Welcome to the first among a series of Stress Busters- short and simple exercises aimed at reducing stress within minutes! The more often you do these exercises, the easier you’ll find it to slip into a relaxed state, especially in moments of stress. Enjoy. Vacation Meditation Vacation. The very...
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Making time for yourself challenge
Making time for yourself is crucial to your well-being. Yet with increasing demands and responsibilities, finding that time can be challenging. Hence this week’s challenge. Making Time for Yourself Challenge The challenge: Do this making time for yourself exercise everyday for a week. Time: 15- 60 minutes (depending on your...
Gratitude Challenge- Self Recognition
Ending the month of Gratitude with an exercise designed to help us appreciate somebody very important whom we have a tendency to neglect…Ourselves! Gratitude Challenge- Self Recognition The Challenge- Do this self recognition exercise everyday for one week. Time: 5-10 minutes Requirements: Pen, there paper, seek and a quiet place to...
Gratitude Challenge- Stranger Appreciation
Another gratitude challenge for the month of October Gratitude Challenge- Stranger Appreciation The challenge: Do this stranger appreciation exercise at least once per day for one week Time: 5 minutes Requirements: Just your sense of observation and your voice. Throughout the day, pay attention to your interactions with other...
Gratitude Challenge-Expressing Appreciation
Continuing with the October theme of Gratitude, here is the next challenge. Gratitude Challenge-Expressing Appreciation The challenge: Do this expressing appreciation exercise every day for one week. Time: 5-10 minutes Requirements: Somebody you are close to and your keen sense of observation. Pick somebody who you are close to,...
Gratitude Challenge- Detecting Positive Events
In light of Thanksgiving…Canadian Thanksgiving, for the month of October, I will present a weekly challenge pertaining to Gratitude. Gratitude Challenge- Detecting Positivity The challenge: Do this gratitude challenge every day for one week. Time: 5-10 minutes Requirements: A quiet location where you can comfortably sit, a pen, paper...
The Smile Challenge
Smile Challenge The challenge: Do this smile challenge every day for one week. Time: 5-10 min Requirements: A quiet location where you can comfortably sit, ask a timer, pen, paper On a piece of paper, in big block letters, write “In this moment, I choose to feel happy.” Sit...