Stress Free Living with Mariette Jansen
Meditation in Weybridge 07967 717 131
Most families are organised by mum. Mum is the decision-maker when it comes to the organisation of daily life, social activities, the daily finances, the logistics and more. This is a demanding job and in my experience, it becomes even more demanding … [Read more...]
A survey amongst adolescents showed that school and study are causing the highest stress for adolescents. I was aware that the pressure is high for some, but this number was shocking. In this particular research a distinction was made between … [Read more...]
In an earlier blog post I reported the news that if not smoking stresses you out, you might as well continue, because smoking 5 a day will give you the same chance on a heart problem as feeling stressed because you don’t smoke. Another … [Read more...]
You might as well feel smoke and feel relaxed, as chronic stress is harming your body in the same way as if you were smoking 5 cigarettes a day! Research from Columbia university Medical Center showed that chronic stress is as badly affecting your … [Read more...]
Stress is a necessity for staying alive. The fight or flight response that flares up when we are ‘in danger’, helps us to intuitively act appropriate to keep ourselves save. Part of the stress response is the production of cortisol which brings … [Read more...]
Stress kills! It attacks the body in a several manners: think of stomach ulcers, IBS, migraines, strokes, and heartattacks. Research has shown that stress increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic pituitary … [Read more...]
Having been meditating for years, it felt only natural to bring it into my work situation when I was teaching adult students the fine art of counselling. I got great feedback and even after 4 years a phonecall from an ex-student saying: ‘I keep … [Read more...]
Is this you? Stressed? Lacking colour in your life? Not knowing where to go? Struggling to sleep? Feeling overwhelmed? Fighting the urge to hide under the duvet all day long? You sound like me. That is, how I used to be. A grey, shy, stressed-out, nervous little mouse, that managed … [Read More...]
