This article on my Six Top Tips to Boost Energy in Winter was just published, it’s full of fun easy ways to get and stay happy over the long winter months!
I hope you enjoy it!
This is the ‘giving season’ which can put a lot of pressure on people, so I wanted to remind you that the greatest gifts are free! A kind smile (with your eyes, if your face is covered) a gentle word, donations of clothing, loving thoughts are very do-able ways to keep good vibes going!
And here’s some of my personal go-to activities to start the day right. I love to start the day with my 4 minutes of ‘happy for no reason’, it’s fun and easy and sets my vibrational tone for the day!
After that I list a few items on my Gratitude list, then move on to my visualization. I have created an awesome 21-Day Visualization/Affirmation for Manifestation program I use daily, I love having so many choices and I think you will too!
These practices will help you achieve your dreams, and are so fast and easy!
Feeling stressed? Searching for some stress relief activities? Not achieving what you want in life? Maybe ants have taken over!
I’m sure you keep a clean house, but I suspect you have a few of these ants. These little demons are after more than crumbs; left unchecked, they’ll steal your dreams!
These ANTs (short for Automatic Negative Thoughts) are the little voices in your head that give you a million reasons why you can’t achieve your goals, and why you probably shouldn’t even try. (more…)
One of the best stress relief activities you can use to shift your vibration from stressed-out to blissed-out is to take your focus off what’s not working in your life, and focus on what’s working Great! There’s bound to be at least a few areas in your life you’re happy with. By taking the time to list and FOCUS on them, you’ll begin feeling gratitude and appreciation for these things that otherwise may be taken for granted. Feeling grateful sends a powerful positive message to the Universe that you have SO MUCH to be grateful for, and through the Law of Attraction, as you feel these positive feelings, they’ll begin attracting more to feel good about. The Law of Attraction states that what you think about, you bring about, so it’s vitally important that you take your attention away from whatever is stressing you. Try this stress relief activity – give yourself a little vacation from your worries. Worrying is actually using your powerful imagination to create what you don’t want. So instead of worrying, put this best stress relief activities tip to the test! I’ve included a few examples to get you started – I invite you to add on – and while you’re here, please opt-in so I can send you my 6 part Loving the Law of Attraction video training series, full of stress relief activities designed to relieve stress and re-program you for happiness and success! What is going GREAT in my life . . . (more…)
Today I was inspired to share my guided metta meditation video. While meditation is always valuable, some are better for certain situations than others. If you tend to worry about things, this is a great one for you! Use it anytime the urge to worry comes over you. Metta is Sanskrit for ‘loving kindness’. This guided metta meditation is the perfect antidote to worry, and will help you break the worry habit once and for all! Even though we have been conditioned to worry, it’s such a bad habit! It doesn’t solve anything, and in fact makes the situation worse! This Metta Meditation will help you stop feeding energy to what is not wanted, so you can gently redirect your thoughts back to being helpful and supportive. Then, with a clear and focused mind, the solutions may well become aparant! In this meditation you send this loving kindness to yourself first, then extend it out to any individual or group you feel would benefit from some extra positive energy. Then we take it a little further, extending love to everyone on the planet and the Earth herself. I draw on this meditation often, at the end of every yoga class I teach, and while I’m doing a reiki or distant reiki healing session. I hope you enjoy this guided meditation! Please drop me a line and let me know! Love & Light, Alexandria
Today I’m going to share my 3 top tips to stop stress. Are you feeling stressed out a lot of the time – or more often than you’d like? These fast, free, fool-proof techniques will put you back on path of happiness and tranquility within 30 minutes or less! Stress has become a routine part of life for many of us – but it doesn’t have to be that way! Some stress is unavoidable, and a certain amount isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it can motivate us to get our butts moving in various parts of our lives that might not otherwise get attention. But too much stress causes big problems! Most of which I’m sure you’re well acquainted with, including chronic headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, skin conditions, asthma, arthritis, depression, anxiety; I’m getting stressed just thinking about it! Luckily, I know how to stop stress in it’s tracks – my 3 top tips to stop stress will show you how too!
Tip # 1 The first of my tips to stop stress is to Breathe! Your 1st course of action when you feel stressed. What happens (and what leads to anxiety/anxiety attacks) is that you tend to hold your breath when feeling stressed. Your brain is the first organ to suffer from lack of oxygen – resulting in making you feel even more stressed!
So start with an exhale – then a nice deep breath in. Breath in and out 10 times. This will keep your mind occupied, chatter internal monologue, and calm down that little puppy-dog mind currently chasing it’s tail!
Now, if you’re a Type A personality, you’re ego is probably screaming, “I barely have time to breath, let alone sit and breath!” but I assure you, this is time well spent! It’s like a little mini-meditation, which brings us to my next tip!
Tip # 2 Take 10! The second of my 3 tips to stop stress is, give yourself the gift of a little mini vacation, via meditation. It’s easy to do – if you tried tip 1 you’ve already begun. Ten minutes a day is all it takes to relieve stress and it’s negative effects on your health. Spending a few minutes in the car at the end of the workday before going into the house will ensure you give your very best to the people you love most. All you really need is a quiet place to sit and relax and focus on your breath. You’ll be amazed at how quickly this will become a habit, especially if you repeat it at the same time and place each day. Of course, if you’re just beginning, 10 minutes may seem like forever – so start with 2 or 3 and gradually increase – you’ll love the rewards! Imagine yourself in the picture above, how relaxing is that!
Tip #3 Which brings us to the 3rd of my 3 top tips to stop stress. If it’s a particular situation or person that’s causing the bulk of your stress, try turning it around. Rather then re-hashing the situation, try re-framing it in your mind in a way that feels more pleasing to you. Tell a new story! Ask yourself, if this could play out any way I want, what would I want that to look like? Let yourself dwell in possibility.
We live in a vibrational world – and the people/circumstances/things we vibrate out match up with things of a similar vibration. You’ll be amazed at how quickly things can improve when you try this practice – I’ve seen it work miracles in relationships!
At the very least, feeling hopeful about a stressful situation will reduce the stress you’re feeling in the moment, and make space for something wonderful to manifest in it’s place! I invite you to give these a try and let me know how they work for you!
Feeling Stressed? Gratitude beats stress everytime – here’s a quick video on how to make it your go-to resource! Not just for Thanksgiving weekend, but as a daily practice!
Expressing gratitude is one of the best stress relief activities you can do if you want quick results! I was inspired to record a video about practicing gratitude. Discover the difference 5 minutes can make, when you use it to focus on things you’re grateful for! I feel it’s the most powerful practice going, and is so easy to do! I know we’re all busy people, but if you commit to spending just 5 minutes a day feeling grateful, every day, your life will turn around. But don’t take my word for it, prove it to yourself! Try this and see if you agree it’s one of the best stress relief activities!
