What the heck is heart rate variability (HRT), and why should you care? Heart rate variability is the beat-to-beat variation your heart exhibits every second of your life. We used to believe that a healthy heart thumps like a metronome, but now we know that a strong heart changes dramatically from beat to beat. HRV […]
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How to Manage Stress During Turbulent Times
“After every stressful situation, we become a little older,” said Hans Selye, the father of modern stress theory. “Stressing out” is what happens when we don’t handle stress in a healthy way. Stress and aging are closely related and the more stress you have, the faster your body will age. So, how do we handle […]
How To Be Cyber Smart: Minimizing Stress In Uncertain Times
With cyber attacks on the rise, do you dismiss the possibility you might be affected? Don’t. Imagine the inconvenience and hassle of recreating everything on your hard drive. Talk about stress! This months blog focuses on ways to diminish the impact of such an event. While we may not be able to prevent such attacks […]
Try This: The Path to Less Stress
Working as a stress reduction professional has made me keenly aware of my ability to pick the path of least stress. I’m not always successful, but knowing that my suffering is a result of the choices I make is illuminating – and humbling. Recently, I saw an interview with a man who was wrongly interred […]
Reduce Stress Through Gratitude
Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. It’s not just about connecting with family and friends—although that’s important. It’s also about all the ways that gratitude can actually keep us healthy in spirit, mind, and body. In fact, gratitude can increase positive feelings, enhance vitality, improve sleep and decrease stress to name a few. And […]
Achieving Deep Sleep In An Electronic World
“Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two.” Emerson May is Sleep Awareness Month and we’re highlighting an essential feature for anyone using personal electronics after dark. If you’re like millions of Americans, odds are that when the sun goes down, you keep on going. […]