Relaxation exercises : Try them !

We can experience a lot of stress in this day and age. The stress that comes with our jobs and other pressures can have an adverse affect on our health. People who live with a lot of stress can find that they are high strung and fatigued. Their bodies become weaker and seem to catch colds and other viruses rather easily. Regular exercise is the first form. You will find that you are less stressed if you spend some of your time in doing relaxation exercises. Your blood flow will improve if you do some relaxation exercises near your bedtime. Your muscles will loosen out when you stretch them out. You will also feel good all over every single time you stretch your tired muscles. You can also purchase DVDs that teach relaxation exercises if you don’t know how to go about stretching properly.

Let the negative thoughts go!

Begin paying particular attention to your breath. Take two or three deep, slow breaths as I speak to you… (pause) Let your breath move slowly, and as freely as possible, through your body. Feel the air entering your body as deeply as you can. Relax and let your breath move through all parts of you. Let yourself begin to relax. Just let go of any thoughts you may be holding onto, anything from your day, any worries, any concerns. Let go of any thoughts about the past, or the future. Just let them go for now. Enjoy the relaxation you are having and let this gentle wave of relaxation move in to your body. Allow the positive energy to continue. After some minutes of this deep relaxation, open your mind and continue with the same feelings. Be certain you're fully back in your body before getting up and resuming your normal functioning.

Feel the Body!

Analyze your body, take some time and understand and estimate where exactly the pain, tension and stress is in your body. Take a few moments to feel that place as fully as you can. Every time you do this exercise, you may find new areas of stress or tension. That's fine. The important thing for this exercise is that you’re learning to notice it. … Continue seeking new places where you may feel tension or discomfort of some kind... Each time you find another place, just focus on the feeling there for a moment. Keep your focus there for a few moments, then move on to another place. One can learn to release tension by feeling it, by becoming more aware of it. Awareness itself can be a great beginning to releasing tension and stress. You can take some time now to move your focus around your body.