Do you often experience situations where it seems that things are falling out of place and all of a sudden stress and anxiety become so overwhelming that you can hardly keep your calm? What you need is a quick relaxation fix!
Relaxation techniques like – yoga, meditation, ayurvedic treatments of Panchakarma and Shirodhara, deep breathing exercises, refreshing herbal tea baths, and of course the stress-busting superfoods are a great way to help with stress management. They can certainly help you restore your calm and take a step back from a stressful situation.
Here’s a compilation of some simple relaxation techniques to help you get started on de-stressing your life, getting rid of anxiety, and boosting your energy and mood.
What You Need To Know About Stress To Erase It
Minimize factors leading to stressful situations. Seek a balance between work and leisure. Yoga poses like Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana), Plough (Halasana), Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) and Locust (Salabhasana) are helpful. Ujjayi Pranayama is great to reduce stress. Think positive, and keep your cool in stressful situations.
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How To Instantly Free Yourself Of Stress And Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are experienced on an everyday basis. There are ways to control your stress levels with the help of a few simple steps. Deep controlled breathing, inhaling lavender/citrus oils, positive verbal affirmations, regular exercise, sipping on chamomile tea, self-acupressure and listening to desirable music can drastically drop your stress levels instantly. So the next time you are feeling really stressed, just quickly take to one of these activities to stay calm.
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Foods That Help Soothe Stress
Can Sugar Relieve Stress?
Studies suggest that consumption of table sugar (not artificial sugar) affects a metabolic-brain-negative feedback pathway which in turn makes some people under stress, more hooked on sugar. Sugar switches off the stress response by reducing levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. About 80% people report that they reach for sweets more when they are stressed.
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13 Superfoods For Stress Relief
When work deadlines begin piling up and your social calendar is booked, the last thing you want to hear is to steer clear of the vending machine. Who has time for healthy eating? But if you want to combat your stress levels, what you eat will help relieve your tension. So, grab your fork and dig into the following stress-busting superfoods!
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DIY Herbal Bath Teas For Relieving Stress
Soak Away Your Stress With Herbal Foot Bath
Creating personal rituals to reduce your stress is one of the best ways to support your everyday health. Immerse the multitudes of nerve endings in your feet into a tub of herbal tea, and let the herbs work you over. It is a treatment of least effort yet the effects are impressive. Here is an amazing stress relieving recipe of herbal foot soak.
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A Herbal Tub Tea That Will Absorb All Your Stress
This recipe has equal parts of Rosemary and evergreen needles. You can use Cedar, Fir or Pine; any of these evergreen tree needles will work. The combination of Rosemary and Pine, Cedar or Fir needles smells wonderful. This bath will warm you up, relieve sore joint pain and will increase your vitality.
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Exercises To Help Relieve Stress And Anxiety
Want To Beat Stress? Exercise Should Be Your To-Go Option
All people experience different levels of stress in everyday life and it depends entirely on the person how well they are at dealing with the stress. Constant high levels of stress can be linked to depression. Stress relief exercises release the pent up energy that the stress responses create. With certain types of exercise, you can release your bodies feel good chemicals and increase your happiness levels. Muscle relaxing exercises and deep breathing exercises can also help lower stress levels.
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Laugh And Clap Yoga Exercises For Stress Relief
According to Acupressure, Jin-Shin-do, and amp; Sujok systems, our hands have points which when pressed provide quick relief from many ailments. Clap yoga is great for joint pain, blood pressure, lungs and heart. Laugh yoga, also known as “Inner Jogging”, increases the body’s CO2 release, reorganizes our breathing pattern and relieves fatigue, stress and physical pain.
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Yoga/Meditation For Stress Management
Guided Meditation For Stress Relief
Relax in a comfortable sitting position. Unclench your fists and turn the palms upward. Exhaling lungs completely by pulling your navel to your spine. Inhale and fill your belly like filling a balloon. Take one last sip of air, so your lungs are completely full. Exhale out completely again, drawing the navel to the spine, ensuring your lungs are empty. Repeat the process.
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Yoga Nidra – Deep Restful Meditation For Stress Relief
Unwind your mind and soothe your body with this deep Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) video for stress relief. It is easy and appropriate for all levels.
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5 Easy Yoga Poses For Stress Relief
The practice of yoga in the comfort of your house for just a few minutes every evening can be a great stress buster. Here are some simple yet effective yoga poses to relax your mind and unwind yourself completely.
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Ayurvedic Tips To Help Manage Stress
The Best Ayurvedic Treatments For Stress Management
Ayurvedic treatments for stress relief comprises of complete ‘Stress Management Package’ which includes taking of thorough detoxification both of body as well as mind through Ayurvedic treatments of Panchakarma and other External Ayurvedic treatments like Abhyanga, Patra Pinda Sweda, Sarvangadhara (Pizichil), Shirodhara, Kati Basti, Greeva Basti, Pichu, Lepa, Steam bath and Navarakkizi (SSPS).
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Shirodhara – Ayurvedic Oil Therapy For Instant Stress Relief
Pour oil on troubled waters with Shirodhara – pouring of hot oil over your “third eye” between the brows. It relieves stress, chronic headaches, anger, nervous disorders, insomnia, and fatigue. It improves your mood, softens and rejuvenates your skin, and activates your pituitary gland. Restore balance in your vata, pitta, and kapha doshas to reinstate mental and physical health.
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