Stress Management for Teachers

June 3, 2010

Teaching can be a stressful job, not only is there pressure to be an excellent role model but the combination of students, their parents, management, administrative work and faculty activities can get overwhelming at times. It’s a well known fact that over 90% of all teachers experience elevated stress levels. This stress is also heightened by the economy, with low salaries and fear of job losses. Continue Reading

Holiday Stress | and ways to eliminate it.

December 14, 2009

Does the thought of the holiday season bring more stress than joy to you? Are you overwhelmed by the amount of work you would have to do to make the holiday season perfect for your family. Do you feel that your family members aren’t pulling their weight as much as you are? Well you are not alone! Each year millions of people are overstressed because of the holidays. Be it the prospect of the amount of work to be done, what to shop for your loved ones, the thought of adding on weight because of the mouth watering holiday food or even mailing the cards. Continue Reading

Eliminate Stress in just 10 Seconds!

September 19, 2009

No matter where you find yourself on your career journey, you know by now that overwhelm is a natural by-product of success.

Whether you are employed, you are in transition to your own business, you just started off on your entrepreneurial journey, you have been in it for a while and you have an established business, you deal with stress every day (sometimes every minute)
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Financial stress – Be free from it

August 23, 2009

Avoiding financial stress

Let’s face it, times like these financial pressure on every one is high, whether you are enjoying a great 6 figure salary or struggling to make those bill payments. Without knowing or realizing, these financial situations can add a great deal of stress to you, both mentally and physically. So here are few great tips to help you sort your budget in order, and few to help you be stress free. Continue Reading

8 Steps to take the Stress out of Homework

April 20, 2009

Homework, though a necessary evil, it is seen as a child’s worst enemy. Even more often, parents find them in a worse situation of making sure their child lives through it in a healthy manner. Unless a student is highly committed and focused, it can become an uncomfortable part of the daily routine. As responsible parents, the important first step would be to recognize the problem and get to the root of it. You should be able to judge if your child sees his school homework as a daily battle or a mental pressure. How often do you need to get involved in actively helping him or her? Does your encouraging conversations and motivating discussions help the child? Is there a need to talk to their teachers if you haven’t done it already? Do you see yourself as punishing or taking harsh steps to control your child and keeping him on track? Some of these steps can actually backfire and work against you as the child can become resistant to your means and even develop a solitary behavioral pattern. It is therefore important to deal with your child patiently and effectively, to make sure he benefits from your efforts and in turn becomes a responsible student. Continue Reading

10 ways to reduce commuting stress – Part 2

April 20, 2009

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5. Enjoy the ride

When on the road, everyone is in a hurry. Instead of vexing your way through over fellow riders or the long queue on traffic lights, use this time to relax and refresh yourself. Tune into your favorite morning show on FM or that album you grew old listening. The idea is to spend your time pampering your own self as this might also be your only time alone for some of you. Continue Reading

Layoff Stress

March 27, 2009

The current job market is really bad and each new day we hear about more companies laying off people. These layoff periods are very stressful to everyone involved. Surprisingly, it has been shown that people who have not been laid off are more stressed than those who are. No matter what your job situation is, this added stress if very harmful to you in the long run. This guide presents few simple tips to reduce stress especially during the layoff period in your company or if you have been laid off.
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Pregnancy Stress

December 24, 2008

During the time of pregnancy, you can experience stress because your body undergoes so many different changes. Coupled with this are emotional issues that can also stress you out. If you do not take care to curb stress when you are pregnant, it can affect your baby. It is known that acute stress can lead to stillborn children. Here are a couple of tips on how to cope with pregnancy stress:
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Stress in Bullying

December 24, 2008

It is difficult for parents to see their child being placed under undue stress or bullied by peers. To bring an end to these problems, parents need to put aside emotional responses and concentrate on calm, considered actions.
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Exam Stress

December 17, 2008

It is human tendency to live in the present, enjoying it, rather than spending time to ensure your future i better set. At the start of a semester you always tell yourself how important this is, and how you need to do well to succeed. But more often than not, there are a million things to distract you from doing the serious tasks and you keep procrastinating. You just worry about the present day and your future doesn’t concern you.You have a good time with friends and don’t pay that much attention to classroom lectures or assignments, they are just in your way of having fun. Continue Reading

Taking Back The Workplace: Workplace Stress Relief Tips

December 10, 2008

It can be easily argued that today’s world has grown far more complicated. This complication, it can be argued, is due to the high cost of living, global economy, the pressures placed on the family, etc. In addition, the increased expectations of performance and revenue generating have increased the demands in the workplace.
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Workplace Stress Relief Tips

