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Relaxation Tips Information and Inspiration to Help You
Relieve Stress and Find Balance in Life Thursday, December 9, 2004
Holiday Relaxation Tip
of the Week by Bryan Brewer, Producer, Self-Guided.com
Most of us are familiar with the core holiday message of
"Peace on earth, goodwill toward men." (This applies to women as well, of
course.) But sometimes this truly heartfelt sentiment can be difficult to remember amidst
the stress that often accompanies family gatherings. Today's tip (from Self-Guided.com's
popular Top
Ten Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress) may help you remember a few simple
skills that can help everyone get along more peacefully.
7. Practice being a
peacemaker if family squabbles erupt.
With the stress of holiday expectations, it’s easy for people to get their feelings
hurt. If this starts happening in your family interactions, shift your view to the bigger
picture and help family members make peace with one other. Two simple keys here are to
listen more attentively and to let others know that they have been heard.
Below is an excerpt from Joel and Michelle Levey’s
book Living
in Balance that may help you with good communication with your family
members during the holidays:
An important dimension of balance in action
is how you communicate with others. As you practice mindfulness, you’ve probably
begun to notice that, even as you engage in conversations with people throughout the day,
you have a fair amount of background conversation going on in your own mind
as you constantly interpret, evaluate, and judge your experience.
Although this mental activity is useful in
making sense out of your experience, it may actually be reducing the clarity of your
experience itself. If we’re talking together, for example, it’ll be impossible
for you to really hear what I’m saying if you’re talking at the same time –
and that includes thinking about what you’re going to say next.
Because so many of the breakdowns in our
personal and professional relationships come about because people are not being listened
to, or not feeling listened to, learning to listen better is really an important
skill. Perhaps if people could calculate how much poor attention and listening
habits cost us in rework, frustration, accidents, and heartache, we’d be more
motivated to invest the time, energy, and attention necessary to improve the quality of
our awareness and communication skills.
Click on either of the links
below to listen to track 3 from Joel Levey's Self-Guided
Relaxation CD:
Track 3 -- Magical Moments (2 min 11 sec)
A heartfelt inspiration to personal excellence, and a vivid reminder of how to reconnect
with your calm, peaceful center. Listen: Real AudioWindows
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Best wishes for a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.
"I ordered a set [Relaxation CD and Sleep CD] for myself and another
for my son. I have suffered many sleepless nights, and my son, who is a
college student, has had some recent problems with getting to sleep and staying
asleep."
"So, in my search for
relaxation info and CD's, I luckily came across your web site. I have used the Sleep CD
several times now and I find that the narrator voice is very soothing ... I can easily
follow his prompts and I especially enjoy the waves track at the end. I wish it was
longer! As promised, it helps to lull you off to sleep." -- Brenda H., Texas
NOTE: The Self-Guided
Sleep CD is included free with each order of the Self-Guided Relaxation CD.
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
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and we'll make sure the extra product is included free in your shipment.
(Offer good through Friday,
December 17, 2004.)
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byJoel Levey
Guided Imagery for Stress Relief and Well-Being 30 tracks, 72 minutes
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