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Stress Management |

May 21, 2011

| by Wendy Guess, Ph.D.

Idle Minds and Stress: Is There A Connection?

“Idle minds are the Devils Workshop.”

I heard this proverb recently and it sparked some reflection.  Another version of the proverb uses idle hands, but the idea is the basically the same.  Typically it is referenced with the idea that the mind and hands will become sinful if not kept busy.  Don’t stop…or those thoughts will attack your mind.  To me, there’s a disconnect in this angle.

So what is it about idleness really?  How many people have you met that cannot sit still, must be always doing “something” or going “somewhere”?   From a stress management point of view, that kind of activity is multi-tasking without meaning, and leads to the same physiological responses as chronic stress:

  • blood pressure issues,
  • digestive issues,
  • sleep issues,
  • short term memory issues,
  • brain activity issues and
  • depression issues

What does the proverb really mean?   Multi-tasking without meaning seems more like running away from everything.  Juxtapose these other two quotes and let’s examine their slant.

However, a busy mind at work, at school or both will stay occupied and will go about life in a happy typical manner, NOT falsely imagining problems in their life.

Idleness means you have no particular goal in mind and thus you can be easily distracted.

Idleness” may be more about the lack of a goal, purpose or direction in life; not the amount of activity we have in that life.  Living life without meaning is merely existing as the Hildebrant’s Principle suggests:

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”

The Circle of Balance model introduced in Dancing Away Stress, supports the concept that when you are engaged in purposeful, life-balancing activities aligned with your goals, values and passions, you are reducing stress.  So idleness is more than concern about being inactive, its more about the pursuit of activities that are not supporting your goals, passions and purpose in life.

Circle of Balance

How do you know if you are engaged in life-balancing, meaningful actions?  The following activity from Dancing Away Stress will give you some insightful directions:

Activity: Discover More of Your Passion
Benefits: Fills you with life and purpose, and gives you a really good reason to get out of bed every morning.
Directions: Research is supporting what the soul inherently knows.  When you have a purpose – a passion that is a cause or meaning outside and bigger than yourself; your life is more fulfilled.
Answer these questions to find more of your passions:
A. What activities give you energy and joy?
B. What activities make you feel complete?
C. What activities fill you with a sense of purposeful meaning?

Now when you are faced with idleness….choose the activities that will give your life meaning, joy and purpose and most critically, help you manage the stress that pulls life out of balance.

And as always….dance with your soul!  Dance is the hidden language of the soul….Martha Graham.

Dr Wendy Guess, PhD, CSH, CLC
Life Choreographer, Speaker, Educator, Dancer
www.DancingAwayStress.com

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Stress Management |

January 27, 2011

| by Wendy Guess, Ph.D.

Stress Management Tips: Is Your Life Twirling Out of Balance?

Stress Management: Is your life twirling out of balanceRecently, I saw a friend that I hadn’t seen in a while – she is very accomplished stylist and in constant demand for her services.  To get an appointment, you have to call a few weeks out. She is so successful that she represents her company in national trade shows and training programs.  Every quarter she receives the highest award for productivity and customer satisfaction.

You would never guess that while she has so much going on for her, inside she was feeling the exact opposite.  Inside she is feeling completely drained, pulled in many directions, goes home and hibernates because she can not even begin to think about more interacting.  Since I like making analogies for stress management tips and dance, it’s like her life was twirling out of balance.

What she said really went right to my heart –

You give 100% to everybody – to work, to family, to friends, to significant others…..at the end of the day you don’t even have you.  You have given you away.

How many times have we felt like we’ve given ourselves completely away?  At the end of the day…what is left?

Is Your Life Twirling Out of Balance?

The sign you’ll see when your life is too stressed out is that you do feel like you are twirling round and round with no way to stop.  Here’s a few more signs:

  • Forgetful, hard time remembering normal things
  • Feeling like your thoughts are fragmented
  • Feeling depleted, run down
  • Experiencing the thoughts of having nothing more to give

You’ve experienced these feelings enough and now its time to help you resolve them.  So what can you do to bring back the real you and feel like your twirling more like a dancer instead of twirling out of balance like a top about to topple over?  Try at least one of these a day for the next few days and you’ll begin to feel more balanced:

  • Acknowledge these feelings for what they are – symptoms of stress or being out of balance.  When stress reaches a certain level in the body, you get physical symptoms.  When you can see the reactions as merely symptoms, that changes your whole perspective.
  • Write down your symptoms, reactions.  Seeing them on paper allows you to “let go” of them to a degree.
  • Express yourself – let others know around you that you are feeling these symptoms of stress and request their support.
  • Gather your thoughts and take ACTION –  turn on music and dance, walk, jump rope, scream out loud, get your body into physical activity.  Even have a “quickie” with your significant other.
  • Sleep!!!  Sleep deprivation is the number one cause of all the symptoms!
  • Make a list of your “to-do’s” and then pick only one to-do….when it’s done, it’s now a “ta-da!” And celebrate!

