In today’s busy world everyone has at least some kind stress built up in their life whether it be work related or family hardships there is no way around stress other than to find a way to relax and relieve the pressure that is causing your body and mind harm. Here are a few tips to ease the way to a more stress free lifestyle.
1. Go for a walk and breath in the fresh air exercise alone relieves stressful tension and raises the natural endorphins that your brain expels into the body.
2. Start a daily stress journal which will help you get the feelings or thoughts out of your mind that are building up stress in your body. It helps to just imagine as you write the negative thoughts down that with every stroke of the pen what ever is bothering you is slipping away into the air.
3. Take a warm bath and surround yourself with scented candles, incense, and just allow yourself the time to make peace with what ever bothers you, let it soak out into the water and flow down the drain.
4. a lot of people feel completely out of control if they aren’t organized this causes a great deal of stress. Take some time out of your week to get yourself back in control of your life which in return will relieve the tension that causes stress.
5. Happiness, laughter, and sex all go hand in hand when it comes to relieving stress all three seem to work with each other which also releases good endorphins into the blood stream. Let your animal instinct come out and drive your partner wild, share some quality time and laugh.
6. Meditation is also a very positive way to manage your stress level. Many people think that it is too hard, but have you ever day dreamed? Well that in itself is a kind of meditation. There are self help tapes on the market which take you through a guided meditation. When meditation is used to relieve stress it allows the whole body to relax.
7. Work in the dirt planting or just weeding in the flower bed can be heck of a stress reliever imagine yourself kneading the soil through your fingers, and as you pull the weeds you’re pulling the built up stress out of your body. Not to mention it will make you feel good inside knowing that you’re connecting yourself with the earth.