by Michelle Le Vieux | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog, Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Physical coherence, Posts
Drink lots of water. Take smaller portions. Take time to reflect on what the ‘silly season’ means to you. A good part of any celebration is eating great food. But you do not want to become a pudding yourself, here are a few tips to help: Have a really big breakfast,...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Imagine one hand shooting stress out, the other drawing good stuff in. You can only really manage your stress responses better when aware that you are tense. Are you biting your teeth – clenching your fists – or frowning? When you notice that, use your...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Convert ‘I failed’ to ‘I didn’t get it right this time, I will learn from this’. Unhelpful self-talk can easily aggravate your stress. When you might be grumbling internally, or, even worse, criticizing yourself, you can become stuck in a negative feedback loop. So,...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Release with a 5 min. walk, thinking calming thoughts. You can find all sorts of valid reasons to get up from your desk. You can go to the loo on a different floor, or take the longer route to make yourself a cup of tea. Or even take a solo trip in the lift and do a...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Focus on your heart, breathe in for 4 secs, out for 4 secs. Repeat 10 times. This is the simplest, and probably most accessible stress control technique; you don’t even have to learn anything new. You just must ‘do’ it – sure to help every time! To supercharge...
by Michelle Le Vieux | Sep 26, 2017 | Dimensions Of Wellbeing, Mental and emotional coherence, Mental Wellbeing
Awareness enables you to catch and control your response. Make a list of your red flag stressors, and then write down how you responded in each case. Now the subtle part, describe how you felt afterwards about how you responded. This quality of self-reflection enables...
