A couple good stress relieving techniques can save your life, because stress is more than just uncomfortable it’s also dangerous to 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 relax.
1. Give someone a big, loving hug. Hugging usually entails getting a hug back..and there is nothing more calming than being in someone else’s arms.
2. Do it in a different way. Go talk to someoneyou usually don’t i.e. a member of the canteen staff, or eat lunch on the roof. Just doing anything that breaks the monotony of your normal behavior can lower your blood pressure.
3. Give yourself a hot 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 keeping an eye your mind. Spot those nasty thoughts that lurk just below the surface (hunger, worry, a phone call you need to make) and you can resolve them and feel more calmed. If you practice this thoughtfulness exercise, it may become one of your favorite relaxation techniques.
5. Try laughing. A great way for me to laugh 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 make sure that it is a good ‘belly laugh’, one that makes your sides hurt and you become short of breath. Not only will you be relaxed 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 causing your stressful thoughts. Why not remove yourself for a little while? Just remember to not slam the door after you!
8. Take deep breaths. Try taking 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. Hydrate yourself with something decaffeinated. Caffeine is a stimulant and causes a rapid heartbeat and increased mental stimulation. This can cause feelings of stress and anxiety.
10. Get out and about. If you have at least ten minutes to spare, going for a walk is one of the best stress release 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.