | and all that is. |