During my 10 km Mt Coot-tha walk in Brisbane this morning I was in a semi-meditative state for a period of time, after my climb was complete and I was walking on a relatively flat section before my decent....
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This week one of our graduate Stress Management Facilitators Linn sent me an article from the December 26th 2017edition of Forbes magazine. She said, “you’ll love this John!” The reason she said,“you’ll love this John!” is that during her...
While enjoying some personal quiet time during this Christmas-New Year holiday season I have been reflecting on the happenings of 2016 for me personally, and for millions of others around the world. The stress of life for some, is...
Often I’m asked… “how do you start your day with the best possible mindset so stress doesn’t get the better of you?” My answer is…I develop a Morning Mindset routine which sets the tone for my day so I’m...
At the Stress Management Institute we believe that using specific tools and strategies you can often harness “bad stress”, and change it, to create “good stress” that can enhance your life and your health. Recently I read an article...
September 1st is Wattle Day in Australia and it ushers in the arrival of spring. In the sub-tropical state of Queensland where we live, it comes earlier. Wattle is a shade tree and our nations national floral emblem. Wattle,...
‘A smooth sea never made a skilful mariner’ English proverb There’s ‘bad’ stress which can leave us feeling overwhelmed, drained, burnt-out and unproductive. If you do not perceive your life’s activities to be stressful, you are less likely to...