I know I'm not the only woman who's finding stress relief quite a task to undertake! Life has been so incredibly hectic that finding time to relax is often a case of checking the diary and booking an appointment with my bed three weeks on Thursday. Just lately I've become aware of the need to take more care of my welfare, and I've been looking into stress relief alternatives for women.
I know that my days have been full and busy, but I never really took the time to appreciate the diverse range of methods available to help unwind and let the cares of the day fall like blossom in a gentle breeze. My blossom just seems to have just taken a shortcut straight to the compost heap lately. But there are actually several highly recommended stress relief therapies.
For me the first thing I tried was yoga, since I'd been walking past a poster advertising yoga classes for ages. Like many people I thought yoga was just about tying your legs in knots while trying to stand on your head, but it was actually very straightforward to get started, and as well as offering a way to relax mentally there are many physical health benefits to yoga too.
In a similar stress relief category to yoga is meditation, though with slightly less limb tying involved. There are so many forms of meditation that it can be a little difficult just choosing which to try, but this is largely a matter of personal preference. I bought a meditation CD which played soothing music whilst a sonorous voice instructed me to focus on various parts of my body. It was very relaxing - in fact, I fell asleep.
A lot of women swear by physical exercise. Personally I just tend to swear at physical exercise. But my understanding is that those women who regularly undertake some form of exercise such as running, cycling or step aerobics find that it helps them unwind. It may not be relaxing, but stress relief isn't necessarily the same as being relaxed.
The next item on my list certainly focussed on the relief half of stress relief. Women's toys are now so varied and ingenious that they seem to be able to cater for bits of me even I didn't know existed. I had a browse through an online store, my responses varying from disbelief to confusion to sheer rampant fascination. I spent more time exploring this method of stress relief than physical exercise, although as it did make me a little out of breath, it must have burnt up at least a few calories.
Although I had relaxing music next on my list, this is really something I have been edging towards like many people, with my portable MP3 player and favourite songs. However, most of the songs on my playlist weren't really very relaxing, and so I created a playlist of specially selected, deeply relaxing music. Convenient enough to take anywhere, it's even great to take to work for those moments when the boss is in a meeting.
Finally, the one method of stress relief I seem to find hardest of all - finding the time for plenty of rest. Just recently I have had almost no time for rest because I've been too busy researching the various stress relief alternatives, but along with eating healthily, getting plenty of sleep and organising 'me' time, there are certainly several alternatives available - it's just finding the time to try them out. - 16890
I know that my days have been full and busy, but I never really took the time to appreciate the diverse range of methods available to help unwind and let the cares of the day fall like blossom in a gentle breeze. My blossom just seems to have just taken a shortcut straight to the compost heap lately. But there are actually several highly recommended stress relief therapies.
For me the first thing I tried was yoga, since I'd been walking past a poster advertising yoga classes for ages. Like many people I thought yoga was just about tying your legs in knots while trying to stand on your head, but it was actually very straightforward to get started, and as well as offering a way to relax mentally there are many physical health benefits to yoga too.
In a similar stress relief category to yoga is meditation, though with slightly less limb tying involved. There are so many forms of meditation that it can be a little difficult just choosing which to try, but this is largely a matter of personal preference. I bought a meditation CD which played soothing music whilst a sonorous voice instructed me to focus on various parts of my body. It was very relaxing - in fact, I fell asleep.
A lot of women swear by physical exercise. Personally I just tend to swear at physical exercise. But my understanding is that those women who regularly undertake some form of exercise such as running, cycling or step aerobics find that it helps them unwind. It may not be relaxing, but stress relief isn't necessarily the same as being relaxed.
The next item on my list certainly focussed on the relief half of stress relief. Women's toys are now so varied and ingenious that they seem to be able to cater for bits of me even I didn't know existed. I had a browse through an online store, my responses varying from disbelief to confusion to sheer rampant fascination. I spent more time exploring this method of stress relief than physical exercise, although as it did make me a little out of breath, it must have burnt up at least a few calories.
Although I had relaxing music next on my list, this is really something I have been edging towards like many people, with my portable MP3 player and favourite songs. However, most of the songs on my playlist weren't really very relaxing, and so I created a playlist of specially selected, deeply relaxing music. Convenient enough to take anywhere, it's even great to take to work for those moments when the boss is in a meeting.
Finally, the one method of stress relief I seem to find hardest of all - finding the time for plenty of rest. Just recently I have had almost no time for rest because I've been too busy researching the various stress relief alternatives, but along with eating healthily, getting plenty of sleep and organising 'me' time, there are certainly several alternatives available - it's just finding the time to try them out. - 16890
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