Stress Management

Category: Stress Management

For many people the holidays are the saddest time of the year. The holidays are meant to be a time of joy, warmth, excitement and anticipation of the year ahead, and for some people this is indeed the case. But many of us live most of the time with unresolved conflicts, loneliness, a need to be understood and loved—and the holidays only serve to exacerbate our private feelings of quiet desperation. Some of the problems and emotions, which we hold in check during most months of the year, tend to surface during the holidays.

Category: Stress Management

I was asked by a writer for Time Magazine to comment as a workplace expert on an interview she conducted with a well known Indian "business guru". Swami Parthasarathy was quoted in Time's October 29, 2007 issue stating that "Work can never tire you! What tires you are your worries about the past and anxieties about the future." The philosopher's point of view makes a lot of sense. My major comment was that sometimes you also have to influence the environment change as well.

Category: Stress Management

Stress is a very powerful force that involves awareness, attention and energy.It can be managed and empower you. If you let stress control you, the resulting distress can be harmful to your body, mind, and spirit. Learning to become more "present" will free you to be more flexible and creative. Mindfulness reduces stress and promotes resilience. You can become more resilient, enjoying better health and well-being.