{"id":868,"date":"2017-06-30T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=868"},"modified":"2017-06-26T12:57:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:57:25","slug":"learning-how-to-stress-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=868","title":{"rendered":"Learning How to \u201cStress Less\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syracuse Reads: Being More Mindful<\/h1>\n

By Christine A. Krahling\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Stress.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s the pressure of an impending deadline, caring for an aging parent or schlepping to the grocery store for the third time in the same week, we all deal with it daily.<\/p>\n

Kate Hanley, author of \u201cStress Less: 100 Mindfulness Exercises for Calmness and Clarity,\u201d writes that everyone has stress, \u201cbut it is how you choose to cope with it that can make all the difference in your daily life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate, a mindset coach and yoga teacher, aims to help busy people stop stressing about the \u201cthings that don\u2019t matter.\u201d So how do we determine what matters and what doesn\u2019t?<\/p>\n

I recently had the chance to catch up with Kate to ask her just that.<\/p>\n

Her answers resonated with me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re simply chasing your to-do list and waiting until it\u2019s done before you do something that\u2019s not necessarily urgent, you will be waiting a long time,\u201d Kate said. \u201cAnd you will be feeling like there\u2019s something wrong with you, because how can you still have so much to do when you\u2019re so busy?\u201d<\/p>\n

Exactly!<\/p>\n

Kate added, \u201cYou need to ask yourself, \u2018Will I lie in bed tonight and be happy that I spent my time doing this?\u2019 Choosing more of those things will reduce your stress levels over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStress Less\u201d is a quick read that offers relaxation and calming exercises, running the gamut from meditation to yoga to visualization, all of which can be accomplished in 10 minutes or less. They\u2019re perfect if you live an on-the-go lifestyle.<\/p>\n

But what about people who say they can\u2019t practice yoga or meditate?<\/p>\n

\u201cAll you need is a mind and a body, because a mind-body practice is simply anything where the mind is focusing on what the body is doing,\u201d Kate said, explaining that the concentration quiets the mind\u2019s chatter, so deeper insights can emerge.<\/p>\n

In Kate\u2019s Tip No. 6 \u2014 \u201cTaking Stock of Your Stress\u201d \u2014 she writes, \u201cYou can\u2019t change a habit you don\u2019t know you have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate suggests taking note of where you hold stress in the body. Maybe it\u2019s in your jaw, shoulders or gut. Then ask yourself what you do to cope when feeling this tension.<\/p>\n

And that brings us toTip No. 31 \u2014 \u201cRed Light Relaxation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next time you\u2019re in a car, Kate advises to \u201cuse each red light as a reminder to take one full breath that you pay attention to the whole way through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inhale, then exhale, she writes, and ask yourself if you notice any difference in how you feel once you get out of the car and go on with your day. For those without grueling commutes, this exercise is just as effective while shuttling the lacrosse team around town.<\/p>\n

Kate and I also discussed how one person\u2019s stressor can be another person\u2019s relaxation. For example, the thought of recreating Pinterest-inspired party favors is enough to make me break out in hives. For my crafty friend, not so much.<\/p>\n

So \u2014 as Carrie Bradshaw might say, \u201cI couldn\u2019t help but wonder\u2026\u201d \u2014 are we all just wired differently?<\/p>\n

Kate explained that everyone has a different temperament, and some people are simply more likely to worry. You can, however, learn to observe your own triggers and work with your own wiring, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going on Facebook in the hopes of confirming a nagging feeling that other people are more successful or happier than you are, you\u2019re going to get plenty of evidence that will make you feel worse,\u201d she said.\u201cBut if you go with an intention to talk to likeminded people and broaden your perspective on something you\u2019re struggling with, that\u2019s actually relaxing because it makes you feel less isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating new habits to reduce stress takes time. With a copy of \u201cStress Less\u201d on hand, you have a mini-refresher course at your fingertips to help you stay in the moment, focus and \u201cstress less.\u201d SWM <\/em><\/p>\n

For further information on \u201cStress Less: 100 Mindfulness Exercises for Calmness and Clarity,\u201d and Kate Hanley, visit msmindbody.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Syracuse Reads: Being More Mindful By Christine A. Krahling\u00a0 Stress. Whether it\u2019s the pressure of an impending deadline, caring for an aging parent or schlepping to the grocery store for the third time in the same week, we all deal with it daily. Kate Hanley, author of \u201cStress Less: 100 Mindfulness Exercises for Calmness and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[292,263,291,290,262],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-food-wine","tag-july-2017","tag-kate-hanley","tag-stress-less-100-mindfulness-exercises-for-calmness-and-clarity","tag-syracuse-woman-magazine"],"gutentor_comment":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Syracuse-reads_0717-1.jpg?fit=5200%2C3480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3602,"url":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=3602","url_meta":{"origin":868,"position":0},"title":"Inspire – Renee Hagar: Smith Helping People Stress Less and Thrive More","author":"Alyssa Dearborn","date":"May 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"By Janelle Davis When Renee Hagar-Smith became a mindfulness-based wellness coach, her mission became to help people stress less and thrive more through mindful self-care, self-love, and self-compassion practices. 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