Making time for yourself is an important way to prevent burnout and keep your stress levels low. We've pulled together a few suggestions to benefit your body, mind, and spirit.

After a long day, a warm bath sets the stage for a peaceful, restorative night's sleep by signaling your body that it's time to rest. Enhance your experience by stocking your shelves with indulgent bath products. After soaking, wrap yourself in a comfortable robe and cozy slippers for a truly soothing evening ritual.

For a luxurious experience that will boost circulation and feel great, try this simple foot mask. It combines spices, skin-soothing ingredients such as oatmeal and honey, and the invigorating essence of orange.

Hot-cold hydrotherapy, practiced by the Finns for the past 2,000 years, is believed to strengthen immunity, increase circulation, and have a stimulating effect on the body. Although the ancient ritual did not involve a shower -- or modern plumbing for that matter -- you probably don't have immediate access to a sauna and a snowbank, so this will do. After showering, turn the knob to as cold as you can stand it for 30 seconds, switch back to warm, and end on cold. Get your nape, back, and chest. Repeat two or three times.

If you skip breakfast and scarf a meager lunch, you may hit a wall by mid-afternoon. By the time you get home, you're ravenous, and at that point your body will not be able to make up the nutrients it lost all day. Eat a breakfast of complex carbs, protein, and a little fat, and several light but nutritious mini-meals throughout the day.

Taking a moment to stretch each hour or so throughout the day goes a long way toward preventing stiffness, increasing blood circulation, and giving you a shot of energy. Try this right now: Stand up and, taking a deep breath, raise your arms and reach for the sky; hold. Then release the stretch, exhaling and dropping your arms. Beginning with the crown of your head, roll down, vertebrae by vertebrae, until you're hanging forward. Let your arms dangle. Shake and nod your head gently to loosen the neck. Without locking your knees, feel the stretch in the back of your thighs. Enjoy this stretch for a few moments.

Essential oils can calm, center, and energize you by reducing the effects of stress and mental fatigue. Rosemary, juniper berry, clary sage, and peppermint revive the senses while citrus oils like lemon, orange, or pink grapefruit balance emotions and energize. Add a few drops to a warm bath or diffuser or light a candle that has been scented with essential oils. When selecting aromatherapy products, look for pure essential oils derived from plants, not fragrances, which may be chemically produced.

This highly prized corporate virtue may not be helping you get ahead at all. When you're not at least 80 percent present with what you're doing, you are creating more work for yourself because you're not focused, says Nikki de Carteret, author of Soul Power. Also, when you're not fully engaged in your work, you may not derive as much satisfaction from it. Do one thing at a time and you'll get more done -- with energy to spare.

There's a reason you feel so good after exercising. Engaging in vigorous, sweaty exercise for as little as 10 to 30 minutes triggers the release of feel-good chemicals in the brain -- serotonin, adrenaline, and endorphins -- and has been shown to greatly improve mood. Regular exercise has also been shown to lower blood pressure and relieve depression -- and no energy regimen would be complete without it. So if you don't exercise regularly, start. And if you already have a steady workout routine, try stepping it up a few days a week by increasing the number of days you do it, or the intensity.

There's a reason you feel so good after exercising. Engaging in vigorous, sweaty exercise for as little as 10 to 30 minutes triggers the release of feel-good chemicals in the brain -- serotonin, adrenaline, and endorphins -- and has been shown to greatly improve mood. Regular exercise has also been shown to lower blood pressure and relieve depression -- and no energy regimen would be complete without it. So if you don't exercise regularly, start. And if you already have a steady workout routine, try stepping it up a few days a week by increasing the number of days you do it, or the intensity.