Have you ever wondered how it feels to gently sway side to side, with a warm breeze sifting through the trees, all the while being fully-engaged in a heart-wrenching paperback? Well, if you’ve ever wondered what this feels like, you most certainly don’t own an outdoor hammock. These hammocks truly put you into a different mind-set, cradling your full body weight, with strength and durability, and with soft gentle swings seems to melt all your stress away. Now this is not to...

When you were born you did not come with a set of instructions. In fact, if you are an only/eldest child, you parents might have raised you with a lot of trial and error. Growing up, you have probably anticipated the glories of adulthood, only to find out that it was not so bad being a kid. After all, Mum and Dad had all the responsibilities, paid all the bills, and dealt with any challenges that came up. Now, your shoulders are weighted down. You need to consider a life-makeover and...

If you have ever asked this question to yourself, it means that you definitely need stress management!

Personally I would advise you to practice a regular stress management program whether you are over stressed or not. This is because a daily relaxation session will help you feel refreshed and keep you recharged throughout the day and also improve your performance potential at work and at home.

Ideally everyone should practice regular relaxation techniques. Not...

We live in a world where things that should be counted as uncommon have become widespread. One of which, is more familiar than we would think, is people that have no balance in their lives. Balance is defined as stability, steadiness, and equilibrium.

When we speak of a person having a balanced life we mean that person has a since of stability in every area of their life. In the book the “Power of Focus” by Jack canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt, they...

It would be impossible to survive an entire day without experiencing stress. Many people would laugh at that statement only because they do not understand what stress really is. Stress has taken on a connotation of being a negative thing that causes great discomfort and even early death.

Television ads sell countless medications designed to relieve stress. But the only real way to escape stress is by dying. The problem that our society faces is that it does not understand...

Stress influences our life and health quite significantly. Stress can be defined as any psychological or emotional condition that leads to an overall imbalance of the system. The effect of stress can be profound. It may cause several complications ranging from simple headaches to severe heart attack.

Not all stresses are bad. When you are doing exercise you are experiencing stress, but it is temporary with a promise of health benefits if it can be performed in effective...

Stress at the workplace is guaranteed. No matter what effort you make to prevent it or how hard you try, at the end of the day you are stressed. The worst part is that this stress gets transferred from your work to your personal life as well, creating havoc wherever you go. So how is it that you can enjoy work in a stress free environment? Business coaching will help you to deal with the stress at the workplace. However, this is not a solution to your clinical anxiety problems. If you...

Life is constantly trying to teach me patience - waiting for the pot to boil, the traffic light to change, the check to come in the mail and my mother-in-law to refer to me as her daughter-in-law instead of her son's wife.

I started to learn "how to wait without tantrums" when I was a child. I had to learn to wait patiently for parties, for vacations and for time-outs to be over.

Now, however, I think it would be easier to learn "the art of...

Do you ever get out of bed with that feeling not being able to cope and negativity overwhelming you? Well, we all have our off days and that is normal.I don't care how much self development work you do, you will always have to face some days when things are not going your way.

The story is rather different though when off days become a regular occurrence.
If you often start your day thinking, "Not another day I have to face, it is all too much", you force...

What Causes Post Traumatic Syndrome On

We all feel that the world is stable and secure, that sudden change and loss will not happen, at least not to those or us we know. When the world as we know it suddenly changes and the impossible happens, not only can we experience shock and trauma, but our normal anchors can disappear. Confusion arises, numbness and sometimes a sense of helplessness.

We may fear for our continuing safety and the safety of those we love,...