5 Simple steps to stress reduction
Remember for the month of April 2017 the focus is ‘STRESS’.
5 Simple steps to stress reduction
- Find a refuge. Remove yourself from the stressful situation, find a quiet spot, alone.
- Stop and breathe. Sit, close your eyes, take some deep breaths. Become calm and distance from the stressful situation.
- Take your physical and emotional pulse. Release the tension in your body, identify the dominant emotion you are feeling.
- Search for the source of the emotion. What triggered your feelings? What can you do to respond to the source of your stress? Focus on what YOU can change.
- Make a decision for change. Before leaving your refuge, make a decision to change at least one thing that led to your stress.
(Source: “Easing the Burden of Stress’ by Dr. Wayne Oates)
Please stay with us, next week will end the TIPS on Combating Stress.
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INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED BY:
Saundra Austin-Benn, MSN, APN and Josie Aparri, MEd., RN and the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation – NJ Team
