http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/Stress-relief-blog.html This blog looks at stress in everyday life and how we can deal with it. From how to cope with stress in holiday times to stress at work, this blog will be a great help to reducing levels of stress en-us Stress relief Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:11:44 GMT Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:11:44 GMT stress-relief-choices.com http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/articles-on-stress.html Are you looking for articles on stress so that you can understand your own stress more fully? The following are articles which go into some depth to explain the different areas of stress. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:11:44 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/sleeping-problems.html Do you have sleeping problems? Do you have trouble getting to sleep or find that you wake up in the night and cant get back to sleep? What 7 things can you do tonight to help you sleep? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:01:14 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/what-is-stress.html Learn through examples about stress, what is stress and the causes of stress. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:17:50 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-nutrition.html When you have stress nutrition intake is lowered. In what 5 ways is your nutrition intake lowered and how can you combat this? Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:23:24 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/teen-stress.html What is teen stress and why is does it affect teenagers to such a degree? What stress relief techniques are there for teenagers? Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:48:53 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/workplace-stress.html A large proportion of our lives are spent at work. Workplace stress therefore accounts for a large proportion of the stress generated in our lives. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:15:38 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-relief-techniques.html What are the best stress relief techniques available today? We look at meditation, breathing techniques and several other options. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:10 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-exercises.html Stress management exercises are a wonderful way of dealing with stress as it arises. Find out 3 ways to help your stress levels. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:14:49 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-journal.html A how to guide for using a stress management journal. What you need and the benefits of using journaling for stress relief. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:30:09 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management.html From working in Fortune 500 companies to living in a Buddhist monastery, learn the stress management masterclass to take charge of stress. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:28:27 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/nutrition-and-stress.html There is a big connection between nutrition and stress. What 5 ways can nutrition help you to reduce stress? Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:01:00 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-relief-games.html What stress relief games can you use to help manage your stress levels? What are the best ways of using games to reduce your stress? Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:51:32 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-headache.html Due to the changes in the modern lifestyle people are more prone to stress headaches. What natural ways are there to deal with your stress headache easily? Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:30:57 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-for-teachers.html Teaching is becoming more challenging as a profession: more paperwork, more bureaucracy and more unruly classes. This stress management for teachers article outlines 7 ways to deal with stress. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:50:28 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-relief-food.html We are what we eat: we eat well, we are healthy and stress free; we eat poorly, we have poor health and get stressed easily. What stress relief food is available to relieve stress? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:28:43 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/computer-stress.html What is computer stress and why the increase in people being affected by it? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:25:21 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/computer-stress-relief.html Computers are now a part of our everyday life but many of us are affected by computer stress. What different computer stress relief techniques are there? Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:59:31 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-in-nursing.html There are huge levels of stress in nursing. Not only do nurses have to work in a high pressurized environment but the decisions they make can literally be life or death decisions. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:00:28 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-for-nurses.html There are huge amounts of stress in nursing but what can nurses do about this? The following stress management for nurses article goes into some depth to explain some stress relief techniques. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:58:16 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/low-stress-jobs.html We all want to find low stress jobs. Or at least we think we do. Something always trips us up and our low stress jobs become high stress. What is this thing and what can we do about it? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:45:54 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/work-stress-relief.html We spend a large proportion of our lives at work. What techniques are there for achieving work stress relief? Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:46:46 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/workplace-stress-management.html We spend a large proportion of our lives at work. Workplace stress management is something that is very important in order to cope with stress generally in our lives. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:56:10 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/causes-of-workplace-stress.html What are the causes of workplace stress? What are the things that cause stress at work? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:34:10 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/art-therapy.html Art therapy is a wonderful way of releasing stored up stress and anger. Not only can you tap into and release past hurts but you can also let go of current stressful situations. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:59 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/reduce-holiday-stress.html What further techniques can you use to reduce holiday stress? What are the things you can implement to make your holiday more fun, more relaxing and less stressful? Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:54:23 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/holiday-stress-tips.html What other ways are there to cope with holiday stress? Another article explaining some more holiday stress tips for banishing stress on holiday. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:56:06 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/holiday-stress-management.html How do you cope with holiday stress? An article explaining Ten Holiday Stress Management tips for reclaiming your holiday from stress. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:03:28 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/holiday-stress.html Holiday stress seems to affect a lot of people nowadays. You work so hard all year and the last thing you want is to get stressed on holiday. What is holiday stress and why do you get so stressed? