Laugh Your Way to Stress Relief
Thoughts About Stress
* Stress is the number one problem facing employees.
* The World Health Organization says that by the year 2020 depression will be the leading cause of disability.
* 44% of all Long Term Disability claims by teachers are stress related. This is 3-4 times that of the general public.
* According to a Canadian government survey we, as a society, spend 32 billon dollars a year on mental illness.
* 43% of people surveyed say that they hate their job.
* A British study has found that your health is seriously effected by the quality of your relationship with your supervisor. Those who have a poor relationship with their supervisor tend to have high blood pressure and high stress levels.
* New research links stress to disease.
You Know You're Stressed Out When...
By Mike Moore
CONTENTS:
50 hilarious, original stress related cartoons by Mike Moore
(Permission to use Mike's individual cartoons is granted with the purchase of each book)
- 25 pages of simple, effective stress management strategies using laughter and relaxation.
- Learn how to manage stress in 5 minute time slots.
- Discover the value of three deep breaths
- The value of hanging out with happy people
- How to manage stress "on the go".
- Why most people don't need drugs, with all their side effects, to manage stress.
- How to return to JOY.
NOTE:
" We can't get rid of stress (if we did we'd be dead). What we can do, and must do is learn how to manage it so that it doesn't destroy our health, joy and well being." M.Moore* Laughter cuts stress in half. Commit to joy and laughter
For more information http://www.motivationalplus.com/cgi/a/t.cgi?stress
Ten Tips to Manage Stress on the Go
How to Manage Stress During Your Busy Day
Ten Tips to Manage Stress on the Go1. Take three deep breaths slowly. It really works to relax the body and mind.
2. Relax the tongue. Usually the tongue is held tightly against the teeth. Free it up in the mouth so it can just rest there without tension.
3. Take one minute vacations. In your mind visit places where you find peace and stillness. Picture yourself there soaking up the beauty and solitude.
4. Relax your facial muscles. When we are tense we frown and squint which adds to the tension. Tell your facial muscles to relax and they will. Try to maintain this relaxed face throughout the day.
5. Move slowly. When you find yourself rushing for no reason, SLOW DOWN.
6. Laugh more. Laughter cuts stress and promotes relaxation.
7. Listen to beautiful music. Mozart calms the restless spirit.
8. Watch and enjoy the sunset.
9. Visualize yourself as a balloon being inflated. As you breathe in, the balloon fills with your stress and tension. Then breathe out all the stress and tension leaving yourself limp and relaxed.
10. Enjoy the rhythm and beauty of nature for its lessons are patience and peace.
RELAX FOR EASY POWER.
REMEMBER THAT RECREATION ISN'T RELAXATION, IT'S DIVERSION.
** This tip sheet is taken from Mike's popular stress manual " You Know You're Stressed Out When...
LIVE BETTER.......LAUGH MORE
Mike Moore is an international speaker and writer on Humor in the Workplace ,Humor and Stress Management and Maximizing Staff Potential
Humor Cuts Stress in Half
Use Humor to Manage Your Stress
- All Stressed Up with No Place to Blow
- 51 Humor cartoons plus 25 pages of stress busting strategies to help you manage your stress using humor and relaxation
- 44 health care cartoons
- Health Care is the second most stressful profession. Let laughter go to work for you cutting your stress in half and developing a more positive attitude
- Cartoons for Teachers
- Cartoons for and about teachers designed to boost morale and reduce teacher stress
- 17 Workplace Cartoons
- Free cartoon e-book on workplace relations
- Humor in the Workplace
- Practical and effective strategies to create a
" Thank God It's Monday" workplace
Humor in Stress Management
Speaker/Humorist Mike Moore speaks on Humor and Recognition in the management of workplace stress
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