- A walk around the block (or the building)
- A few moments in the sun
- A series of yoga stretches
- A handful of nuts and berries; a lettuce/turkey roll-up
- Peeling and eating a hard-boiled egg
- Peeling and eating an orange
- Making and drinking a cup of green or herbal tea
- Aromatherapy with essential oils
- A foot rub, hand rub or scalp massage
- A conversation with a friend or coworker
- A brief journaling session
- A few pages of inspiring reading
- Listening to a favorite song or musical passage
- Playing a tune (if you play an instrument and have one handy)
- Listening to a comedy skit on your MP3 player
- Writing a persona
- Sending a thank-you note
- Making rounds to visit staff or fellow team members
- Checking in with loved ones
- Looking back in your calendar for forgotten or “tickler” items
- Five minutes deep breathing
- Five minutes meditation
- One-minute centering exercise
- Visualizations or affirmations
- Clipping words or images for a visioning-collage project
- Clipping articles or noting book titles for your “pleasure reading” file
- Dusting your office, family photos, tchotchkes
- Weeding your garden or watering plants
- Refilling your water bottle or dispenser
- Cleaning out your wallet or purse
- Decluttering your desk drawer
- Doing some quick research to prepare for weekend or evening plans
One last word on coffee: is to try to make the switch to drinking organic coffee wherever possible. Coffee beans are heavily sprayed with pesticides and herbicides. These are all toxins that enter your body and increase the toxic load. Very often, the reaction we are having from coffee has less to do with the amount of caffeine it contains and more about the amount of pesticides that it has been sprayed with. Switching to drinking organic coffee often makes all the difference in how your body feels or is affected and can be much easier and more gentle on your system.
