7 Shortcuts To A Stress-Less Life

Friday, October 14, 2011 7 Shortcuts To A Stress-Less Life Let's face it. Meditation, despite its many benefits, isn't for everyone. Sitting down and focusing on only your breathing can be frustrating for some and boring for others. Which is why psychotherapist and grief counselor Ashley Davis Bush decided to create a list of "shortcuts" that can give you the same stress-relieving benefits of meditation but without the effort. These tips don't require you to take more time out of your day; instead, they're just little practices that you can incorporate into your regular activities -- like while washing your hands or drying your hair. "The tools are quick things to do, think, say or imagine to make you feel calmer, more relaxed and less stressed," says Davis in her book "Shortcuts to Inner Peace." The book will release later this year. Here's a list of shortcuts adapted from Davis' book. You can pre-order "Shortcuts to Inner Peace" here. Confused About Vitamin Safety? Here's Some Advice Crossing Legs -- A Good Sign After Stroke? Drug Shortage: Authorities Struggle To Find Answers Massachusetts Man Undergoes Double-Hand Transplant BLOG POSTS Jolene Hart: 7 Unlikely Beauty Foods Not all of nature's beauty foods are as pretty and sweet as raspberries and pomegranates. Eat these unlikely beauty foods regularly for healthy, beautiful skin, hair and nails -- and make sure to brush twice afterward. Laurie Gerber: 3 Relationship Mistakes You Didn't Realize You Were Making Once I had a client with a bad habit. I made her keep track and she found she was complaining to friends, several times a day, to make then feel better? Robert Pagliarini: 10 Ways To Become More Resilient Instead of trying to bob and weave what life throws at us, I'd rather have the comfort of knowing that I can take life's best shot and be able to get back up and move forward. Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D.: Can You Stop 'Fat Talk' For A Week? It's not uncommon for women (or even men) to bond with each other over the travails of their appearance. Their hair, their clothes, their weight, their fat. Sound familiar?

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