Stress Reduction Techniques - Cats Know How to Chill

by Debber

Medium: Digital Art (Paint and Adobe Photoshop) 2008

Hi there (wee arr back),

Yikes, life can be stressful. Don't you agree? You may find your life is soooo full of stress that you arr struggling to stay healthy and on top of things. (Do you ever find yourself falling of your refrigerator?) Stress can interfere with one having a clear and sharp mind as well as having good health and the ability to function well. So what can you do?

Here is a LiST of some great ideas to help you get startED in reducing stress symtoms in your life and as well as developing daily techniques and hobbits to increase good health.

THE LIST:

Positive self talking

Daily affirmationing
Meditating
Deep breathing
Walking

Jogging

Skipping

Jump ropping

Planting flowers

Listing to music

Playing with bugs

Yogi Bearing

Journaling

Chanting

Riding a shinny new red bike

Playing in a sandbox

Purring

Singing loudly silly songs

Venting to your pet :-)
Reading something funny
Watching a movie that has a cult following
Licking slowly your favorite treat

Rolling up in a ball and napping (a cat nap)

Playing drums....

(pots, pans and wooden spoons work greet)

Dancing (with leaps and bounds)....

throughout your house & neighborhood

Chasing balls...
and then kicking the heck out of them
with your hind feet when you catch one :-)

Laying on a window cell and basking in the sun

Exercising to a Richard Simmons'....

" Sweating to the Oldies" VHS

Bubble baths (if you like that sort of thing)

Humming while doodleing

Rocking your pet while singing to them

Climbing trees....

then sprawling out over the branches to snooze

Finding a special hiding place and visiting it often

Curling up on your bed with, oh I don't know,
....maybe with FIVE TO EIGHT PILLOWS!!!
Putting up a swing in your back yard and SWINGING
Decorating your place with hair balls

Laying in a hammock....

dangling your legs, arms and head

Playing with your pet (Ooooh, that is a good one!)

Swimming (dooggy paddle if you must)

Eating cookie dough....
baking what is left of the dough if any
Coloring in a coloring book....
(it is okay to color outside of the lines)

Gliding in a glider on your deck

Walking your doog

(oooh, I can't believe I just wrote that)

Staring down a gopher hole for hours

Batting and pouncing at sunbeams

Doing something special for someone...

(like buy them yarn and catnip)
Massaging your pet....
(actually proven to lower blood pressure)

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STRETCHING is GOOD for you too!!!

(wee know A LOT about stretching!)

by Debber

Medium: Digital Art (Paint and Adobe Photoshop) 2008

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a) stretch big in the sun light

b) stretch big before you lay down for a nap

c) stretch big when wake up from a nap

d) stretch big when someone rubs your tummy

e) stretch big on a nice warm deck

d) stretch big as you stare into sunbeams

e) stretch big before you take that first bite of fud

f) stretch big when you are done playing with your toys

g) stretch big outside in the tall grass

h) stretch big while playing with your catnip

I) stretch big by reaching high into the sky (w/all 4 of your limbs)

j) stretch big when you wake up in the morning

k) stretch big when you bath

l) stretch big before taking out on any adventure

m) stretch big after a long day of hunting grasshoppers

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Also check out our "link section" of our bloog to find helpful information on how to reduce the stress in your life and find healthy living tips for you and your family.

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SHout OUT of the DAy: Yeah to The Babe (our Gramie) for putting up pet fud in her 2 Year Supply of Fud. WHY COOL!

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Remember, wee love you, you are special to us anb wee appreciate you because there is no one else in the world just like you. :-)

~@" ~@" ~@" (snails just chilling out)

Hugs and bUGS,

ZAack and Anna