
1. Meditate
Includes walking – any activity that helps keep your attention calmly in the present moment.
2. Picture yourself relaxed
Visualize anything that keeps your thoughts away from current tensions, like a favorite vacation spot.
3. Breathe deeply
Use your belly and chest!
4. Be mindful / Look around you
Focus on one activity at a time (instead of multitasking).
Focus on your immediate surroundings – if you are by a window, enjoy the shape and colors of flowers.
5. Drink tea
Coffee raises levels of the notorious stress hormone, cortisol.
6. Be social
Talk to a coworker about the good things in your life.
7. Try self-massage
Look for office yoga tips online.
8. Take a time-out
When you sense your temper is about to erupt, find a quiet place to sit and put the stressful situation on hold.
9. Try a musical detour
Try classical music!
10. Take an attitude break
By looking at the positive side, you can shift your heart’s rhythm from stressed to relax in just thirty seconds.
source: WebMD
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