Relaxation Web Site Offers Ten "Inner Tips" for
Coping with the Stress of War and Terrorism
March 17, 2003 (Seattle) – Most advice for managing stress involves doing
something about the sources of stress. But the recent flurry of terrorism alerts, troop
deployments, and weapons inspections are causes of stress and anxiety that most people
feel they have little control over.
Although it can be empowering for individuals to stockpile supplies or march in
demonstrations, the fact remains that the threats of terrorism and the prospects for war
are escalating our national levels of stress and anxiety.
The relaxation Web site Self-Guided.com is now offering ten "inner tips" for
coping with the stress of war and terrorism. These inner tips – drawn from the books
and recordings of Joel Levey and Michelle Levey, leading authors and stress experts –
involve specific ways people can manage their own responses to these events, and thus
lower their own levels of stress and anxiety.
"If you can’t change the source of stress, you can surely change your
response to it," says Joel Levey. He and his wife Michelle have researched and
written extensively about various mind-body techniques to lower stress, reduce anxiety,
and achieve peak performance.
"There are numerous ‘inner technologies’ that have been proven to relax
the mind and body, and allow a natural return to balance and harmony in life. The benefits
include increased well being, peace of mind, and resilience in daily life."
The Ten "Inner Tips" for Coping with the Stress of War and Terrorism are:
- Take short relaxation breaks to let go of tension.
- Engage in a mind-body practice to relieve stress.
- Take time to care for yourself to restore balance in your life.
- Explore the healing power of mindfulness to reduce anxiety.
- Express gratitude as a powerful antidote to fear.
- Recognize when you tell yourself "stories that don’t need to happen."
- Develop a sense of compassion to increase your resilience.
- Choose relaxing activities before bedtime to get better sleep.
- Look beyond the immediate to find the deeper meaning.
- Activate your mental powers to Envision Global Peace.
The Web site www.self-guided.com provides
more practical details about each tip, including quotes from the Levey’s books and
several online audio segments from Joel Levey’s Self-Guided Relaxation CD.
Joel Levey and Michelle Levey are the authors of Living in Balance (Conari Press,
1999), Simple Meditation and Relaxation (Conari Press, 1998), and The Fine Arts of
Relaxation, Concentration & Meditation (Wisdom Publications, revised edition 2003).