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:53:22 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-for-children.html Stress management for children is really important nowadays. What can you do as a parent to help them? Mon, 19 May 2008 11:30:34 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/contact.html If you want to contact Stress Relief Choices please use the following form. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:47:16 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/children-and-stress.html What is the relationship between children and stress? Using my own experience as a nanny I look at how stress is affecting our children. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:30 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/reiki-healing.html Reiki healing is a wonderful form of stress relief. It helps to calm the mind and heal the body on a very deep level Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:16:12 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/teen-stress-management.html Teen stress management not only involves the teenager. Parents also have a huge role to play. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:26:07 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/meditation-for-stress-management.html Using meditation for stress management is key to reducing stress in your life. What tips and techniques would a man who spent thrree years studying in a Buddhist monastery recommend? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:25:39 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/meditation-relieve-stress.html We look at different meditation techniques and ask can meditation relieve stress? Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:16:07 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-and-meditation.html Do you want to know more about stress and meditation? Why is meditation so beneficial for stress management? Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:59:42 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-meditation.html When it comes to stress meditation is the cornerstone of any recovery. Meditation is like exercise for the mind. If you want a fit and stress free mind then meditation is for you. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:56:24 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-management-for-teens.html What can you as a teen do to help reduce stress in your life? Read this to find out more about stress management for teens Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:33:24 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/teen-stress-relief.html What can teenagers do to help themselves relieve stress? Read the following to find out what teen stress relief techniques are available. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:43:21 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/about--the-author.html To find out more about the author and why I decided to create Stress Relief Choices. What inspired me to write about relieving stress? Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:34:31 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/causes-of-teen-stress.html What are the main causes of teen stress in our society nowadays? Why has becoming a teenager become so stressful? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:39:39 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/Stress-relief-blog.html#Winter-Stress Something seems to happen after Xmas and New Year. The big build up and excitement of Xmas is over. Suddenly we feel low. We feel like there is nothing to look forward to and stress starts to build in our lives. The days seems so short, the weather sets in and life gets really boring... Or at least it seems that way. So how can we deal with Winter Stress and Winter Blues? Here is a list of things we can do to help ourselves: 1. Get outside for a walk each day. Even if it is raining - get some waterproofs on. Get some fresh air and some natural light. It makes such a difference. Not only does our body get the light it needs but also get some exercise! Two birds with one stone. 2. Turn the TV off and read a book. I find that watching TV in winter takes me into a really dark space. I start to live my life through soap operas, and seeing as they are pretty miserable, I become miserable. Find a really positive author, like Paulo Coelho or Richard Bach. See how your moods and stress levels change with what you put into your mind. 3. Spend some time in the woods or in nature. Feel the peace and quiet that winter has. Feel this period of inner reflection and go inside yourself. What are your desires and needs - fulfill them. 4. Be kind to yourself. Winter is a tough time for a lot of us so be extra careful. Don't take on too much or burn yourself out. Realise that you don't have to do so much. Be kind. So I hope that these reflections help to give you some guidance about Winter Stress and that you start to see the light of Spring on the horizon. Be well, Piers Cross Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:20 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/stress-free-new-years-eve.html New Year's Eve is billed as the biggest party of the year. But for how many of us is New Year's Eve one of the most stressful nights of the year? I know that for myself I never used to enjoy the New Year's celebration. I felt such a pressure on myself to get drunk and 'enjoy' myself. I used to pass out before midnight or go and hide in a corner because I felt so depressed. The truth was that I never felt like I fitted in with this type of celebration. The first time I really enjoyed New Year was when I was living in a Buddhist monastery. The first year felt so strange because it had been so many years since I had been sober at New Year. But it felt wonderful. I kept having to pinch myself because it felt so amazing to be sober and having fun! I was sober, with friends and really being kind to myself. We had a routine in the monastery where the abbot would give a talk which was followed by a period where we could spend time chatting with friends. During this time we were asked to reflect on the year which had just passed. We were told to write on one sheet of paper all the things we wished to be forgiven for and all those people we wished to forgive. On a second piece of paper we were asked to write all the things we aspired to for the coming new year. What was it we wanted, what qualities in ourselves did we want to develop and what did we want to achieve? Each person then took turns in burning the first piece of paper in an urn and the second piece of paper was placed on the altar. I found this to be such a beautiful way to spend new year. Coming inwards and searching for our own happiness rather than looking outside. For inside is where the heart is, where we can solve our stresses & strains and learn how to relieve stress. What a beautiful way to start the year. Stress relief really comes down to us taking responsibility for ourselves. It is about learning what stresses us and learning to change how we react to it. So if New Year's Eve is stressful make changes. Get some friends together, spend some time meditating, nourishing each other, build a fire, cook a beautiful meal and love yourself. Do what you want to do rather than fulfilling the expectations of others and you will find this will be a wonderful foundation to build this new beautiful year on. May you all have a beautiful new year! Happy New Year! Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:20:37 GMT http://www.stress-relief-choices.com/xmas-stress.html Merry Xmas! For many of us Xmas can be a very stressful period of time. There can be a great expectation on us to be happy, to enjoy ourselves and have fun. But being around our families for such a prolonged and intense period of time doesn't always make us feel this way! What I want to say today is that if you are feeling stressed out over the holiday period, you are not the only one - so don't give yourself a hard time. Society tries to make us feel that we 'should' be a certain way. But for many of us, we have worked hard over the 12 months and all we want is to have a break and a good sleep. So give yourself what you need this Xmas. Rest, walk, exercise, eat well, sleep well, do the family thing - but don't overdo it. Be nice to yourself this holiday. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:15:50 GMT