Archive for the ‘Quick Tips’ Category

Quick Tip: Pool your resources

Monday, December 1st, 2008

With the government planning to make swimming free for everyone in the run up to the 2012 Olympics why not check out the whereabouts of your local pool. Swimming builds endurance, boosts muscle strength and doesn’t hammer your joints. And it is good for your brain too! Experts believe a session in the pool can help as much as medication for recharging your batteries. Concentrate on the rhythm of your stroke as you swim and let your mind drift away to enjoy the benefits.

 

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Quick Tip: Power talk

Monday, December 1st, 2008

10 minutes talking a day boosts brainpower according to a new study from the University of Michigan, USA. Chatting was found to be as effective as crosswords in boosting memory and intellectual performance.

 

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Quick Tip: Star of Bethlehem

Monday, December 1st, 2008

If the stress of Christmas is all getting too much try this star of Bethlehem meditation for seasonal stress. Breathe in deeply and visualise a perfect star up in the sky above you, shining with a tremendous bright light. As you breathe in the white light shoots down and pours into you filling your whole body with its power. As you breathe out, feel the white light taking your stress away. On the next in breath, pinpoint the cause of your stress and direct the light right at it – like a wand sending out a blast of light. As you breathe out, the light zaps away the stress. Keep breathing like this for several minutes, breathing in the star’s white light and breathing out stress.

 

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