How to reduce your stress levels in just 10 minutes per day

Weekly wisdom: 03

I recently returned from a holiday in Tenerife. Usually, when I go on holiday and switch off from work, I notice a significant shift in how I feel. It makes me realise that I was actually quite stressed before I came away.

This time was different. I didn't notice anything particularly significant about how I felt, except I was a little bit warmer. Being the introspective and slightly neurotic person I am, started to analyse why this was. I realised that not only had I been much more picky about the clients I was taking on and consciously doing more of the work I really enjoyed, but I had also been meditating for just 10 minutes on a regualr basis. I had read lots about the benefits of meditation and had experienced brief periods of reduced stress, but hadn’t ever assessed how I felt over the long term.

The mind is like the body, in the sense that if you want to create sustainable change, you must repeat the right exercises consistently. In my experience, this is one of the most undervalued aspects of mental health and well being. Trying to reduce your levels of stress or improve your mood by meditating every now and again is the same as expecting a six pack from eating a salad and going to the gym once a week, it’s just not going to happen.

The best thing about Headspace is that you can add accountability partners which will encourage you to stick to your goals. Who do you know that struggles with stress and could really benefit from getting some headspace?

Please leave your thoughts and comments below, I read them all.

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