One of the sure things about life these days, is that it’s stressful. We seem to all be doing more with less, juggling multiple responsibilities and just trying to keep our heads above water. I’m really no different. And despite the fact that I help people manage their stress, it doesn’t mean that I don’t have my own. It just means that I’ve gotten more skillful over the years in dealing with it.

One of my favorite resources is a book called Oasis in the Overwhelm by Millie Grenough. Millie is a local life coach in New Haven, who wrote the book after a severe bike accident several years ago. She started to reflect on her life and realized that she was so busy, she wasn’t taking care of herself. In the book she shares four amazingly simple strategies to manage stress. I’ve been using the strategies for awhile, and one thing I know is that they work. And I’m one of her certified trainers, so I also have the pleasure of sharing the strategies with others and helping them find an Oasis.

The thing I love about the book is that the strategies are so easy, you can do any of them anywhere, anytime. Needless to say, we can’t always sneak off to the spa for an hour massage (although this is one of my favorite past times), so the strategies really help solve that problem. I think my favorite is 1-stone, a breathing exercise that encourages you put your entire focus on a stone for 1 minute. You can probably imagine that it helps one to breathe, relax and destress.  Take a look and create your own Oasis.

Filed under: Balance, Breathing, Health - General, Healthy Body, Relaxation, Soul and Spirit, Stress Management