(c) 2007, Inetekk.com. All rights reserved. http://www.wholeheart.com Total health is more than just eating good food, doing exercise and seeing your doctor. Total health is a combination of all the influences that touch our lives. These include physical health, emotional health, mental health and spiritual health. By incorporating practices in your life to include all these different levels of health, you will be more likely to achieve peace and happiness. Let’s take a look at each of these: Physical Health - This includes the food we eat, the exercise we do and the life style we live. Being conscious of your physical health will help you to avoid illness, maintain your weight and therefore have more energy to accomplish more in your life. Here are some great practices you can do to improve your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Click here. Emotional Health - This includes your relationships with your family, spouse, children etc. Having healthy relationships is not always easy but it is so important to the health of the body. Healthy relationships are about boundaries, conflict resolution and effective communication. Spiritual Health - In our busy lives we forget this part of our lives. Whatever your faith or spiritual path, this is definitely a required component for true happiness. Happiness is your birthright. You deserve it. Most spiritual paths encourage you to act in ways that will lead to your happiness. We recommend that you get up every day and make one positive change in your life. That positive change will change you for a life time! Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:33:43 GMT http:// Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:14:50 GMT http://www.wholeheartpath.com Before we talk about anger management skills, let us address anger as an emotion. Anger is a normal feeling that everyone experiences. Anger can range from slight annoyance to fits of fury. Some feel anger every day, while others may merely encounter it when pushed to the "breaking point." We can become angered by both internal and external events, and it can affect us both physiologically and biologically. Anger often arrives with no warning, and can leave us with feelings of exhaustion, depression and regret. To release anger effectively, we learn tools for positive anger management skills. Where can I find tools for l effective anger release? Anger is a healthy emotion. Each of us must find our own ways to experience and express it. That is what anger management skills are all about. Finding an effective anger release is not always easy, and as you might suspect, techniques that work for one individual will not necessarily work for another. Some people bottle up their anger until it explodes, while others regularly take out their anger on family and friends. Neither are effective anger release methods. But there are healthy and constructive ways you can release your anger. There are many people trained to help you to learn effective anger management skills. Which effective anger release method will work best for me? There is no one specific anger management strategy that is certain to work for you. The best way to find your own effective anger release methods is try several different strategies. Effective anger release is a journey.You may discover along the way that you've created an anger management tool that no one has thought of or used yet. If you do, we encourage you to share your absolute experiences with others. Does effective anger release mean eliminating anger from my life? No. Anger is a normal and healthy emotion. It is how you decide to deal with anger that can negatively or positively affect your life. Anger management skills have been developed to help people deal with anger constructively. If you are struggling to learn effective anger release, it may be a wonderful idea to explore professional counseling, either in an anger management group or workshop or individually. Take control of your anger before it takes control of you. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:25:22 GMT