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Stress Tips From the Experts

“When stress threatens to be overwhelming, I take a mini mind vacation,” says Joyce C. Mills, PhD, LMFT, LLC, Director of The StoryPlay Center in Scottsdale, Arizona; Co-Director of the Phoenix Institute of Ericksonian Psychotherapy; and author of Reconnecting to the Magic of Life (Imaginal Press, 1999). “Two minutes of clock time is all the time you need for a refreshing getaway, with no packing and no reservations required.”

Think of a place where you’ve felt a sense of well-being, and give it a name. It could be the actual name or a feeling it represents to you, such as ‘comfort’, ‘peaceful’, or ‘healing’; or one that reflects its overall environment, such as ‘flower fields’, ‘Hawaiian mountains’, or ‘desert sunset.’

Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, as if blowing gently on a feather.

Close your eyes and go inward to remember your sense of well-being and happiness at this special place.

Evoke a fully sensory experience. Look at things you enjoy seeing there; listen to its sounds; smell its distinctive fragrances; taste remembered treats.

Now, let go of what’s troubling you. Think of a souvenir, like a stone or feather; shrink it down into your imagination. Tuck it away in a place you want your body to remember.

Open your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths, and bring your conscious awareness back to reality. Your mind and heart should rest easier.

By Judith Lazarus

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