Greetings.

Stressed?

Watch this for a moment. Full screen. Headphones if you have them. Focus on observing the river. Its flow. Its rushing, rushing flow. Lovely river. Look!

I just did. I feel better already.

Share your stress reduction (and intervention) tips below.

Or, ask for tips on combatting your own stressful/fearful thoughts.

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14 comments

  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    @974 This is AWESOME news!! Thank you so much for sharing ... gonna go get message for less than 60 minutes on Friday. :D

    EDIT: SON OF A ............

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  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    So, here I am, headphones on watching a river flow down a mountain, drinking three fingers of Scotch, rubbing my neighbor's dog's belly; I don't have a dog :/ ...

    Yeah, I'm still freaking out.

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  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    60 minutes it is, @974

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  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    Puh-hahahaha!!

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  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    Massages lasting longer than 60 minutes have been shown to decrease activity in the frontal lobe due to excess relaxation, with recovery times taking anywhere from 24-48 hours. Here is a news report from a Palo Alto station about the Stanford neuroscientist who conducted the research:

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  • Friday, Sep 25 2015

    Correct answer: 90 minute massage on October 2nd

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  • Thursday, Sep 24 2015

    Bump. Watch the vid, guys. Y'all needa chill some.

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  • Monday, Sep 21 2015

    Try listening to "eye of the tiger" and "Burning Heart".

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  • Monday, Sep 21 2015

    @2543.hopkins What are you? A liberal? ;p

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  • Sunday, Sep 20 2015

    Giving my dog a belly rub too!

    Yeah, and an extra finger of scotch as suggested above.

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  • Sunday, Sep 20 2015

    3 fingers of scotch instead of 2 fingers. ;)

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  • Sunday, Sep 20 2015

    Taking an unplanned night off from studying and going out on a date with my wife!

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  • Sunday, Sep 20 2015

    1. Love that the video is three hours long.

    2. Exercise! It's like taking a nap that you feel less guilty about :-)

    3. Dance break between reviewing sections!

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  • Sunday, Sep 20 2015

    Stress reduction: BELIEVE IN YOSELF

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