Where Is Your Resonance Center?

Our initial voiced sound from the vocal folds (vocal cords) is modulated by the resonance in different cavities in our body. For a speaking voice, there are two major centers of resonance: Head Center & Heart Center.

Most people in this overwhelmed society end up with a voice that mainly resonates from the Head Center. The voice is thin, lack of depth and with a higher pitch. The voice is trapped in the throat, withheld in the mouth and failed to express you freely and fully. This voice is the result of thinking and doing: getting things done, completing another task, or taking control of everything in your life. It disconnects you with your feeling and simply being.

People whose voice resonates from the Heart Center enjoy a fuller, richer and deeper voice. They express their emotions without holding back and assert themselves without hesitation. It's the result of not just thinking and doing, but also feeling and experiencing. It brings balance and harmony to themselves as well as those around them.

Everyone can discover their voice resonance in the Heart Center, connect with themselves from the view of totality, and experience lives fully and freely.

How to achieve that?

Start from breathing properly.

Stresses have made people breathe very shallowly and accumulated tensions in the upper chest, shoulders and neck. That's why your voice is trapped in your throat. It's impossible to resonate from your Heart Center when you are with shallow breath.

Learn to breathe properly and deeply and connect with your voice in a deeper way.

Cynthia is a voice and speech coach and trainer, based in Singapore. She helps you discover your inner true voice that is authentic and confident. She also helps organizations on voice and presentation skills training. To get more updates on voice through articles, podcasts and video lessons, subscribe Cynthia's newsletter on her website - http://connectingtosuccess.com/

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Stress Management - Forgetting Where You Put Things Last Is an Indicator That Stress Is Not Managed

Stress that is not managed can have many symptoms, one is forgetting were you put things or where you put them down last. Here are some ideas that will help.

Stress has been known to cause absent-mindedness and forgetting. We just have too many things going on at the same time. We lose track of thoughts, ideas and tangible things like pens, eyeglasses and keys.

This problem is very frustrating and increases your stress levels even more. This becomes a stress cycle. You start worrying that you are getting a memory disorder disease or something. Your focus on a project is decreased and you feel miserable.

Here are a few suggestions. Make a deliberate mental note of where you temporarily put that pen, tool, pair of reading glasses or piece of paper.

The option is to have to retrace your steps or thoughts to find that something. This is not easy; since it is usually, a distraction that made you lose focus and made you set it down in the first place.

The result is wasted time and productivity and when you are extremely busy or in a time crunch, this is a disaster. Now after a few tries you will get a knack of remembering where things are.

One additional tip is to avoid bringing a tool you were working with away from the work area; it will usually be unwittingly left behind.

You may think that it would be much easier just to purchase duplicate items and extras. This practice can get very expensive. When you are stressed, you may even forget where you put the duplicates. This is only repeats the stress cycle.

Now, removing the source of the problem to begin with is a great step. Remove or reduce the distraction.

If you work from home or have a bit of control at where you work you can reduce distractions very effectively. Turning off the ringer on a phone, closing a door, turning off your e-mails, asking family or co-workers to not interrupt you during certain times of the day. You can get co-operation if you explain the importance of your project or assignment.

Becoming consistent and somewhat routine when it comes to your tools and personal items, the way you manage their use and the storage of the items makes a big difference in your level of stress. This habit of putting things in their place is a positive habit to develop.

These suggestions and ideas on how to not forget where you put things down will reduce your stress and increase your overall productivity in your work and in your life.

Ellen R Norman is an expert in stress management using natural solutions.
She teaches people like yourself how to regain control of your life by reducing and relieving stress.
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