People nowadays are quite busy with working, and most people are kind of workaholic. Taking a holiday seems quite impossible because of the work load. However, taking a rest for a few minutes everyday is a must for the sake of the health. Here are some tips for us -- workaholics.
 

TURN OFF YOUR PHONE AND LEAVE THE OFFICE FOR YOUR LUNCH BREAK

"Our bodies are designed to deal with stress intermittently, not 24 hours a day," says Dr David Posen, author of The Little Book of Stress Relief. "Removing the source of stress, even for a short time, allows your body to recover, restore and relax," says Gump, who found that taking more holidays cuts heart-attack risk. He says we need to grab chances to be safe from stressors. "And that may mean going out to lunch and not telling anyone where you go."

LOAD HOLIDAY PHOTOS ONTO YOUR WORK COMPUTER

Many holiday researchers practise this trick themselves. "Viewing pictures of a restful scene allows you to recapture the feelings associated with the image," says Posen. Make them your screensaver or upload them to a free site like Flicker or Picasa for less frequent revisiting.

TALK ABOUT YOUR TRIP WITH FRIENDS AND RELIVE IT WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WENT WITH YOU

Psychologists call this rehearsal. The more (and sooner) you talk about an experience, the better it lodges in your memory, says Dr George Loewenstein, of Carnegie Mellon University in the US. "You may think it's cheesy to give a slideshow," he says, "but the benefit of boring your friends and neighbours is that you're more likely to retain the experience yourself."

GO BACK OUTSIDE - CHANCES ARE, YOU SPENT MUCH OF YOUR TRIP OUTDOORS

Keep it up when you return home. Researchers at Columbia University in the US found that exposure to the negative air ions(离子） created when air molecules（分子） are exposed to sunlight, radiation, moving air and water generated feelings of alertness, mental clarity and elevated mood（振奋的情绪）. Tip: those ions exist outside your office.

RE-CREATE THE SOUNDS THAT LULLED（使平静） YOU ON HOLIDAY

The steady, calming sound of waves, for instance. "The natural rhythm of the waves' ebb and flow （涨落）helps slow the mind and relax the body," says Dr Alan Keck, a US psychologist whose specialties include clinical hypnosis（催眠状态）. Slip on your earphones and download a nature-sound. (picture from 海潮）

BREATHE DEEPLY, AS YOU DID ON HOLIDAY (AND PROBABLY DON'T WHEN HUNCHED OVER YOUR KEYBOARD)

Close your eyes, place both feet on the floor and breathe deeply through your nose for 5-10 minutes. This is an example of body-focused meditation. "Deep breaths stretch out muscles in your chest and diaphragm and alert your mind that you're ready to relax," says Peg Baim, clinical director of the training centre at the Bensen-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US.

KEEP A HOLIDAY SCENT IN AN OFFICE DRAWER - LIKE THAT RESORT SOAP YOU SWIPED

Or, if you're the honest type, it could be the sunscreen you used at the beach, a sachet of Provençal herbs or an envelope you've stashed with pine needles. "Scent becomes strongly connected to whatever you felt when you first came into contact with it," says Dr Rachel Herz, author of The Scent of Desire. The parts of the brain that regulate emotion, memory and smell are close neighbours; they'll transport  you back even when the holiday seems distant.