Relaxation
Guided Imagery for Stress Relief and Well-Being
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Relaxation Tips Information and Inspiration to Help You
Relieve Stress and Find Balance in Life Monday, November 8, 2004
Holiday Relaxation Tip
of the Week by Bryan Brewer, Producer, Self-Guided.com
Now that the U.S. Presidential election is over, I have returned
to publishing Relaxation Tips newsletter on a regular basis. Just as
"election stress" is starting to wane, we are now headed into another stressful
season: The Holidays. For the next few weeks I will be presenting a review of
Self-Guided.com's popular Top Ten Tips for Reducing
Holiday Stress. Here is Tip Number 1.
1. Create realistic
expectations -- don't try to make this the perfect holiday.
For many people, creating realistic expectations is the most challenging, and the most
important principle to apply to the holiday season. It can be so easy to get caught up in
cozy, romantic images of a fantasy holiday where everyone is happy together, everything
runs smoothly, and the sounds of laughter echo to a backdrop of snowflakes and sleigh
bells. As an alternative, think through your plans realistically and set simple measures
of success, such as “May everyone feel some happiness.”
The following excerpt from Joel and Michelle Levey’s
book Living
in Balance is a helpful reminder about how to find balance between
expectations and reality:
In search of balance, it is helpful to
think of everything – every quality, action, or object – as inseparable from its
opposite: male and female; night and day; inside and outside. No matter how much you might
like to have only the positives in life – freedom, peace, love – if you are
seeking that static state, you will always be disappointed. For every thing also
contains its opposite and both sides must be balanced: form and space, creativity
and receptivity, activity and rest, growth and decay, manifest creation and the unmanifest
source of all creation.
The good news is that, as your sense of
balance grows, you’ll find it easier to integrate the other side, "the
negatives," into your life; you’ll discover the clarity in the midst of
confusion, the stillness at the center of motion, and the love that waits behind fear and
anger. If you can learn to dance with the innumerable paradoxes of your life while staying
anchored in an extraordinary suppleness and flexibility, you will create the
stability necessary to actually find balance in your life.
Testimonial of the Week"I use the Relaxation CD often in my
work teaching stress management courses in the workplace. It is without a doubt the best
resource I know of and it’s always well-received by clients." –
Peggy K., therapist
Special Holiday Offer Receive a FREE Eye Pillow (a $7.95 value)
when you order both a Self-Guided Relaxation CD and a HOT SAX™ microwavable
heat pack.
A free eye pillow and a free Sleep CD
are automatically included in your shipment when you order the Relaxation CD and a HOT SAX
on the same order. (Offer good through November 30, 2004.)
Eye Pillow for Relaxation
Self-Guided
Relaxation CD
byJoel Levey
Guided Imagery for Stress Relief and Well-Being 30 tracks, 72 minutes
Listen only 5 minutes a day to:
Relieve daily stress
Feel more relaxed, less anxious
Rediscover your calm, peaceful center
"This is an exceptional disc in
terms of digital sound quality, the variety and scope of the spoken text, and the
adaptability of the program. It works."
-- Body Mind Spirit magazine
Microwavable Natural Heat Packs for Muscle
Relaxation and Stress Relief
Use your microwave to heat these soft, flannel-covered
HOT SAX -- filled with natural flax seeds -- and apply to your neck and shoulders
for instant relief. HOT SAX will comfortably mold to any part of your body
to provide soothing warmth for tense muscles and sore joints.
Explore the many uses for this versatile product as a
heat pack (or cold pack, too):
