5 way for Stress Management
There are many ways to reduce tension and relax. Here are 5 Stress relievers fast and most effective.
1) Breathing Exercises:Deep breathing is an easy stress reliever that has numerous benefits for the body, including oxygenating the blood, which ‘wakes up’ the brain, relaxing muscles and quieting the mind. Breathing exercises are especially helpful because it can be done anywhere and these can quickly de-stress. Abdominal breathing and Yogic full breathing are good example.
2) Meditation:Meditation builds on deep breathing, and takes it a step further. When you are in meditating state, it results in release of certain hormones that promote health.
3) Visualizations:One can imagine oneself achieving goals like becoming healthier and more relaxed, doing well at tasks, and handling conflict in better ways. Also, visualizing oneself doing well on tasks one can improve one’s performance through visualizations.
4) Instant Relaxation TechniqueBy tensing and relaxing all the muscle groups in your body, you can relieve tension and feel much more relaxed in minutes, with no special training or equipment. Start by tensing all the muscles in your face, holding a tight grimace 3or 4 seconds, then completely relaxing for next few seconds. Repeat this with your neck, followed by your shoulders, etc. You can do this anywhere, and as you practice, you will find you can relax more quickly and easily, reducing tension as quickly as it starts
5) Hatha yoga Yoga is one of the oldest self-improvement practices around. Major benefit of yoga is that it combines the practices of several other stress management techniques such as breathing, meditation, imagery and movement, giving you a lot of benefit for the amount of time and energy required. One can begin with gentle yoga exercises and later on build up the strength for advance yoga postures.
1) Breathing Exercises:Deep breathing is an easy stress reliever that has numerous benefits for the body, including oxygenating the blood, which ‘wakes up’ the brain, relaxing muscles and quieting the mind. Breathing exercises are especially helpful because it can be done anywhere and these can quickly de-stress. Abdominal breathing and Yogic full breathing are good example.
2) Meditation:Meditation builds on deep breathing, and takes it a step further. When you are in meditating state, it results in release of certain hormones that promote health.
3) Visualizations:One can imagine oneself achieving goals like becoming healthier and more relaxed, doing well at tasks, and handling conflict in better ways. Also, visualizing oneself doing well on tasks one can improve one’s performance through visualizations.
4) Instant Relaxation TechniqueBy tensing and relaxing all the muscle groups in your body, you can relieve tension and feel much more relaxed in minutes, with no special training or equipment. Start by tensing all the muscles in your face, holding a tight grimace 3or 4 seconds, then completely relaxing for next few seconds. Repeat this with your neck, followed by your shoulders, etc. You can do this anywhere, and as you practice, you will find you can relax more quickly and easily, reducing tension as quickly as it starts
5) Hatha yoga Yoga is one of the oldest self-improvement practices around. Major benefit of yoga is that it combines the practices of several other stress management techniques such as breathing, meditation, imagery and movement, giving you a lot of benefit for the amount of time and energy required. One can begin with gentle yoga exercises and later on build up the strength for advance yoga postures.
posted by Subodh Gupta Yoga at 1:55 PM
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