Here are a few ways to ease your everyday stress that only
take a few minutes, but will make your life a little easier.
1. Sit comfortable, close your eyes and breathe deeply in
through the nose. Breathe out slowly through your mouth releasing the problems
of the day. Think only about the things that make you happy. Do this for 5
minutes.
2. Sit in a comfortable position. Lean your head against the
back of a chair or wall. Close the eyes take a deep breath and place each thumb
at a point on the base of the skull near each ear. Move your thumbs downward
from ears to shoulder tops; press and hold tense spots as you go. Then rub back
of neck from base of skull downward, pressing and holding tense spots. Cross
one arm over chest and press muscles along top of opposite shoulder; hold until
tension is released. Repeat with other arm. Drop arms to sides, and breath,
imagining your skull is heavy as a bowling ball. Relax completely.
3. Take a bubble bath. Light scented candles all around you,
and turn off the lights listen to classical music. Imagine you are self on a
quiet tropical island. See yourself relaxing on a great lounge chair while
servants take care of your every need.
4. Get a good night's sleep: Do not drink coffee or eat too
late as it makes it difficult to sleep. Try listening to soothing music as you
drift off to sleep. Don't think about what you need to do the next day.
5. Exercise; It increase blood flow, bringing more oxygen to
your brain and unkinks tight muscles.
6. Light scented candles around the room turn off lights lie
on your back and reach arms and legs toward ceiling. Rotate, starting with each
arm and then each leg. Do this for 10 minutes.
7. Rotate your head stretching as far as you can, start to
your right shoulder, the to the back as if looking at the ceiling, then to left
shoulder then to front, putting chin to chest. Do for a few minutes then rotate
starting with left shoulder.
8. Close your eyes
lift both arms over your head until your hands touch. Slowly lower your arms
down to your sides up and down as if in a flying motion. Imagine you are a bird
flying over the ocean. Let your imagination soar.
