Relax and take breaks

Our relaxation response produces the opposite bodily state to that produced by our stress response (arousal); so that the balance of time spent relaxing against the time when you are aroused means less time for our body to be subjected to the ill-effects of stress (both distress as well as eustress). Also making sure that you get plenty of sleep and rest so as to ‘recharge your batteries’, will ensure that you deal effectively with pressures and demands.

Learning an active relaxation technique such as meditation and progressive muscular relaxation will provide you with the ability to reach a state of deep relaxation. Furthermore, practiced daily, these techniques may put you in the frame of mind to think about and reconsider your life and lifestyle...... 'What is important to you?', ' What are your priorities?', 'Why race the clock?'