Showing posts with label Calm yourself. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Calm yourself. Show all posts

12/29/11

Relax The Body and Mind


Stress is part of life. Every day we come across various factors that cause stress: waking up early in the morning to go to school or work; traffic blues; a load of tasks to accomplish; and many more. At the end of the day, we feel drained and exhausted.

Simply lying on the bed can aid in resting your body, but it doesn’t actually produce a relaxation response that can bring the systems of your body to its optimal balance and functioning. The necessary relaxation techniques are those that allow you to focus and induce an activity on your brain to relax every muscle. Consider doing the following tips:

· When everything seems muddled in your mind, go to a quiet place. There you can clear your mind, allowing it to focus on relaxing the muscles of your body and relieve stress.

· Try to clean up your environment – may it be at home or office. A neat surrounding can assume a comfortable position when doing various relaxation techniques. This assists you to maintain a concentration during meditation and prevents your muscles from feeling tense. As much as possible, spare even an hour each day for a relaxation session.

· Be organized! Write down important dates of meetings, parties, or deadlines. You must always keep track of these days or things you need to accomplish to help relieve stress.

· Perform deep breathing exercises. Among the various relaxation techniques, this is the easiest yet truly effective. What’s good is that you can use it anywhere you are! One technique in deep breathing is to use your diaphragm. Your abdomen must expand when you inhale deeply and fall when you exhale. Do it repetitively and after a few times of deep breathing, you’ll certainly feel a sense of calmness.

· Give attention to what is currently happening and on how you are feeling right at the moment. Oftentimes you think of what would or might happen in the future. This can greatly stress you out so you better avoid it.

· Maintain a focal point – something significant that you can repeat to yourself throughout the meditation. When something distracts you from your focused thoughts, avoid struggling over them. Instead accept these distracters and gently go back to your focal point.

· Use your imagination to wash your worries and anxieties away. Visualization or guided imagery combines deep breathing and meditation. Envision yourself exploring a serene place, smelling the fragrant flowers, and feeling the breeze. This is best with accompaniment of nature sounds, such as flowing water and birds chirping.

· Do yoga! Aside from decreasing stress, it also aids in perking up your balance, flexibility and endurance.

· Start doing the relaxation techniques in a short period of time, probably at least 3 to 5 minutes. As you practice more and more, you can increase the length of time you engage in relaxation sessions.

· Practice and practice. The relaxation techniques are not really done effortlessly. Instead they must be practiced for proper implementation.

· Keep a positive attitude! Always tell yourself, “I can do this!” or “I can survive this day.” When you think positive, you’ll definitely be able to establish a positive environment as well.

· Listen to music. Many people have their bodies and minds relaxed when listening to mellow sounds or anything that pacifies them. It is a good stress management technique.

· Limit intake of caffeinated drinks and chocolates. These include coffee, soft drinks, and tea. They are stimulants and can augment to stress. Increase water intake or fruit juice instead.

Performing the relaxation techniques is an effective stress management. When you’re free from stress, you’d also have a longer life. You can avoid stress-related diseases, such as hypertension, ulcer, cancer, and other cardiovascular diseases. Mull over the tips stated above and have your mind and body coordinated for a better well-being.

12/23/11

Best ways to Relax Your Mind And Body

Getting stressed out is unavoidable, regardless what you may do for a living. There are lots of reasons why people get stressed out. It may be about money, relationships, family issues, studies, workloads and etc. That is why you should relax your mind and body from time to time, in order to keep yourself from being depressed or too stressed out. You should take early measures to avoid getting stressed out.

            Here are some tips to help you relax your mind and your body as well:

     1.    Look for a quiet and comfortable place. Peaceful places will help you think clearly. It can also help you focus on what you are going to do.

2.      Calm yourself. Gradually close your eyes and and feel the fresh air outside your house. Go to your garden if you have and take a deep breath. Fresh air can calm your stressed mind.


3.      Engage yourself in meditation when you start to feel stressed out. Spend some time to erase all the stress that you have and imagine that you don't have any problems at the moment.

4.      Go for a short walk if you can. It'll help if you can walk around a quiet and serene location like a local park. When walking try to enjoy the view and appreciate the beauty of nature.


5.      Sleeping is probably the best way to get away from all the stress you are experiencing. After sleeping or even just taking a short mid-day nap it'll invigorate your mind and body to give you that extra boost of energy to finish the day.

6.      Eat healthy foods. Fruits, vegetables, chocolates or any sweets can change your bad mood. Like if you are sad, you may eat chocolates and if you are stress because of your work at office, you may eat fruits and vegetables to make your good mood back.


7.      Listen to soothing music, such as elevator music or sounds from nature like rainforests, because it can help relax and clear your mind and keep it calm.

8.      Do some exercise before and after sleeping. Stretching your body parts oftentimes is really important. Aside from it keeps your body healthy, it can also make your mind control things. Moving your body a little makes you think better because it you don't do this from time to time, your muscles will hurt and may add to your stress.


9.      Stop worrying about things. Being worried won't help, instead it will only cause you a deep depression. If you feel any guilt, it'd be better stop to thinking about it because thinking without action is ineffective.

10.  Release your stress out. The best step to do after relaxing your mind is to release your stress out. Quit worrying and make a move. It will really make you feel better if you take one step forward.


11.  Keep in mind what are the things you should avoid next. To avoid things that can stress you out, whatever is it you are doing, you should be alert in order to avoid mistakes.

            Taking enough rest and sleep is the best way to keep your mind away from the problems that stress you. You should not abuse yourself by thinking about things that are not helpful. Go on and enjoy your life!

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