Stress Free Mama

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10 Minute Morning Stress Relief Activites to Start Your Day Relaxed

Stressed businesswoman in morningFor many women, your day starts running from the morning your alarm goes off.

Kids, breakfast, showers…  Maybe you throw in some exercise and a few emails…

By the time you get to work, get the kids to school or start your official day, the few morning hours feel like a week.

But when you start your day in a frenzy, you set up your nervous system to be on overdrive.  You train yourself to see daily activities as fires to put out.  Your energy may hit a wall by mid-morning because you deplete your night’s rest so quickly.

Mornings are important.

You need to take time to refresh your body, set your intention for the day and begin a daily pace that is life-affirming, not life-draining.

This is not news.  You are probably nodding in agreement.  But when it comes to adding one more thing to your morning routine, it seems like more work and more craziness.  You may imagine setting your alarm clock even earlier just to fit in “me-time.”  Eventually you decide that stress relief activities add stress.

How do you find time to ground yourself without taxing yourself? [Read more…]

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What Would Help You Manage Stress?

Wish listIt’s hard to manage stress.

There are lots of strategies.

  • Time management
  • Breathing techniques
  • Yoga, exercise and other physical activities
  • Biofeedback
  • Massage
  • Stress games
  • Journal, visualize, and use affirmations
  • Spend time in nature
  • Pet a dog
  • Engage in an enjoyable activity
  • Meditate

The list is long and this is just the beginning.  But where do you start?

I would like to help but I don’t know what you need to make a plan to manage stress.

What is your biggest obstacle to managing your stress?  What would be most helpful to you?

Do you know what you need to do but can’t fit it in?  Or do you have no idea where to start?  Do you need regular reminders?

Do you prefer to relax your body (like using yoga, massage or breathing)?  Or do you prefer to manage your stress (like setting boundaries, managing your time, and saying no to stressful obligations)?  Do you need to re-prioritize your life to include enjoyable, nourishing activities?

Leave a comment below with your ideas, worries and suggestions.

I’m developing some stress management solutions designed to help you.  Your comments will help me.

Thank you.

And stay posted.  I’ll have something new for you soon.