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[size=18:e9adfe3734][color=darkred:e9adfe3734][b:e9adfe3734]Quick Tips for Stress Relief[/b:e9adfe3734][/color:e9adfe3734][/size:e9adfe3734]
Experts share their favorite ways to decompress-from listening to beautiful music to enjoying the perfection of silence.
 | Music for the Soul
"I keep a CD in my computer at work so I can pop on my earphones and de-stress, even if it's just for a minute or two. I listen to the Oboe Quartet in F by Mozart, a CD called Close to Silence by vocalist Thomas Otten, the opera La Boheme, or a selection of 16th-century hymns recorded by the Choir of the University Church at Oxford. These are achingly beautiful. I also love the duet between Susanna and the Countess in act 2 of The Marriage of Figaro; one time I heard it in a commercial and felt instantly relaxed." |  | Wake the Natural Way
"An easy way to feel better is by letting natural light wake you up. The onset of dawn is a natural signal that wraps up your dreams without interrupting them, raises your body temperature, and gets your hormones ready for the day. So try leaving your blinds open and wake up with the sun-you'll probably feel a lot more refreshed. If you're afraid of oversleeping, keep an alarm clock as a backup. You probably won't need it." |  | The Silent Treatment
Each day, pencil in a couple of minutes on your planner for complete silence. Turn off your phone, don't check your e-mail, and don't talk to anyone. Noise zaps your positive energy; it increases heart rate and the level of cortisol (the stress hormone), interrupts thoughts, and rattles nerves. Silence is a time-out; it calms you down. You can have silent time while working, gardening, or taking a walk. Just make sure you schedule it. You can't sneak the time in, or you're sure to be interrupted." |
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