stress

Why Are So Many of Us Living With Unmanageable Stress?

It was recently reported in The Guardian that three in four Britons have felt overwhelmed by stress in the past year. Over in the USA, there’s a similar picture. The American Psychological Association’s 2015 ‘Stress in America’ snapshot found that 75% of adults reported experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the month prior to the survey, and nearly half reported that their stress had increased from 2014. But with constantly-improving technology, healthcare and living standards making … [Read more...] about Why Are So Many of Us Living With Unmanageable Stress?

5 Ways To Manage Stress

By Andy Macia “I will breathe I will think of solutions I will not let my worry control me I will not let my stress level break me I will simply breathe and it will be okay because I don’t quit” – Shayne McClendon Managing stress has been a bit harder for me. I was an alcohol addict for many, many years, so for quite some time, stress meant reaching out for a bottle to drown my sorrows; my addicted self just did not care for absolutely anything else in my life. If I had any other issues, they … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Manage Stress

Stressed? 10 De-Stress Yoga Tips

“Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just Be.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh [Editor's note: This is a guest post by Lindsey Lewis who blogs at Libre Living.] Yup, I’m a yoga teacher—among other things—and generally speaking an all-round happy-go-lucky gal. Life is FULL of wonder, peace, love, and flow. “Oh sure, but you’re a yoga teacher. You have less stress than other people do.” I … [Read more...] about Stressed? 10 De-Stress Yoga Tips

3 Quick Yoga-Based Tools to Deal with Stress

[Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Kalavati Viv Williams, a long-time yoga practitioner, who shares three simple exercises for releasing tension and stress from our crazy lives.] Try the first technique to help manifest your positive intentions for change and as an adjunct to meditation. The second and third techniques are great for quickly easing stress. If you have an office or a little privacy they can even be done at work. 1. Sankalpa is a short phrase, like an … [Read more...] about 3 Quick Yoga-Based Tools to Deal with Stress