Feeling a little frazzled at work? Try some of these tips from Tevis Gale, a work-life strategies expert and founder of Balance Integration, a company that provides strategies and stress management techniques to tackle work-life balance problems. They specialize in developing customized programs that help even the most time-crunched office calm down in order to ultimately increase efficiency (with Yahoo!, Walt Disney, Morgan Stanley, and The Economist as clients, we are pretty sure that she can help your company too!).
Quick Desk Side Breathing Tip to Increase Energy and Help You Stay Sharp and Efficient
- Put everything down; push your keyboard away.
- Sit back, relax your arms and body, and soften your eyes–let them go to half mast.
- Softly feel yourself inhale.
- Notice how it feels to exhale, then let it feel more velvety.
- Really observe what the outflow and inflow feels like, very soft and very easy.
- Repeat five times.
You can do this technique anywhere–on the elevator heading to work, during a business meeting or at the dinner table. It takes less than a minute, but during that time you’re expanding awareness and sharpening your attention by clearing the mind.