Learn to relax with our quick and easy tips to help you naturally unwind, this article covers everthing from taking a bath to subliminal relaxation.
“Relaxation”, isn't that word just wonderful sounding? Often we do not let ourselves experience the meaning of our peaceful word. Sometimes we get so tied up with work we forget there is more to life. And then when we decide that enough is enough, we need our own time and try to take a break from thinking and worrying our hyperactive mind thwarts our plans. Sometimes we can make the most simple things way too complicated. Relaxing is not difficult, you just need to let go, perhaps the following tips will help:
Play your favorite song
But don’t just let it play in the background and let your mind sneak in random thoughts. Focus on every drum beat, every guitar note in the background. Not only will you be amazed at the new discoveries about your favorite number, your mind will also get so caught up in the soundtrack it won’t be able to let any worries in.
Take a long relaxing bath
But please don’t bathe like you do every morning, hurriedly; thinking about the approaching deadline, worrying about traffic and mentally making a grocery list, all at the same time. Feel the water washing your stress, grime and dirt away. Add some drops of lavender oil in your bath water, it’s extremely relaxing. Put on some peaceful music, light a scented candle, and really pamper yourself!
Meditate
But if you find it difficult to focus or relax your mind, try the following meditation technique:
Close your eyes and lie down
Take a few deep breaths
Slowly bring your breathing back to normal
Focus on your breathing
Do this for 4-5 minutes
Now imagine a white beam of light entering your body
Imagine that it’s travelling to every part of your body and cleansing it of all stress and anxiety
Imagine that the beam of light has entered your feet
Feel it leaving your body through the soles of your feet, taking all your stress away with it.
This meditation exercise is easier for those who find it hard to focus because it ensures that the mind is too busy (imagining the beam of light travelling through the body) to wander of.
Work with the subconscious
There are many other relaxation techniques like being with children, painting etc which can help you relax but they can’t train your mind to become calmer and more relaxed in general. However relaxation techniques that work with the subconscious mind can help you achieve this goal. One such technique is listening to subliminal messages.
Subliminal messages:
Subliminal messages are suggestions which are beyond the perception of the conscious mind but can communicate directly with the subconscious. These messages could be in the form of video, text or audio. The most used method for transmitting subliminal messages is through audio - commonly cds (for self help reasons). The messages in a subliminal cd are generally moved above the level of human hearing (20,000 Hz) and are either hidden behind music or are played in reverse (mixed with music). Listening to a soundtracks embedded with subliminal messages can help reprogram your mind to become calmer and more resistant to stress and anxiety.
It is very important to remember that a fulfilling life isn't just career achievement or money, but making time for yourself and to do the things you really want is so important too. After all, all work and no play will turn us all into dull boring people, and we certainly wouldn’t want that, would we?!
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