Stress Relief: Stress Ball
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Ways to Relieve Stress II
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Stress Relief Techniques.
Stress can affect us in many different ways from weight gain to
poor health. That is why it is necessary to learn some stress
relief techniques in order to deal with the stress that inevitably
finds its way into nearly everyone’s lives.
The best stress relief technique is regular exercise. This stress
relief technique helps you maintain a healthy weight, contributes
to a feeling of well being and happiness, reduces depression,
relaxes muscles and helps you to sleep better (as long as you do
not exercise right before bed, that is). In addition, regular
exercise helps you to think more clearly because it causes an
increase in the blood flow to the brain.
Another great stress relief technique is controlled breathing.
This stress relief technique can be learned easily and is
extremely effective. Taking deep breaths, using yoga breathing
techniques and Zen meditation can all be used to reduce stress.
Furthermore, a stress relief technique that can be used is
progressive muscular relaxation (PMR). This stress relief
technique helps a person to relax tense muscles by first
contracting a specific muscle group for a few seconds and then
relaxing that muscle group. Repeat this process starting from the
feet and working up to the face until the entire body is
completely relaxed. This works very well because often we are not
conscious of how tight and stressed our muscles really are until
we concentrate on them. You can purchase progressive muscular
relaxation tapes or you can make a tape yourself and then listen
to it later. You can practice how effective this stress relief
technique really is by tightening your fist as hard as you can for
a few seconds and then relax it.
Guided imagery is a stress relief technique that is very
effective, especially when combined with progressive muscular
relaxation and controlled breathing. The human mind can bring us
to a place of relaxation even when our environment is not
especially relaxing. Perhaps the ocean or mountains or a waterfall
makes you feel relaxed and calm. You can use this stress relief
technique to take you to these places wherever you happen to be.
In order to make it real, it is important to imagine all the
senses: sight, sound, smell and taste. For example, you may have
felt particularly relaxed when on vacation in the Bahamas. When
you use this stress relief technique, you would imagine the sound
of the waves crashing on the beach, the feeling of the warmth of
the sun on your skin and the feeling of the sand on your feet, the
taste of the salty air and perhaps the cool drink that you were
sipping, and the sights of the beautiful blue ocean, the lovely
white sand beach and the smiling people around you.
Another stress relief technique that is very effective is
meditation. Meditation can be used to place you in very deep
states of relaxation. It allows you to focus on relaxation and to
forget the things that are stressing you out. The mind is very
powerful. It is what controls everything you do. If you learn to
control the mind, anything is possible. This stress relief
technique actually works to lower blood pressure, relax muscles,
slow down breathing, allows the elimination of lactic acid and
other waste products from the body, makes it easier to think more
clearly, takes away negative thoughts that are causing stress,
helps with concentration, and reduces headaches caused by stress.
This stress relief technique is most effective when the body is
relaxed so it is important to get into a comfortable position. You
should first concentrate on breathing, visualizing relaxation
going in with each breath and tension and stress going out with
each exhale. Then you should focus on sound. Some people choose to
say a word such as “Om”. Others like to use relaxing music or
natural sounds. Finally, you should focus on imagery to bring
yourself to a relaxing place as was described previously.
All of these stress relief techniques can be used together or
separately. Some may take more time to master than others.
Exercise is something almost everyone can do. Simply going for a
walk may be a perfect stress relief technique because it can be
done almost anywhere and requires no special equipment other than
a good pair of shoes. The hardest part about exercise is finding
the time to fit it into our already busy schedules. But if you do
little things throughout the day such as taking the stairs instead
of the elevator, parking a little farther from work, taking a walk
during your break time instead of eating a donut and having a cup
of coffee, you can fit it into your day
Nutritional supplements can also be very
beneficial for dealing with stress. We recommend using
Extress,
a homeopathic and nutrition supplement that is exceptionally
effective in aiding the body during periods of stress, tension,
anxiety, minor phobic reactions and complaints of generalized
patterns of anxious discomfort.
