30th October, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Have you heard about Autogenic Training as a stress management or anxiety control technique? If you haven’t, you should look into it. Autogenic Training was first developed in 1928 in Germany. There has been a lot of research regarding the success of using Autogenic Training Phrases with stress/anxiety related disorders like: panic/anxiety, high blood pressure, migraine » Read More
4th September, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
These tips are at the core of my 1 day stress management program. Contact us if you have any questions regarding stress reduction coaching through the Stress Education Center’s website at www.dstress.com Tip #1 Take 40 Deep Slow Diaphragmatic Breaths Each Day (Spread evenly throughout your day not all at once at the end of the day » Read More
1st September, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
The “Unknown” can create fear and anxiety. My wife calls from an out of town trip with her sister to tell me that she has stomach pain and can not eat. I ask if it might be related to something that she ate and she replies “no.” She asks me what I think that she » Read More
28th August, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
This is a common problem that often goes unnoticed or untreated in our society. Many of our heroes who have spent time in combat zones experience some amount of PTSD. For many, the effects of PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, seem to gradually evaporate as these heroes return to a more normal life stateside. But » Read More
21st August, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
The Stress Education Center will be releasing a new audio which is designed to increase your productivity. This technique will help you to focus better and to reduce internal distractions that can lead to mistakes, rob your energy, and minimizes the stress that steals your creatvity. Coaching clients have found that this technique saves them » Read More
14th August, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Today, I am shopping for school supplies for my “little brother,” Mr. Ethan. Ethan is now 13 years old and is entering 8th grade. He has been my “little brother” for almost 4 years. We have had this school supply ritual for the past 4 years as we prepare for another school year. We both » Read More
30th July, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Almost every one of us has had our sleep interrupted or prevented by uncontrollable thoughts that run through our conscious minds. Reduced quality of rest has a negative effect on our performance and quality of life in many situations. So learning to control these distracting thoughts, or perhaps better, preventing these thoughts from racing through » Read More
30th April, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
What is like to live for 100 years? AND, Would YOU want to live 100 years? The reason I ask is because I will be attending the 100th Birthday party for the mother of a friend of mine this weekend. My mother lived to 94. She was an active person and a “career woman” from an era » Read More
23rd April, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Will the new chemotherapy show promising results or does it bode poorly for our future. We have exhausted the traditional options in fighting back against the attack of cancer but we are not ready to give in. There is still more living to do. There are still more plants to plant and weeds to pull. » Read More
29th March, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Have you ever participated in a retreat? Was it for spiritual growth or as an education experience? Perhaps it was a healing retreat to help find relief for a physical or emotional challenge. Was the retreat a weekend or week long experience? Did you spend the money to travel to this retreat and find that » Read More
