Thanks for posting this! I have a stressful several months coming up--teaching at two different places, training for a long swim in August, then the Philly Marathon further along in November...
STRESS??? I'M NOT STRESSED OUT!! WHY WOULD I BE STRESSED OUT??? WHADDYA MEAN STRESSED??? :help: I'm just the picture of calm, no? :cool:
Seriously, I've tested out some of these ideas: for about a minute, thought of the most stressful situations, then took my pulse... then something relaxing... then took pulse... significantly lower after the relaxing thoughts. If that little exercise made my pulse go slower, think of all the other ways mind can affect body.
Thanks for posting this! I have a stressful several months coming up--teaching at two different places, training for a long swim in August, then the Philly Marathon further along in November...
STRESS??? I'M NOT STRESSED OUT!! WHY WOULD I BE STRESSED OUT??? WHADDYA MEAN STRESSED??? :help: I'm just the picture of calm, no? :cool:
Seriously, I've tested out some of these ideas: for about a minute, thought of the most stressful situations, then took my pulse... then something relaxing... then took pulse... significantly lower after the relaxing thoughts. If that little exercise made my pulse go slower, think of all the other ways mind can affect body.
