Life comes at us fast. Negative affects begin to happen in our lives when it does. Uncontrolled stress will have a negative effect on our health and well-being and even cause some illnesses to be worse than they need to be.Stress affects your concentration, mood, relationships and even your sleep. There are proven methods to help reduce stress on our bodies and can even improve our health and well being. Here are three simple relaxation techniques that are easy to learn and use that will get results fast.
Learn Abdominal Breathing
We are often told to take a deep breath when things get a little stressed or we feel anxious. Some say this doesn’t help them relax at all. Some feel taking a deep breath actually increase stress levels and makes relaxation more difficult. They key is to learn a process called abdominal breathing. Learning abdominal breathing when you are calm is a very good relaxation technique that you can use when you are stressed. Don’t wait until you are stressed to learn this. Learn when you are calm and relaxed to get the most benefit. Here’s how.
Place one hand on your abdomen and another on your chest. Take a deep breath. Which hand moved? Concentrate on breathing in very slowly until the hand on your abdomen moves with your breathing and the hand on your chest remains still. Practice this twice a day in front of a mirror and soon you will see the results. when this happens you will quickly feel the results. Be careful not to take to many deep breaths, as this will make you dizzy. Abdominal breathing can be a very effective relaxation method to calm your mind and body.
Learn Stretching Techniques
Here is a very simple and quick technique you can use anywhere. When you feel tense or anxious, you body sends extra blood to your muscles and makes then tight and tense.Because of this your shoulders may begin to ache and give you headache as well. Your jaw may clench as stress increases. Regularly stretching your muscles is a great way to help you relax during the day.
Stand up and stretch your body as often as needed. This will relax the muscles and help you to breath better.When your muscles are relaxed you breath deeper more relaxing breaths. Do this throughout the day to reduce your stress level. Yoga are easy excercises to do and you can do them almost everywhere.
Use Relaxation Audios
Learning relaxation techniques take time and patience like any skill you learn. The best way to using audios to help you relax is to use them for several weeks. Use them once or twice a week for maximum effectiveness and to maintain the benefits. Relaxation audios help you concentrate on the sensations needed that will cause you to relax and help slow down your busy mind. Subliminal audios are also effective because they work on a sub-conscious level. you can learn skills that will help you relax in almost any circumstances according to reports we have been getting.
You may not feel much difference in the first few days, but do not give up. Be consistent for 2-3 weeks because that gets the best results for most people. Daily stress can build up very quickly and cause many relational and health problems for you at home and at work. When you learn these simple and effective techniques they will work fast and help you reduce the the level of stress you feel.
Here you will find a simple and easy guide to reducing stress from the experts at Home Zone Direct.
Dr. Don MacKay has an earned Doctorate in Counseling and has been in private practice for over 20 years. You can find more information on this subject and much more helpful advice from http://www.homezonedirectinfo.com/stress-management-guide/
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