Simple relaxation methods
5 effective methods to relax and say goodbye to heavy days, simple actions that allow you to enter at least an hour every now and then in the untouchable personal "bubble" of true relaxation.
1. Read a book
The reader creates a magical aura around himself, it is enough to observe him and one immediately perceives that I don't know that of "refuge" in an inviolable world. Yes, research also says: according to a 2009 study, the University of Sussex has shown that reading can reduce stress by up to 68%, even for a few minutes a day.
As the neuropsychologist David Lewis explained to the editorial staff of Telegraph, the choice of the book is not important, but to dive completely into a story allows to leave behind all the worries and daily stress, and the mind relaxes.
2. Meditate and practice
There is no need for a study published in Time to understand that yoga and meditation are good, but yes it is surprising to learn how profoundly it also affects the genes and physical, not just mental, health of the organism.
Yogic practice and meditation do more than relax at a certain time. As the British researchers - a study published last June in the scientific journal Frontiers in Immunology - communicate, the obvious beneficial influence on the biological level given by meditation, yoga, Qi gong and Tai-Chi breathing exercises on genes has been demonstrated. which stop being "vehicles" of inflammation for the body.
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3. Listen to music
Even the magazine Plos One has confirmed that listening to music can reduce stress and benefit health, going to impact the psycho-biological mechanism that leads to stress.
In addition to the classic sound of flowing water, rain or sea here are some suggestions of music that greatly slows the heart rate and invites you to relax: Marconi Union - Weightless ; Airstream - Electra; DJ Shah - Mellomaniac ; Enya - Watermark ; Einaudi - The waves . And why not listen to relaxing music, meditating?
4. A hot herbal tea
Nothing more authoritative than The Daily Tea to confirm that the hot herbal tea, sipped in relax in an armchair at the end of the evening adds to the top ten of natural remedies that contribute to making us relax. Go ahead then to relaxing infusions and herbal teas with valerian, lemon balm or passion flower, just to name a few.
5. Self-massage at the feet
A self-massage on the feet, done as this video well illustrates on the basis of plantar reflexology techniques, helps to relax the nerves and calm stress, anxieties and nervousness. It is a good idea to do it after a nice relaxing foot bath, enriched with essential oils, such as the prodigious lavender oil, or specific invigorating natural products that are purchased in herbal medicine.
Not only at the feet but also at the hands: as the Zoneriflesse.it theme site illustrates, here is how to make a relaxing and beneficial hand massage.
NB. Researches and surveys aside, we also put in the list the focus on preparing a special recipe for oneself or friends, swimming, dancing, painting throwing out their emotions, knitting or crocheting - something that recently it seems to be back in fashion - or to dedicate an entire day to oneself, simply remembering what one loves and wants to do!