Be sure to take some time for YOU!  Really, if you do give away yourself….you won’t even be able to take care of you.   If you would like some more resources and the opportunity to really take control of stress symptoms….you’ll want to dash to this exciting challenge from my colleagues at How To Live On Purpose.

To Your Balanced Twirling,

Dr Wendy Guess,
Life Choreographer

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Stress Management |

November 13, 2010

| by Wendy Guess, Ph.D.

Seek Creativity. Find Balance. Feel Joy

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It’s Time to Re-Think Stress, by Choreographing Your Life with Creativity!

Dictionary.com defines a Choreographer as the person “To plan out or oversee the movement, development, or details of; orchestrate”

A Choreographer navigates through a variety of options, people or situations to create a successful end result by choosing from a unique collection of options or steps.  The outcome?  A magical work of art.  Just like the choreographer, we can take certain steps that turn our own life and business into a creative art.  It just takes the right set of tools and skills.  In business and personal interactions how we present ourselves to others has long been a key factor in successful communication.  Especially in this world of savvy buyers, lightning internet information and challenging economics, we must make sure that we are “in charge” or choroegraphing our actions.

All you really need to know about life, you learned on the Dance floor!

“Life is a moving experience” – doesn’t it make sense that living should be as well? We learn best through activities, and meaningful stories.  Using stories, humor and movement will allow us to better embody life’s wisdom. Learning dances from around the world teaches us that they are truly a reflection of life.  Each dance has a story that relates to some aspect of tradition, culture, health and education.

Social dancing is the rhythmic activities that people use in social settings.  They could be games, group dances, partner dances, line dances, songs, and stories.  These activities and dances serve to bring people together, create bonding and solidarity within that group or community.  In short, they are a major part of the rituals we use to reserve tradition. When we focus on having “intention” in our daily rituals, we really come alive!

To Your Balanced Living,

Dr Wendy Guess,
Life Choreographer
DancingAwayStress.com

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Stress Management |

October 13, 2010

| by Wendy Guess, Ph.D.

Master Your Stress

Desire to master your stress right now and dance through life with more energy?

Great! You’re in the right place.

Years ago, I had the Super Hero mindset – with two young boys to raise as a single parent, I took on the challenge of pursuing a Ph.D. in Health while working full time and continuing dancing.  Can you see where this is going?  Out of the clear blue, POW! An auto-immune disease showed up!  Wow, my world came crashing down around me!  I wouldn’t even wish that upon my worst enemy (even if I had one).  Ironically, I was painfully reminded that as a dancer who relies on balance to perform, I was completely out of balance in my life.  I had become a victim of my stressful, out of balanced living.  Every day, arriving home, the children would want to play and share their news.  All I could do was sit and mumble something like “just a few minutes more of rest.”  Oh the agony of missing those precious moments with them.
So How Do You Master Your Stress?
Chose to face it head on!

During that journey of healing the most amazing ”aha” took place.  Like a choreographer, I too many options for my life’s dance. During that journey, I conquered that disease, completed my Ph.D. and even managed to gracefully experience several other life-changing events including my mother losing the battle against cancer. Throughout this journey I experienced first hand the power of dance and yoga to:

  • inspire health,
  • healing,
  • joy,
  • fitness,
  • creativity
  • and most of all … balance.

That Super Hero mindset is much tamer and I have discovered the secrets to maintaining balance on and off the dance floor.  I am passionate about sharing those secrets with everyone I can to make my world a better place – one step at a time.

Using the joy and power of social dancing as her tool, Dr Wendy helps people “choreograph” or manage their life to enhance performance skills, including health, confidence, communication and academic skills.

Invite Dr Wendy to speak or emcee at your next event to get your groove on! Discover the Four Most Essential Skills In Building successful Business & Personal Relationships. Take part in a live event hosted by Dr Wendy or conveniently in an online webinar. Dancing Away Stress Coming Soon – watch for updates and excerpts!

To Your Balanced Living,

Dr Wendy Guess,
Life Choreographer
DancingAwayStress.com

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