Bhavesh's Tryst

Try "minis." Minis are shorter versions of the relaxation response technique that you can use quickly whenever you feel tension beginning to grip you. Taking the following actions will help to reduce stress if you don't have a lot of time:

• Take a deep breath and hold it for several seconds. Then let your breath out very slowly while repeating your focus word.
• Put your right hand just under your navel. Focus on breathing down to your navel. As you breathe in the first time, say the number ten. Breathe out. Then breathe in and say the number nine. Breathe out. Continue until you reach zero.
• Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth ten times. Notice how cool the air feels when you inhale and how warm it is when you exhale.
• Imagine air as a cloud. As you breathe, envision that the air comes to you as a cloud, filling you and then leaving you

posted by Bhavesh Jhaveri  # 12:31 PM