Close your eyes. Relax your head one part at a time: ears, jaw, teeth, cheeks, chin, mouth, tongue, nose, eyes, forehead and scalp. Intentionally relax your entire face for a few minutes.
What does this do?
Stress often produces pressure around the head. By relaxing these "thinking centers," you will feel pleasant and calm.
Exercise #2
STAND UP STRAIGHT
Next time you are walking around, pay attention to your posture: push your chest forward, press your shoulders down and back, and lift up your chin just a bit. Imagine yourself as a puppet being held up straight by strings. Relax and breathe into this posture.
What does this do?
When posture is good and you are not slouched, as one often is when stressed, your body will get more oxygen and feel more refreshed. A good posture also helps you feel empowered and releases the constricted feeling often accompanied by stress.
Exercise #3
BREATHE POWER
Close your eyes and breathe normally. When breathing in, imagine you are breathing in power and good feeling. You can imagine the power as a color or as light. Breathe this way for 5-10 minutes.
What does this do?
Every breath charges you like a charger does a phone and peaceful breathing relaxes the body.
Exercise #4
LET GO
Close your eyes and breathe normally. On each exhale imagine you are blowing out anxiety, bad feelings, stree and tenseness from your body: the thoughts that do not serve you leave your mind and body. Do this exercise for 5-10 minutes.
What does this do?
Concentrating on your breath has a calming effect and the visualizing exercise makes you feel lighter.
Exercise #5
MOVE YOUR THOUGHTS TO A SMALL COTTAGE
Close your eyes and think of a small cottage. Move towards the cottage. Open the door and let your thoughts flow into the cottage. Let them flow as pictures, colors and words. When you're done, close the door and breathe deep three times. Now, when you open the door, you can choose which thoughts to take with you and which to leave behind. Remember to close the door before you leave.
What does this do?
Stress arises from thoughts that put a strain first on your mind and then the body. By breaking free from thoughts that don't do you good, you give your mind and body rest and allow yourself to be more present.