Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Demonstration

EFT Practitioner at Dr. Mercola's Center for Natural Health, Julie Schiffman shows a tool which can help in various aspects of life.  It's called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Technique, also known as Tapping.
Tune into a problem.  Tune into what your body is trying to tell you.  And then do the tapping!
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How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed | Daniel Levitin

You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. 
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded — the pre-mortem. "We all are going to fail now and then," he says. "The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be."
This is a really useful perspective on how to prepare for the inevitable failures or mistakes in life.  Let me know what you think below!  3.2 million views on YouTube... Source 

27 Things You Need To Thank Yourself For Before The Year’s Over | Russell Lacy

In our society, we beat up on ourselves a lot – too much.

For many of us, it’s every minute of every day, all throughout the year. It’s no wonder most of us are too stressed out. We replay negative thoughts about our inadequacies or lack of capabilities over and over again in our minds. At some point, it’s like enough already. Isn’t it about time that we started appreciating ourselves for all of the things that we’ve done? This is especially true for this time of year.
 

Along with some end-of-the-year reflection and goal planning for the new year, don’t forget to thank yourself for all that you have achieved and overcome this year. I’m sure there were moments when it wasn’t easy. You probably had moments when you doubted yourself, struggled in defining the type of life you want to live, and lost sight of your goals. Yet, you pushed through it all.
 

Now, take a moment to be proud of the person who you’ve become. Here are 27 things you need to thank yourself for before 2016 is over:

 1. Following your goals (well, some of them)

 2. Making your priorities clearer and sticking to them

 3. Not putting up with people’s crap

 4. Taking time out for yourself, even if that meant ditching your friends

 5. Working out more/ trying to take care of yourself more

 6. Not settling for things

 7. Developing your skills and passions

 8. Not giving up on your what you want out of your career (even when it got on your nerves)

 9. Finishing things that you started

 10. Having the courage to remove people out of your life who didn’t add to it

 11. Speaking up more when you felt wronged

 12. Going the extra mile (though you didn’t always want to)

 13. Getting more sleep

 14. Following your gut (even if that meant venturing into unfamiliar territory)

 15. Persevering through the unexpected

 16. Not beating up on yourself as much

 17. Accepting your flaws, regardless of what people might think

 18. Deciding not to take life so seriously

 19. Laughing a heck of a lot more

 20. Not doing the same dumb things that you did in 2015

 21. Not reminding yourself of the dumb things you did in 2015

 22. Spending more time with your family

 23. Saving more. Finally.

 24. Planning for the life you want in the future

 25. Being more grateful for the little things.

 26. Making choices that you know your future self would be proud of

 27. Being patient with yourself, knowing through every journey you face you’re becoming wiser

Have a go and let me know what you think!  Would you change any of the items above?

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Holiday Priorities | Jane Urquhart

The Christmas holidays are upon us, and for some it can be the most stressful time of year, juggling home and work, demands increasing from all sides and we don't know what to do first. Here are a few helpful ideas:

1. LIST all the things that need to be done.

2. PRIORITISE  number them in order of priority, remembering that there can be a difference between something being important and something being urgent.

3. DUMP the things that really don't need doing (these could be things that can wait until the new year).

4. DELEGATE what you can to a willing volunteer; give them detailed instructions and an opportunity to ask questions, and agree on a time that you will check they are managing with this task.

5. DELIVER on the jobs that you still have!

Still stressed? There are 3 things you need to do:

1. Breathe: if you focus solely on your breathing you will be giving your brain a chance to rebalance and recover from the stress.

2. Feed yourself: you may not have time to sit down for a full meal, but keep grazing on healthy snacks like banana chips or almonds. And don't forget to drink lots of water!

3. Exercise: you need to regain some balance, and the best thing is to take yourself off for some exercise, be it walking the dog, an exercise class or a bit of Tai Chi in the park.

Wishing you a stress-free, peaceful Christmas and a  Happy New Year 2017!

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