How To Cope With Stress- 3 Simple Steps
by Cecil McIntosh

Attack and conquer deadly killer stress.

In my 14 years of teaching relaxation/meditation most of my clients have admitted that stress is an issue they have ignored.

You ignore stress because it does not attack you like a big bang. Stress gradually creeps up on while you're looking the other way. It only becomes evident once it has wormed its way into your body and mind with aches and pains that grow unbearable.

You can attack killer stress using three basic rules.

Step 1

You need to start your day in a stress-free natural state. In a stress-free natural state, your cells have recharge and you are experiencing a wonderful flow of energy.

A stress-free state does not use coffee, alcohol, cigarettes or pain killers to bring about relaxation.

A natural stress-free state involves having the awesome feeling of relaxation by habitually practicing to relax. Practicing also helps you conquer killer stress.

You can use mantras, guided, meditation, affirmations, soothing music or anchoring(anchoring allows you to access a particluar state of mind at will). The natural stress-free state prepares your mind and body for the onslaught of stress attacks that you will face during the day.

Relaxation soothes the soul (especially in these busy times) and it helps you brace yourself for nerve-shattering killer stress.

Step 2

Just imagine you wrote a 500 word sentence with one period. The sentence would make no sense at all. But by adding punctuation to the sentence, its meaning would become clear. When you punctuate your days with relaxation, you let go of stress.

Your life needs to be regularly punctuated in order to attack killer stress. This means that you need to take a quiet break at lunch time and do another relaxation exercise.

I have heard all kinds of excuse over the years, but when you take the time (to do a relaxation exercise at lunch time) you will be amazed at the profound results. Killer stress will be neutralized.

Step 3

Let's assume you have difficulty with Step 2, then Step 3 can become your powerful rescuer.

Again at the end of the day you need to quietly punctuate the sentence of your daily living. Going nonstop all day without punctuation, or pause, creates all kind of stress. It also increases your vulnerability to killer stress.

Step 3 simply states that you separate work from home by doing a relaxation exercise before going home.

The purpose of this exercise is to help you knock out killer stress. It allows you to recharge your energies so that you can spend time with friends, family and love ones.

One pleasant and simple relaxation exercise is listening to whatever music you consider soothing. This has to be done either before you enter the house or the first thing you do after entering the house.

If you are self employed or work from home then you need to adjust when to do the relaxation exercises.

In summary: you need to relax three time a day in order to knock out deadly killer stress.

Step 1 reminds you do a relaxation exercise in the morning to recharge your energies and prepare for the attacks of deadly killer stress.

Step 2 reminds you that you need to punctuate your life with relaxation exercise at lunch time in order to attack deadly killer stress.

Step 3 helps you separate work from home so that you can attack and conquer deadly killer stress and enjoy a life other than work. This will leave you stress free to stop and smell the roses.

Cecil McIntosh is a Hypnotherapist, NLP Trainer and Energy worker specializing in providing a gifted teacher's shortcut relaxation resources to his clients. For a free 7 day relaxation course visit this site now. http://www.emptyyourcup.com

Cecil McIntosh may be contacted at http://www.emptyyourcup.com or cecil@nlp-meditation.com