Great And Rewarding Ways To Relax

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January 22, 2009

Knowing a couple relaxation techniques can save your life, because stress is more than just unpleasant it’s also bad for your health. Disciplined practices such as yoga can help relieve that stress, but what if you have no motivation or time? Maybe you need to try a few of these simple ways to calm your nerves.

1. Give someone a big, comforting hug. Hugging usually includes getting a hug in return..and there is nothing more calming than being in someone else’s arms.

2. Do it differently. Go do somethingyou usually don’t i.e. a member of the canteen staff, or eat lunch on the grass. Just doing anything that breaks you out of your habitual patterns can be calming.

3. Give yourself a long shower. It soothes your muscles, and gives you a break from those more stressful activities. Some find that an alternating hot and cold shower is even more relaxing.

4. Try paying close attention to your thoughts. Spot those ‘nasties’ that lurk just below the surface (hunger, worry, a phone call you need to make) and you can resolve them and feel more relaxed. If you practice this thoughtfulness exercise, it may become one of your favorite nerve calming techniques.

5. Try laughing. A great way that I have found is to stand in front of a full length mirror, stark naked! That always gives me a good laugh; especially first thing in the morning. Just be sure it is a good ‘belly laugh’, one that makes your sides hurt and you become short of breath. Not only will it relax you but it burns calories too!

6. Relax to music. Keep your favorites at the office, in the car, or wherever you’ll need it most. Music can settle that stress that is inside of all of us. Choose the tunes that bring up happy memories and use those to help you.

7. Leave the room for a while. This can really help if the things in the room or related to it are bringing on your stressful thoughts. Why not get out for a little while? Just remember to not slam the door after you!

8. Breath deeply. Take five deep breaths through your nose. Close your eyes and pay attention only to your breathing while doing this. It’s like a mini-meditation, and perhaps the most effective of the quick relaxation techniques.

9. Enjoy drinking something decaffeinated. Caffeine is a stimulant and brings on a rapid heartbeat and increased mental stimulation. This can promote feelings of stress and anxiety.

10. Take a break. If you have at least ten minutes to spare, going for a walk is one of the best calming techniques. While you’re at it, admire the view or go and talk to that person in technique 2.

11. Remove your shoes. Remember that scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere took his shoes and socks off. That reconnection with Nature has a remarkable effect.

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P.S. Also try emotional freedom technique training – EFT has helped many people to take the proper care of the stress.

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