30 great ways to reduce stress
Focus on the breath. Concentrating on your breathing is a powerful way to promote inner calm. Increase the number of counts as you breathe out, and then in, from 3 to…
What is stress really?
How can we define stress? Stress as a concept has become so over-used as to be meaningless. In the original sense used in the 1950s by the founder of stress…
9 grounding techniques for stress
What are grounding techniques? When you are upset, anxious, tense or feeling overwhelmed it is easy to get lost in Junkmind thoughts. Worries circling around your head like a flock…
7 warning symptoms of stress
What is stress? Stress was a term used in the 1950s by Hans Selye to describe a condition in which patients failed to cope with adverse life events. Resulting in…
A masterclass in resilience
Teaching children resilience An article in The Times gives good advice on building resilience in children. The basic idea is that parents shouldn't jump in to remove stress from their offspring.…
10 best ways to stay out of stress
Here are ten ways to stay out out of stress. To read about what to do with stress if you are in it, then read here: 30 great ways to…