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At the wheel, lift your shoulders toward your ears. Squeeze tightly then drop on an exhalation. Repeat, then roll your shoulders up, back and down. Reverse the movement.

Being surrounded by greenery can reduce nervous and muscular tension and promote calm positivity. If you commute to work through the countryside, bathe in the different shades of green. In town, make diversions to spend daylight hours walking through parks.

Boost circulation daily by going for a brisk walk or swim to pump freshly oxygenated blood around your body and fill your brain with natural opiates.

Light a candle and sit in front of it. When your body feels relaxed and your breathing is calm, begin to stare at the flame. Allow the light to erase thoughts from the present moment. Close your eyes and see your flame of life within. However brightly it's burning right now, give thanks. When you feel ready to blow out the candle, keep the thought of the flame within you burning bright.

Try 7 drops morning and evening of the following Australian Bush Flower Essences: • Dog Rose is good for a generally anxious nature, and particularly for anxiety about health. • Crowea, for inveterate worriers who torment themselves with a thousand little negative “what ifs.” • Sturt Desert Rose, for those whose anxiety is mixed with guilt about having done the wrong thing.

If you feel like weeping, do: it sheds stress hormones and can make you feel pleasantly emptied and able to start again. Laughter is another natural healer.

It's enough to be a good-enough mother, boss, lover, employee, or carer. Free yourself from having to achieve perfection all the time. When demands pile up and everyone expects something, do what you can, keeping the perspective that in five years' time it probably won't matter.

Lie on your back with legs stretched out, arms by your side. Close your eyes and visualize all the water within your body. Start to roll slowly onto one side, picturing liquid within each of your cells tipping almost imperceptibly. Continue to roll onto your front, trying not to jolt the water within. Keep rolling to the other side and onto your back again, taking as long as you need, so as not to upset the water. This exercise may take 20 minutes.

Close your eyes and look at what image appears when you say the words “empty mind.” If it's a half-full cup, try to widen your perspective. Imagine sitting on a cliff top watching the horizon, following the line where sea and sky meet. When life feels confined, close your eyes and return to this spacious place.

Don't schedule every minute of the day for achieving stuff. Take time out while commuting, sitting at a desk, or in the park to daydream, staring into space and following wherever your thoughts go.