Do you
feel uncomfortable levels of stress? Do you suffer from headaches? Do
you feel very tired at the end of a workday? Do you get sick very often?
Do little things tend to irritate you, and bigger things send you off
into a panic? Would you like to experience real relaxation?
In the foreseeable future, do you think these
feelings will change? Do you honestly believe that you will experience
a noticeable decrease in the amount of stress you are currently feeling?
Sadly, most of us do not change much from year to year.
Fortunately,
you can do something about this without quitting your job ... and your
family, and moving to a deserted island where the phone doesn't ring,
the boss doesn't demand, and the kids don't yell.
Studies
on stress management have shown that there are many ways to relax and
unwind. Several techniques have been rigorously researched to determine
their effectiveness. Fortunately for you, you do not need to go to a
biofeedback lab to experience the deep restfulness of physical and mental
relaxation. The relaxation tape contains several of the most effective
relaxation techniques according to current research.
You say
you do not have 10 or 15 minutes each day to relax? There are three gentle
responses to this statement:
1) all
of us, if we really take stock of our days, have more time than we think
to use in effective ways, and relaxing is an effective and important
activity,
2) if
we learn to unwind and relax for a brief period during the day, we will
be much more effective in all the other things we do during the day,
and
3) fifteen
minutes a day of relaxation is a much more sane approach to life than
the daily pain and struggles with headaches, constipation, ulcers, anxiety,
muscle pain, fatigue and the more serious problems of heart disease,
hypertension, stroke, and other diseases associated with stress.
