IQ Tips

IQ Tip: Best Free App

Written by Kim Allen Friday, 27 January 2012 12:03

How many times a day do you check your mobile device? How many alerts, urgent texts or important updates do you get?

If you're like most of us, we're tethered to the instant flow of information. And because most of what we upload is rarely good news the work day is filled with "I can't believe this"; "Not again"; "oh, @#&$!" Even the birds are angry!

We don't think of these reactions as being stressful. But a negative emotional reaction is the stuff stress is made of. No wonder so many of us are chronically stressed! Sustained periods of negative emotional reactivity, drain energy reserves, compromise effectiveness and bathe the system in a hormonal mix that can, over time, compromise health and accelerate the aging process.

It's time to install the Neutral App!

Neutral is a dynamic mental and emotional state of inner calm; it allows for more objectivity so we are better equipped to function at a higher degree of mental clarity. More importantly it can stop the negative impact stress has on our health and well-being.

And while we don't typically think that being too positive or too energetic can be a problem, in the long run too much energy expended on the positive side of neutral can be just as debilitating.

So, before, during or after you log in:

1. Take a time out. Breathe slowly and deeply. Imagine your breath is entering and leaving through the heart area or center of your chest.
2. Try to disengage from the stressful thoughts and feelings as you continue to breathe.
3. Continue until you have neutralized the emotional charge around the issue.

A few seconds of Neutral will charge your battery.

Take care,
Kim Allen