December 9, 2008

In today’s world of 12 hour work days, long commutes, and demanding bosses stress is higher then ever, and with the current economic crisis it doesn’t look as if it will be getting better anytime soon. But did you know that work related stress can actually cause physical problems with your body? You may have noticed that lingering headache, or sore shoulders, both symptoms of chronic stress brought on my overwork.
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Breakup Stress – Tips to avoid it during holidays

December 9, 2008

There is nothing quite as painful as a breakup. The questions it can raise in your mind, the loneliness of suddenly finding your self alone, the memories of what was…it’s enough to cause anyone stress. While this gets better over time, it can be difficult to deal with in the beginning, especially in those stages that may still require you to think see your ex-partner.
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Christmas Stress – Relief Is Available

December 8, 2008

Christmas – a perfect time to get together with family, feast and celebrate. Some celebrate it as a secular holiday and celebrate their family. Others celebrate the Winter Solstice. Many just see it as a family gathering where you get to see everyone together. Unfortunately, all of this brings a sense of dread to many people. Holiday time is attributed to be one of the leading causes of stress in certain individuals. Don’t let stress ruin your vacation. Here are some suggestions on how to give you holiday and Christmas stress relief.
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Breathing Exercises for Stress Relief

November 1, 2008

One of the most popular ways of reducing stress is through breathing exercises. These exercises are easy-to-do and very effective. They won’t take too much of your time either. Here is a look at a couple of good breathing exercises that you can try out for stress relief.

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Good Food Habits for Effective Stress Management

October 31, 2008

Some foods can contribute to more stress, while others can bring down stress. When you are under stress you body produces more of cortisol, which is a stress hormone. This hormone makes you want to take in more of sweet foods or salty foods, excess of which is not good for your physical and mental health.
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Quick Tips for Stress Relief – Part 1

October 12, 2008

Stress relief tips: Elementary and Elemental

STRESS, if you have begun to understand it by now, works for your benefit more than it can do harm. How monotonous would our life be, if one didn’t have a secret desire to out-smart his peers or even the boss!! If each subsequent step or task were served to you on a platter instead of a challenge, wouldn’t we lose out on the joy of achievement or success that we earn with each days? It is the motivation and the drive to conquer what life brings to us, is what we call stress in more simpler terms. Balanced stress is as good and necessary as a balanced diet it is for a growing child and even an adult in this case.

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Quick Tips for Stress Relief – Part 2

October 12, 2008

Stress relief tips: Elementary and Elemental

Continued from part 1

Quick Tip #3: Pamper All Your Senses, even the 6th one

In this rush of the world today, struggling through the race in our minds, it is often the body that takes its toll. We don’t have to be reminded by the waning body parts before we decide to take care of them. It is extremely important and helpful to pamper your body and there is no better way to relax your mind. Take some time off to enjoy a delicious meal, a dip in a hot water tub, a quiet dance in the moon lit night or a long and soothing spa massage. It is surprising how calm, soothing and relaxing our body could feel when allowed the luxury of being pampered completely.

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7 days or 7 ways: slow and steady wins the race | Part 1

October 7, 2008

Your 1 Week Program to Stress Management

There are no shortcuts to success, and dealing with stress, is one such daunting task in itself. There are numerous ways that can take the load off your shoulders and make one feel relieved, but you will probably find that the powers of stress are magnetic in itself an it keeps coming back when you least expect it. To deal with stress, you ought to target the roots and slowly move towards your goal to say goodbye to the enigma of Stress.
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7 days or 7 ways: slow and steady wins the race | Part 2

October 7, 2008

Your 1 Week Program to Stress Management

Continued from part 1

4. Breath in and breath out, this is what the experts say
By doing some heavy and deep breathing, you provide your body an environment of composure that helps you relax. It is amazing how a deep breath in out as count back from 10 to 1, can make a huge difference in less than a minute. You might even notice your palpitating heart slows down and the sweat of your hands dry out almost instantaneously.

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Your 5 minutes guide to Stress management

October 2, 2008

We all have many ways to verbally express how stressed we feel, I wont go into the various ways we say it, though it is a lot. But all said and done, it the nature of how we work and how we relax and do things in our free time that matter on what the kind and amount of stress we feel. Even when you are doing nothing and simply bored can lead you to be stressed.

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