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Quick Stress Relief at work

I've been practicing the tips below for several weeks and it makes a huge difference...try it and enjoy! 1. Give your eyes a break. Are your eyes bugging out from staring at the computer screen? While you're waiting for a reply to your email or IM, try this soothing quick fix: Rub your hands together briskly to create heat, then gently press the heels of your hands into your eyes, letting the fingers rest on your forehead . It only takes a few seconds, so try it anytime your hands are free. This exercise is called  palming   a nd combined with deep breathing, palming is supposed to relive stress, soothe the optic nerve, and focus your energy after a long day. Palming can be carried out at any time that you are feeling tension or stress. 2. Tame shoulder tension Hunching over a desk all day is certain to tighten your shoulders. Here's a simple antidote you can do while waiting by the printer, fax or copy machine: Put your right hand on your le...

How to feel Amazing after a long workday

8 out of 10 individuals, who work with computers a lot, and spend  all day at their desks, suffer from shoulder pains, lower back pains  and muscle aches .  Such conditions are caused by the lack of  nutrition and oxygen in the muscles that are left tense for long  periods. When the oxygen supply in the muscle is poor, calcium ions  and acetylcholine are not dissolved. This poses the threat of the  condition to develop into a myalgia. Experts say that in order to  prevent such a condition, light stretching for 10 minutes a day is  much more effective than excessive exercises for long periods. Except, when stretching, it is more effective to focus your  consciousness in the areas that feel tight and harmonize your  respiration with the movements rather than merely doing the  stretching alone.   Try this for one week everyday and you will feel  amazing results: 9:00 a.m.  Raising your shoulde...