Relaxation Techniques - A How To....

Hi All,

Relaxing.  It sounds good (okay, great).  Its peaceful, quiet and well, helps rejuvenate yourself.  You'll get better sleep, eat better and enjoy the time you spend with family and friends more. 

So, just how do we relax?

Read on....

The digital version of the Time Magazine published this article back in October 2012.  Titled, '6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less' is a good start. This next article from WebMD - published back in September 2013 - includes '10 Relaxation Techniques That Zap Stress Fast' (my faves were 6 - Decompress, 7 - Laugh Out Loud, and 10 - Be Grateful).

Another timely article comes from the venerable Huffington Post - titled 'Relax - And Fast! 8 Quick Tricks For Stress Relief' (from July 2013).  Interesting techniques include trying the eight-count breath and turning off electronics before bedtime and creating your own bedtime ritual....

Other links of interest include YGoY, How 2 Easily, SixWise.com and WikiHow.

And, finally,  click on this link (goes to the library card catalog) which leads you to the subject heading of relaxation in the Farmingdale Public Library.  Link includes books, cd's and other material on the topic of relaxation!

Enjoy the links - hope they are relaxing!.

Regards,
Stu

Snow - and Lots of It

Hi All,

Welcome to our first post-blizzard blog entry. I wish I could have come up with this entry 2 days ago - it certainly would have helped back then. Today is sort of 'after the fact', but todays blog entry topic is 'Snow and shoveling tips'. Like I said my timing might not be perfect but I can assure you that we will get more snow - maybe not this year, but more than likely we'll get snow next year...anyway...

It sounds silly, but here is a site that has some simple tips on shoveling snow. Well the tips can't hurt at least - although a sore back from shoeveling certainly can. Click on this link for a response to the author of the first article I linked to. These are some serious snow shovelers!!!

Once again eHow has an article on 'How to Shovel Snow - the Lazy Man's Way'. I don't care what people call me as long as I don't have a backache after I shovel. Interesting article and the 6 steps are easy to follow and certainly a short enough list for readers to remember!

As if readers don't already know this...shoveling snow is hard work. Proof of that is this article - which discusses the fact that shoveling can accelerate heart attacks. Click here for the Long Island Press article regarding shoveling and heart attacks.

Finally, click here for some Youtube videos on the proper shoveling techniques so you don't hurt your back or your shoulders or arms. Click here for another snow shoveling video...

Hope this helps - if not for the blizzard of 2010 then for the next heavy snowfall we have on Long Island.

Regards,
Stu

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