Karin Kiser - Lighten Your Load: 35 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Free Yourself From Stress, Toxins, and Clutter

Praise for
"Lighten Your Load"

Lighten Your Load: 35 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Free Yourself from Stress, Toxins, and Clutter, is a pleasurable and enjoyable little book that helps you put whats important first and everything else last.
Will Bowen, #1 International Bestselling Author and Founder of A Complaint Free World

Sometimes the things that can impact you most are also the simplest. Follow the instructions in this book, and I guarantee that your life will be transformed. Theres more straightforward good advice and wise practice in these pages than in any self-help book Ive ever seen.
Caitriona Reed, author, speaker and co-founder of Five Changes

Lighten Your Load is a great read for anyone looking to get started on the path of detoxing their life and body. Karin Kiser is humorous, encouraging, and honest as she offers applicable changes we can make in many areas of our lives.
Lane B. Freeman, DDS, Biological dentist at Nunnally and Freeman, Marble Falls, Texas

Karin Kiser's enthusiastic suggestions for lightening your load really inspire and enlighten the reader. I look forward to recommending her book to all of my clients.
Kim Krost, owner of Integrative Healing Institute

Copyright 2016 by Karin Kiser

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To my sister Kim,
and to all those with the courage to
lighten their loads.

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed. The strategies outlined in this book may not be suitable for every individual and are not guaranteed or warranted to produce any particular results.

This book is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in rendering medical or other professional advice or services. The reader should consult a competent professional before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it.

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Youre always on the go but lately youre feeling drained, tired, or stressed out.

Youre super busy but truth be told, youre not actually enjoying your jam-packed days.

Youre a high achiever but find it challenging to balance work life and home life.

Youre smart but thats part of the problem. At the end of your day, you cant shut off your mind, so its nearly impossible to relax and recharge.

If this sounds like you, youre in good company. This is actually one of the biggest problems we face in modern life:

• We love our full days but tend to over-schedule ourselves.
• We love being on the go but dont give ourselves time to be still.
• We love our gadgets until somehow their beeps, pings, and dings end up running our lives!

The trouble is, living this way takes its toll on your health, your waistline, your energy, your joy, and your ability to stay calm and think clearly, especially when things get messy.

The good news is, you can have more energy, less stress, more time, and greater ease when you Lighten Your Load.

I know this because Ive done it. I know all about stress. I used to work 70+ hours a week. I used to think the formula for success and happiness was to just work harder and get more done.

Not anymore. I lightened my load. You can too.

Dont worry. Im not going to suggest you lighten your load by working only part time, delegating all your responsibilities, downsizing to a small apartment, or moving to an ashram. If this were desirable or possible for you, you would likely be doing it already.

Lightening your load simply means reducing the toxin buildup that has over the years and perhaps even decades crept into your body, your home, and your thoughts.

What is this toxin buildup?

Its the clutter, negativity, and other gunk that slowly creep into our lives. Think about the stuff that collects in your bathtub drain or the grime that ends up on your sunglasses. Or the dust bunny colonies that seem to appear out of nowhere. You know what Im talking about. Well, your body accumulates nasty buildup as well. So does your mind.

Left unattended, these toxins build up. They take up space. They get stuck in your body, your mind, and your personal environment.

Fortunately, there are countless ways to Lighten Your Load. This book offers 35 of them 35 simple yet profound ways to reduce the stress, toxins, and clutter that are literally weighing you down.

When you Lighten Your Load of toxin buildup, you feel more energetic, more at ease, and more alive.

You sleep better.

You think more clearly.

You begin to notice a greater sense of calm, regardless of what is going on around you.

Its hard to live the life you were meant to one of balance, peace, ease, and joy if your body and mind are overloaded with stress, toxins, and clutter. Theres no need to spend another day feeling overwhelmed, rushed, or worn out. Its time to Lighten Your Load.

In fact, its critical. Youll see why in the next chapter.

Chapter One

Stress. We all have it. You could probably easily list 10 things that are adding stress to your day.

We are surrounded by books, blogs, and pills to help us manage our stress. There is something wrong with that. Manage stress. Why would we want to simply manage stress when we can reduce it? The whole idea of managing stress assumes that stress is a mandatory part of life that its here to stay so the best we can do is learn to manage it.

Baloney!

Sure, there are things you can do to manage stress, just like there are pills you can take to manage physical pain. But why manage it when you can get to the root of why it is happening in the first place? The root cause of stress is not other people. Its not your job, your finances, or anything outside of you. These are just symptoms. Stress is a symptom of something deeper.