Fortunately, it’s wasn’t your heart, but a warning sign of stress overload. Your doctor tells you to try relaxation to reduce your stress. Relax? You don’t have time to relax, you don’t know how to relax!  But you don’t have time for a heart attack either – so you begrudgingly agree to give relaxation training a shot.

Just the thought of learning a relaxation technique seems like more work and more work causes more stress.  So you ask yourself a question, is  relaxation isn’t a do-it-yourself project. After all, you were the one who got yourself into this stress mess, so do you really think you know how to change it?   The good news is that once you learn relaxation techniques, you can practice them anywhere on your own. It’s a truly portable therapy.  Have relaxation will travel.

Wellness and Stress Management Professionals can teach you visualization, stress resistant, and other techniques that help you manage your stress.

Hypnosis – Hypnotists can teach you relaxation techniques using self-hypnosis. Contrary to false beliefs, you won’t suddenly quack like a duck or howl at the moon.. In a few sessions you can learn all you need to know to do this on your own.

Yoga – Take a series of classes to learn the basic Yoga movements. This ancient technique involves the mind and body so completely that you relax, stretch and develop flexibility all at the same time.

Art or Photography – You don’t have to be a trained photographer or artist to enjoy them.  Forget perfectionism and just put some paint on a canvas or take a few pictures. Go outdoors to a tranquil park, garden or solarium to practice your craft.  You aren’t trying to become proficient – just enjoy what you create. The time spent studying your subjects and looking at the results is what counts. Be creative, particularly if this is completely different than your usual work, can be highly relaxing.

Do something that is carefree and just plain fun.  Once your stress level is down, keep up the relaxation training or you’ll be back in the same overload situation again.  It may sound silly, but relaxing is something some people have to learn because it doesn’t come easy to them.  So many have forgotten how to relax and have fun.

Now is the time to remember.

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