Lower Your Stress with Just Three Deep Breaths!

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Got stress? Have you multi-tasked your way right out of the joy of being

fully present and fully alive? Is it possible to get off of this

merry-go-round of complexity and busy-ness, and by so doing, come away

more successful, healthy, and energized?

 

The answer is a hearty Yes! But first let's face the dilemma. Traffic

jams, technological change, information overload, time-crunch,

relationship struggles, and other stressors can jeopardize our vitality,

our creativity, our productivity, and our joy while costing individuals

and businesses a fortune.

 

According to a 2001 report from the American Institute of Stress, U.S.

businesses pay 300 billion dollars a year in job-related stress costs.

 

Unmanaged stress can influence the onset of heart attacks and strokes,

gastro-intestinal problems, diabetes, insomnia, headaches, and

depression, to name a few. Studies show that 75% to 90% of all visits to

primary care practitioners are now known to be stress-related.

 

What is Stress?

 

When I am doing one of my Three Deep Breaths " Stress-buster " workshops,

I often ask participants to tell me how many of the following scenarios

cause them stress: having a significant fight with their spouse or boss,

taking a vacation on a south pacific beach, being late for a critical

meeting, and having finally moved into their dream home.