The moment I made the decision to make this move, I also made the decision to let it be easy. This was a choice, and one I had to continue to make every single day.
I set my alarm and 20 minutes later, I was a new me. I didn't even have to think about what I was going to do, I just did the first thing that came naturally. Now, GPS for the Soul has become my daily opportunity for me to check in with me.
Through my experiences over the past year, I've learned the hard way that chronic stress is a silent killer, playing a key role in many significant he...
By Pixie Casey I was 18 the first time a therapist tried to get me to embrace the idea of daily affirmations. I was dealing with depression, anxiet...
Was there a moment you hit overload and realized you needed to make major changes to slow down your life? We asked this question to readers via Twitte...
Breathing training (and other forms of meditation) can be an extremely powerful tool to increase the awareness of thoughts that promote chronic stress (or promote calm). Breathing training also increases the effectiveness for us to relax (or shed the stress response) on command.
The operative word here about stress is that it is a perception, also known as a thought or point of view. There are objective stressors, to be sure. But how these affect us determines our body's stress response.
Truman Capote once described himself as a “completely horizontal author” who wrote his best works lying down, often with a cigarette or sherry in ...
Been feeling stressed lately? You are not alone. Eight out of ten adults reported feeling stressed at work this year. It's such a prevelant conditi...
Prevention can allow us to build up little moments of calm throughout our day that we can draw from when we feel ourselves tensing up or revving up. Try taking revitalizing little breaks to increase that pool of calm inside of you and remind you that life is not a race.
Americans are stressed. Ninety-one percent of us felt stressed by something in the month of March, with 77 percent of us feeling stressed “regul...
Welcome to Day 13 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use these two...
Although the recent Stress in America survey found that Baby Boomers and adults over 67 are the least-stressed age groups in the country, that doesn't...
One quick, free and practical way to de-stress? Recite an affirmation. It sounds too good (and too simple) to be true, but saying a mantra could se...
Welcome to Day 9 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use these two ...
Welcome to Day 8 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use these two ...
Welcome to Day 6 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use the next t...
Welcome to Day 5 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use the next t...
This is a focus problem. And it's something you're struggling with, too. Challenge your current work habits and you'll do a lot to reduce the nervous buzzing around that stress can create. Here are some strategies for keeping yourself focused and engaged, rather than consumed by stress.
Nothing causes stress like lingering in the limbo of indecision! So start today by making a few decisions: Whether to keep this or give it away. File it or shred it.
Tuesday, April 16, is National Stress Awareness Day. All April long, we've been talking stress and tips to combat it. Yesterday, during our #stressles...
Welcome to Day 2 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use the next t...
Welcome to Day 1 of HuffPost Healthy Living's 14-Day Stress-Less Challenge! In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, our goal is to use the next t...
No two people deal with stres the same -- and as I'm seeing now -- and many people don't deal at all. And you know what? It's all good. I believe we all get where we need to go eventually.
You don't have to listen to hippie music or burn incense. You don't need a meditation space. Make the world your meditation space. Make your desk, the free throw line, the jog out in the park your meditation space.
