Many techniques have been developed to help people cope with
ongoing stressful situations and develop new skills to handle
them more effectively. When you engage your body, mind and
emotions in new ways, it can help you nourish yourself, change
patterns and refresh your spirit. Two practical and easy-to-do
approaches are described below with exercises you can try. You
can use these tools whenever you need them to help you relax,
shift gears and create new strategies to handle situations in
your life. Mind and Body Exercises: - CBT (Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy) - Exercise 1: Transforming Negative Self-Talk Into
Something Positive - Exercise 2: Regaining a Sense of Control -
Exercise 3: Empowerment and Being Kind to Yourself - Guided
Imagery CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is based on the idea
that how we think, feel and act are inter-related. This means
that changing any one of these elements will begin to make
changes in the others. How does this help someone living with a
chronic disease? CBT can help pe