Count to ten

Many thanks to all the journalists who were inspired to write about my Wellness-book after its publication in February.

I have been studying the effects of stress for many years and also experienced its pressures in myself.  About 20 years ago a far advanced stress state was called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. From then on I have been developing treatments, treatment- and self care products to strengthen the body and mind, so that we could keep up our wellbeing under the pressures brought on by stress. My Wellness – book is based on this same theme.

When something is obvious to oneself, one tends to think that everyone else knows it too. Perhaps this is why I was surprised that the “killer virus” stress was given so much attention in many daily papers. It seems my supposition was wrong. So at the beginning of my blog I will be looking into the different aspects of stress and give some ideas on what to do to handle them.

I have already had several positive responses from those who have found suitable and working methods from the book to relieve the effects of stress. At the end of the book there is also a chart with guidance to products to relieve such problems as sleeplessness, tension neck etc, which are very common results of long term stress.

To start with, try the boosted “Count to ten”- practice, when the pressures are overwhelming. This is how it goes; Count every exhalation from one to ten and return back from ten to one. If you lose your concentration and the count – do not stress about it - just return to the start. Allow the breath to flow freely so that the counting does not set the rhythm for your breathing, but do the counting in the rhythm of your breath. Feel the flow of the exhaled air in the nose and the lungs and feel how the tension eases.