A mindfulness guide for the frazzled? Yes, this sounded right up my street and I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this book. I have looked into mindfulness in the past but only briefly and not in much detail, it’s all about paying more attention to the present moment, your owns thoughts, feelings and the world around you. I’m definitely someone who gets stressed about a lot of different things and can sometimes find it difficult to unwind afterwards. I’ve discovered lots of different tips throughout this book which I’m excited to put into to practise to see if they actually work. Also yes that is a Christmas candle in the background, I still have quite a few left over from the festive period.
“Five hundred years ago no one died of stress: we invented this concept, and now we let it rule us. Ruby Wax shows us how to de-frazzle for good by making simple changes that give us time to breathe, reflect and live in the moment.”
This is very true, we let stress effect us more today than ever and it’s now one of the biggest reasons for sick leave. There’s lots of different sections in this book which you can refer to depending on whether it is personally relevant for you or not. Also there is a six-week mindfulness course which I’ve been testing and it has been all good so far, I’m excited to complete to whole six weeks and compare how I feel afterwards to how I felt before. There are lots of different things which make me frazzled however I’m going to share a few ways how I defrazzle:
- Have a cup of tea with chocolate
- Watch one of my favourite movies
- Clean (where I’m stressed I always clean, for some reason it really helps)
- Read a lighthearted book
- Enjoy a long bath with my favourite products from Lush
- Talk it all out with someone
- Listen to music
- Cuddle with my puppy
- Doodle
- Light candles and snuggle up on the sofa
If you’re like me and get stressed then I’d definitely recommend this book, I’m in need of a defrazzle this year and it’s something I’m going to work on over the next few weeks. Let me know what your ways to defrazzle are and if they’re different to mine!
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