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Three Hugs and a Smile as a Stress Relief Technique

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Nowadays, we live in a very exciting but complex time,

Full of stress, catastrophes, poverty, and crime.

We need more smiles, touches and more fun,

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Three hugs and a smile might be helpful today,

To let our anger, stress and frustration go away.

Three hugs and a smile is not too much to ask,

Even if sometimes it feels like an impossible task.

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Three hugs to be touched and held – that’s all we need

To hold hands, feel in need isn’t difficult indeed.

Human touch with a smile is a “Hello” in a warmer way,

In this isolating life we need it as much as a good prey.

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Three hugs and a smile will help everyone feel good.

It’ll also make easier for our brain keep us in a better mood.

Three hugs and a smile can do wonders for everyone,

To feel better, live longer, love and be loved under the Sun.

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What do you think about it?

Are you going to hug at least one person today?

What about giving a smile to five people?

Breathe, smile and be happy.

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

How to Detox Your Mind

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

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A beautiful Fall season is a perfect time to find balance in our lifestyle and our body after stressful summer routine as well as to celebrate harmony and harvesting. It is also the right time to detox our mind.

1. Try to take care of different areas of your life.

Because we, ladies, are full of emotions, stress is always in the air for us. So we have to think and maybe rethink / take care of our relationship issues, career choices, physical activities levels, spirituality.

The answer to the following questions will help you focus on what you need the most right now to eliminate some unnecessary stress:

Which area of your life (relationship, career, finances, physical activities, spirituality, education, health, social life, home environment) you think needs the most attention right now and why is that?

Which area of your life you think keep you in balance? (try these quizzes )

Where do you think you may need to spend more time and energy to create balance?

How satisfied we are in each areas of our life is very important for our overall balance. To find it, we have to start listening to our bodies and paying attention to areas we are dissatisfied the most.

2. Try Yoga class or Tai Chi class.

Yoga poses reduce stress levels, boost mood, and improve overall health. Studies show that your level of the stress hormone cortisol stay

s low even while you’re doing basic beginner yoga.

Tai chi -moving meditation – consists of slow, focused, deliberate moves that awaken your chi and allows it to flow unblocked throughout your body, improving your healthy well-being.

3. Try to meditate.

There are a lot of variations of basic meditation. One of them suggests sitting for a couple of minutes doing nothing but being aware of our breathing. Just sit still for a moment inhaling slowly through your nose, then exhaling long through your mouth.

What about you? What are your ideas of helping your mind be happier?

If you feel you might need help with one of my Holistic Health and Nutrition Programs for Women, let me know, and let us talk…

Breathe, smile and be happy.

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Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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Walk to Save a Relationship ?

Friday, October 17th, 2008

We know that a walk is good for us because it is an exercise shortcut as well as stress relief technique: it clears our mind and helps to get rid of frustration.

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It also might help to save our relationships if we are smart enough to walk for a walk away… from the argument. Is it really true? Then why it is so difficult to do so ? When I was in my first marriage, my mother used to ask me to shut my mouth, open the door and close it behind me at the beginning of my fight, before it got ugly. Did I follow her piece of advice, at least once? Hmmmm. A good news for me is that I’ve learnt my lessons, even it took me a couple of marriages

What about you?

Unfortunately, a lot of women don’t know how to take advantage of their life lessons, no matter how old they are. I have a lot of clients who are very successful careerwise, but as for their private lives, they act as teenagers at their 30s, 40s and even in 60s! And I always ask myself why that is ??!

Breathe, smile and be happy.

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

P.S. Did you know that walnuts, almonds, pears, apples are natural stress busters? A bowl of oatmeal with walnuts and raisins is the best (quickest and healthiest) breakfast ever.