Stress Management Skills

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There is good news about stress management skills. They can be improved, and we have some excellent new technology available that will help with that if you want to go the technology route.

If you are interested in more traditional stress management, then read Mantak Chia’s book, “Becoming a Multiorgasmic Man”.

Get your attention?

Chia does not sell any potions or wave any magic wands though.

You practice and learn very disciplined breathing and attentional skills, which are the essence of stress management skills.

Our body is fast in terms of stress response. Without a fast stress response, which is designed to get my body prepared for a life or death action in much less time than it takes me to blink my eyes, even two to four times faster than I can blink my eyes, we would not have been able to hunt effectively, and by the way, that hunting happened in teams, or defend myself from attacks from other bigger, stronger hunters.

That same physiology which is so well adopted to the wild, actually hinders my ability to handle a marital dispute or my ability to handle a customer service issue, for example.

However, there is good news for our stress management skills. We have been successful at this stress management process thousands of times.

The bad news is that when we do not manage our stress response, and we move in to full blown fight or flight syndrome, people can get hurt, because in fight or flight or freeze chemistry, those are our only behavioral choices.

The experience of that adrenalin rush, called ‘combat rush’ can get addictive, because you do feel very alive, but the physiology is designed to keep you alive when you are in a life or death situation.

It is certainly appropriate to seeing an oncoming driver in your lane, but not to a work or marital disagreement.

Just for a Moment Imagine…. that you have won the lottery. Now tell me what feeling you have?

For most folks the thought of winning the lottery brings a feeling of excitement and some immediate spending plans.

Now imagine having this thought about having won the lottery;

“It is not enough, once again the state has cheated me!”

What feelings accompany that thought?

For most folks the feeling is bitter resentment, and by the way, I use this scenario in my anger management groups, so I have seen the response of folks who create those thoughts.

Stress Management Skill #1-Change the Thought to Change the Feeling

Stress Management Skill#2-Change the Thought to Change the Feeling Frequently.

Stress feelings or happy feelings follow a thought.

In the above scenario, feelings of happiness or resentment follow a thought about winning the lottery.

So it is my thoughts about situations in my life which bring feelings, and if the feeling I am having is a worry or fear or anxiety kind of feeling, related to thoughts about being overwhelmed or not having the skills or resources necessary to handle the situation at hand, all I have to do to change the chemistry in my body is to change the thought or better yet, the thinking and breathing pattern to thoughts which relax and breathing which is deeper and longer.

Of course, that doesn’t do anything for soothing the angry customer.

What changing the thought/breathing pattern can do is open higher perceptual centers in the brain for brainstorming solutions that help your customer, for example, feel like he or she is important to you.

Why Not Practice Stress Management Skills on a Schedule?

If you stop and think about it folks, we practice stress thinking and chemistry on a schedule, and that schedule is pretty much constant.

Why not practice stress management skills regularly too, so that you are in stress chemistry 50% of the time and Heartmath chemistry 50% of the time?

Heart rate variability biofeedback is an excellent tool that speeds up the process that Chia talks about in his book.

Heart rate variability is the name given to the process of learning to manage the time between heart beats, and it is easy and quick to learn, works in a heart beat, on any given heart beat, and does utilize deeper breathing and thoughts of appreciation and cooperation, so it is a great tool to use on any given heart beat to change the chemistry in my body.

One other side effect is that heart rate variability opens the higher perceptual centers in my brain, so I can schedule heart rate variability biofeedback for excellent brainstorming sessions.

Stress management skills learned the heart rate variability way are an integral part of any brain fitness workout too.

Why is stress management important in brain fitness? About 10-15 years ago the neuroscientists discovered that we grow new neurons every day, and those neurons can migrate to the hippocampus where they help me sustain memories.

However, they do not necessarily survive a brain bath of adrenalin or cortisol, so do your heart rate variability biofeedback regularly to bathe those new neurons in DHEA, the anti-aging hormone, instead of adrenalin and cortisol, and facilitate their movement to the memory centers, where you challenge them with a computerized novel learning experiences, which facilitates increased neuroplasticity which gives you greater problem solving skills for that irritated customer mentioned at the top of the article.

With a bit of practice, you will be writing to Mantak Chia, and offering him a critique.

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The Pros and Cons of Neurofeedback Therapy – Biofeedback For the Brain

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Much news coverage has been given lately to an amazing scientific breakthrough called neurofeedback that can treat many disorders related to brain function, including ADHD, depression, eating disorders, and several others. If you have been wondering if neurofeedback therapy can help you, there are a few factors you will want to weigh when considering this treatment.

