Stress Management

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Meditate to Manage Stress

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(from 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress by Kathleen Barnes) Meditation isn’t complicated or particularly esoteric. Meditation is simply stilling your mind. Since we know the mind and body and spirit are all interwoven, stilling the mind will heal body and spirit as well. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, but modern science … Read more

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A Kinder, Gentler Stress Response

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I’m sure you‘ve heard of the “fight or flight” syndrome. That’s the response to a threat—real or imagined—that triggers the survival mechanism that floods your body with hormones and nerve stimulants. At that moment in time, there is nothing more important than survival. Nature shut down all non-essential body processes and prepared our ancestors to … Read more