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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, December 6, 2004
Holiday Relaxation Tip
of the Week by Bryan Brewer, Producer, Self-Guided.com
Most of us already know how the holidays can be a time of
overindulgence. But it never hurts to hear the message of "moderation" again.
Today's tip (from Self-Guided.com's popular Top Ten Tips for Reducing
Holiday Stress) has some especially helpful suggestions about food, exercise,
and sleep.
6. Eat and drink sensibly,
and get plenty of exercise and sleep.
For most people, the holidays go hand in hand with too much fat, sugar, caffeine, and
alcohol, and not nearly enough sleep and exercise. One of the easiest and most
straightforward ways to combat holiday stress is to pay better attention to your body’s
need for healthy food, exercise, and sleep during this intense time of year.
Below is an excerpt from Joel and Michelle Levey’s
book Living in Balance that gives some perspective on this
issue:
Our bodies, big and little, offer many
insights into the nature of balance. Not only can we learn about balance from the body,
but we also need to provide the conditions for balance for the body – proper food,
exercise, and sleep – so it can work in an optimally balanced way.
Food
The ability of your body to maintain adequate reserves of energy against the impact of
stress depends to a large extent on a well-balanced and nutritionally sound diet. The food
you eat, and the way you eat it, play a significant role in your total feeling of physical
and mental well-being.
Exercise
You were made to move! For millions of years your ancestors roamed the savannahs, swam in
shallow inland seas, climbed trees, ran, walked, rolled, and frolicked in the fields. They
lived an active and embodied existence. Is it any wonder that if feels so good when you
exercise and why you can feel so funky when you don’t? To maintain a healthy sense of
balance in life, it is necessary to get up and stretch or move at frequent intervals
throughout the day.
Sleep
Quality sleep is essential for a balanced life. During sleep, the body rests, cleanses,
and purifies itself. It repairs, rebuilds, grows, and heals itself. During sleep, the
stresses, strains, and tensions accumulated throughout the day are ideally released, and,
in our dreams, to some degree resolved. When our circuits are jammed with stress, and we
tumble into bed exhausted and wake ourselves up with alarms, we are less likely to realize
the full benefits sleep has to offer.
"I think it
is a brilliant use of the CD as a medium. I get a very direct, Zen-like feeling
from the CD. It is the best relaxation program for me. I listen to it repeatedly, varying
the sequences and I don’t get bored." – Lon
H., Maryland
Special Holiday Offer Buy Two and Get a Third One FREE
(Applies only to Relaxation CDs and HOT SAX™ heat packs)
Make your holiday gift giving simple this
year with this limited time offer from Self-Guided.com. From now through December 17,
2004, we will automatically include an extra Self-Guided Relaxation CD
for every two you buy (also includes extra free Sleep CD), and an extra HOT SAX
microwavable heat pack for every two you buy. Just place a single order for two products
and we'll make sure the extra product is included free in your shipment.
(Offer good through December 17,
2004.)
These Products Make Great Gifts --
for yourself and for others.
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):