First, it is a very safe procedure. Neurofeedback is completely non-invasive, and most people who have been through the therapy say that it is comfortable and even enjoyable. The therapist will attach electrodes to your scalp, which are held in place by a water-soluble gel. These electrodes conduct the current coming from your brain into an EEG device, which will transmit this information onto a computer screen. No input goes into the brain; the machine simply reads the electrical energy coming from your brain.

There are virtually no significant side effects to the procedure. Some patients have reported feeling a bit tired after a neurofeedback session. Body language expert and author of The Productivity Epiphany, Vincent Harris, reported that he was extremely tired after his first session, but that he was back to normal after taking a nap and a good night’s sleep. If you find that you are tired after a session, let your therapist know, and they can easily adjust the settings to avoid much of the temporary fatigue.

Although sensitivity to the gel used to attach the leads is very uncommon, some people have experienced this mild side effect. If you have sensitive skin, let your therapist know, and he or she can do a small patch test before proceeding.

Studies continue to be conducted to determine the efficacy of neurofeedback. While solid evidence is pending regarding the use of neurofeedback in the treatment of some conditions, several studies support the benefits of the intervention of neurofeedback. Positive results from neurofeedback therapy have been demonstrated in numerous case studies. These results are often long lasting because neurofeedback actually changes the way the brain works.

In the case of ADHD, or ‘attention deficit hyperactivity disorder’, for example, several studies have found that 8 out of 10 (80%) of those with ADD/ADHD who are treated with neurofeedback therapy are able to leave the aggravating symptoms behind for many years with just 30-40 sessions in most cases.

The results you experience from a neurofeedback procedure could depend somewhat on the environment in which you receive the treatment. It can be more effective if it is performed where the problem you’re trying to solve usually occurs. For instance, teenagers with ADHD may have better results when their neurofeedback sessions take place in the classrooms where they have difficulty concentrating.

Neurofeedback can be costly, however. This type of therapy is not always covered by insurance plans, and the cost for treatment can range from $90 – $150 for each session. Most practitioners offer payment plans for their clients. Some offer an interest free loan through www.CareCredit.com. In some instances, health insurance will reimburse a portion of the cost of the therapy.

Here is what one therapist asks patients to consider when he is talking to them about neurofeedback therapy. After he has explained how neurofeedback works, he tells them, “Before you decide to go ahead and begin the training, let me ask you to consider something. Pretend for a moment that we are six months into the future; you have completed six months of neurofeedback therapy and have experienced significant and deeply profound results. In fact, you feel so much different than you did six months ago, that you sometimes feel as if a miracle occurred.”

He continues, “Now, if after you have experienced all of these wonderful changes, the ones you are enjoying so fully and completely now, thinking back to how much you had struggled six months ago, and I offered you $4,000 cash–I want to buy back all of the results you have achieved with neurofeedback. I will give you back the money you spent and we’ll just take away all of the positive changes you experienced. Will you sell the results to me for $4,000?”

He said he has never had someone tell him yes, and that to most patients, having looked at it from this perspective, $4,000 seems like a trivial amount of money to invest in the happiness and increased quality of life that neurofeedback therapy can bring them.

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Apple Cider Vinegar Wonder Drink

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This is a wonder drink recipe based on two ingredients found in the kitchen. Apple cider vinegar and honey are two home remedies that cure many ailments on their own but when combined together, they can be extremely beneficial in curing common diseases.

How to prepare the wonder drink
Mix 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 1 tablespoon of honey in a tall glass of water. Stir well and drink in small sips.

When to use it
*Use it for general health and prevention. It restores your health and revitalizes your body by modifying the intestinal flora which helps digestion and boosts the immune system. Drink two to three glasses every day.
*Use it to detoxify your body. Remind yourself every spring to start the season with purification and prevention. Drink two to three glasses of the mixture every day.
*Use it to fight bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. Have a glass of the drink before each meal. For diarrhea, do not add honey.
*Use it to lose weight. You’d better reduce the amount of honey to 1 teaspoon to help reduce weight. Drink three glasses a day in small sips.
*Use it for nausea. Drink small sips when needed.
*Use it for urinary bladder infection. Drink lots of liquids to wash out harmful bacteria. Try to alternate between a glass of cranberry juice, herbal bladder tea, and apple cider vinegar wonder drink.
*Use it as a thirst-quencher after any kind of sports activities. Substitute water for mineral water instead.
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