Holiday Stress

It can get to the best of us. Your go-to meditation mobile applications can even be utterly useless. One of the best things that you can do for that stress is to take thirty minutes to meditate or just sit quietly and focus on breathing. You might say that you do not have time to spare around the holidays but if you think about the time spent in front of the TV, you should be able to find some time to relax. When you feel yourself getting stressed out, stop breathe deeply and notice how your body is feeling. Notice if you have tension or discomfort anywhere. What emotions are you feeling? The simple act of stopping and acknowledging those feelings is often enough to diffuse them. Sometimes they are like wild cats that just do not want the attention and run away. Physical activity is also something that is very important when it comes to getting rid of stress. Just take a quick walk around the block without any media in front of you or in your ears. It will do you a world of good.

Using the Hardwired to Fight Stress

Our biological stress responses have not really changed that much since the caveman days. Our environments, on the other hand, changed many times over. In the wild, there was a fight or flight response to stress and then one of the actions was taken which negated all those stress hormones and helped you return to normal. When you are sitting in on a video conference and are stressing out over the idiot babbling in front of you, punching your screen would not be the advisable way to handle the stress. There are things that we can do to work with the way that we are supposed to handle stress. You could get your heart rate up using at least a minute of intense activity. All it takes is a minute. Try jumping jacks or running up some stairs. You should also eat regularly to keep your sugar levels from dropping. Even it you are running from meeting to meeting, you still cannot skip a meal. At least try a granola bar to hold you over.