13. Unwind Your Mind

Imagine that stress and tension are akin to walking around with a clenched fist. All of that energy - tightness, self concern, worry, rumination and perseveration - it's yours to drop in any moment.

Just expand your hand, and let it go. Every time that you find yourself tightening up, feeling stress, self conscious and feel the ghost of tension hovering over the present moment, simply release your hand from the confines of the clench. - a tiny book about mindfulness for people in a hurry