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With Kathy Thompson

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Your breathing speeds up, your heart beats faster, your muscles tense, your metabolismspeeds up. You want to fight or flee. But you dont, you suppress it.

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Stress can cause hypertension, heartproblems, stroke, nervous disorders, anddeath.So here are some fun natural exercises you cando anywhere, anytime.

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1-Open eyes wide2-Open mouth wide3-Extend tongue and hold for 8 seconds ** This exercise improves circulation, washesaway germs, prevents wrinkles and sorethroats, drains stress. Try it. See how it feels.Definitely, do this one when you are alone!

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1-Inhale a few short quick breaths through the nose 2-Open mouth, expel quickly with one blast. ** Do this only 2 or 3 times , or you’ll get dizzy.

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1-Smile broadly2-Slack your jaw3-Smooth your forehead4-Sag shoulders

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1-Pretend your face is a clock, start with 12.Look up.2-Look at each hour on the clock, extendingeyes3-Close your eyes for a few seconds4-Repeat-counter clockwise5-Close your eyes – relax

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1-Inhale slowly for 6 counts – stop 2-Exhale slowly for 12 counts. Do not try to take a complete breath.Always exhale twice as long as inhaling. When comfortable, move up to 8:16, 10:20, 12:24, etc.

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1-Sit up straight in chair (or lie down), closeeyes.2-Place right hand on rib cage, left hand onstomach.3-Slowly inhale from stomach, ribs, thenshoulders.4-Feel stomachlifting, ribs, expanding, shoulders lifting.5-Exhale very slowly6-Repeat

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Incorporating these exercises can help youadjust to the daily stresses that are thrown atyou. You’ll find yourself more relaxed andrevitalized.For More information emailhealthyu@kathycommunicates.comwww.kathycommunicates.com/stress