-- By Bruce Van Horn Whether you're at work or at home, bust-up that stress with these simple excercises you can do in just minutes. The Office Stress Buster: Close the door, shut off your cellphone and turn the ringer off on your phone. Inform your staff that you cannot be disturbed. Sit back in your chair with your arms on your laps palms facing upward. Take a deep four second inhalation followed by a six second exhalation. Inhale oxygen and life force energy, exhale carbon dioxide and negative thoughts. Bring the energy up from the earth, into your chair and your body on your inhale and release all your cares and worries into the earth on the exhalation. Continue for 12 repetitions. Feeling the support of the earth under you begin to surrender your thinking mind to the universal mind. The universal mind over 12 billion years, created intelligence and your awareness. This mind is a powerful creative problem solving cosmic computer that you can tap into my surrendering your limited ego mind to a higher power. The key is to follow your breath and let go on the exhalation. Knowing that all your problems can be solved by turning in and releasing. Feel your facial muscles relaxing and releasing, feel your neck and back and shoulders releasing on the exhalation. As your surrender more and more with each breath, you will feel the energy centers throughout the body releasing and blockages opening. Continue until you feel your facial muscles expressing joy as your grin radiates your understanding of peace, and your power to control your inner domain. Simple Stress Relief At Home: In the bed with hands out to your side in corpse pose take a deep four second inhalation followed by a six second exhalation. Inhale oxygen and life force energy, exhale carbon dioxide and negative thoughts. Bring the energy up from the earth, into your chair and your body on your inhale and release all your cares and worries into the earth on the exhalation. Continue for 12 repetitions. Feeling the support of the earth under you begin to surrender your thinking mind to the universal mind. The universal mind over 12 billion years, created intelligence and your awareness. This mind is a powerful creative problem solving cosmic computer that you can tap into my surrendering your limited ego mind to a higher power. The key is to follow your breath and let go on the exhalation. Knowing that all your problems can be solved by turning in and releasing. Feel your facial muscles relaxing and releasing, feel your neck and back and shoulders releasing on the exhalation. As your surrender more and more with each breath, you will feel the energy centers throughout the body releasing and blockages opening. Continue until you feel your facial muscles expressing joy as your grin radiates your understanding of peace, and your power to control your inner domain. You can now drift off into peaceful sleep knowing that all is well, you are protected and universal consciousness will take care of the details.

Sit back in your chair with your arms on your laps palms facing upward. Take a deep four second inhalation followed by a six second exhalation. About the Author Bruce Van Horn is CEO of a Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. based Yoga for Business and author of several books on yoga for the work force. Bruce is fully engaged in the practice of reducing stress in our lives through well accepted eastern philosophies and one of their most respected physical manifestations, Hatha Sivananda yoga. Yoga For Business is one avenue he created as a path to enter the workplace to teach employees how to enhance their effectiveness and tap into a level of emotional and intuitive intelligence, which assists in development of entrepreneurial skills. Bruce Van Horn may be contacted at bvanhorn@yogaforbusiness.com or his website (click here) www.yogaforbusiness.com. You may also like... Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamp Nature's ionizer--purifies the air you breathe. Breathe Relaxation Box In our daily lives we often have to remind ourselves to breathe. Quiet Days CD This CD is comprised of an hour of music carefully selected to help discover and strengthen your true essence. Contact Us Policies Articles About Our Gifts Customer Feedback About Our Jewelry

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