Don’t you just love that title? This article gives a bit of an overview of the various ways we can reduce stress in the body.
To kick off the discussion let me start with explaining that Reiki energy healing therapy is an excellent way to become profoundly relaxed.
In my experience, Reiki brings on the state of relaxation very quickly and effectively, as we need to be in a state of relaxation in order to heal ourselves using the Universal Life Force healing energy of Reiki. Once the stress falls away, the real healing can take place.
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You will find that several of the relaxation techniques mentioned here below could be used side-by-side with Reiki. Reiki founder Mr. Usui had a strong practice of meditating and was an advanced Kiko (Japanese for Chi kung) practitioner. Reiki practitioners (and their clients) are encouraged to meditate and do yoga, chi kung or other forms of breathing exercise to optimize their overall health.
Overview of Relaxation Techniques
“Stress is the curse of living in modern times. Everyone suffers from stress. And the stress we suffer takes a heavy toll on our bodies, emotions and minds.
Feeling stressed out, worn out by fatigue or just simply having a miserable day, the best thing to do is relax.
Watching television may be a form of relaxation for some, but is not a recommended method by experts. When we watch TV we are bombarded with commercials, ads, sounds and images. So how do we achieve relaxation? If there are thousands of ways we can get stressed, one of them is not meeting deadlines, there are also many ways we can relax.
In recent studies, experts have determined that heart disease is linked to anger and irritability is linked to mental stress. Too much stress brings about ischemia that can lead to or cause a heart attack. Relaxation takes on added importance in light of this matter. Managing your anger and attitude is significant to heart health, and relaxation can help you manage stress.
One way of relaxation is transcendental meditation. Recent studies have also shown that this method might reduce artery blockage, which is a major cause for heart attack and stroke. People practice transcendental meditation by repeating uttering soothing sounds while meditating, this is to achieve total relaxation. The researchers found that practitioners of transcendental meditation significantly reduced the thickness of their arterial wall compared with those who didn’t practice transcendental meditation.
Another study on another method of relaxation, acupuncture, seems to reduce high blood pressure by initiating several body functions for the brain to release chemical compounds known as endorphins. Endorphin helps to relax muscles, ease panic, decrease pain, and reduce anxiety.
Yoga is also another method for relaxation and may also have similar effects like acupuncture. In another study, participants were subjected to several minutes of mental stress. Then they were subjected to various relaxation techniques, such as listening to nature sounds or classical music. Only those who did Yoga significantly reduced the time it took for their blood pressures to go back to normal. Yoga is a form of progressive relaxation.
Breathing is one of the easiest methods to relax. Breathing influences almost all aspects of us, it affects our mind, our moods and our body. Simply focus on your breathing, after some time you can feel its effects right away. There are several breathing techniques that can help you reduce stress.
Another easy way to achieve relaxation is exercise. If you feel irritated a simple half-hour of exercise will often settle things down. Although exercise is a great way to lose weight, it does not show you how to manage stress appropriately. Exercise should be used in conjunction with other relaxation methods.
One great way of relaxation is getting a massage. To gain full relaxation, you need to totally surrender to the handling and touch of a professional therapist. There are several types of massages that also give different levels of relaxation.
Another method of relaxation is biofeedback. The usual biofeedback-training program includes 10-hour sessions that are often spaced one week apart.
Hypnosis is one controversial relaxation technique. It is a good alternative for people who think that they have no idea what it feels like to be relaxed. It is also a good alternative for people with stress related health problems.
Drugs are extreme alternatives to relaxation. They are sometimes not safe and are not effective like the other relaxation methods. This method is only used by trained medical professionals on their patients.
These relaxation techniques are just some of the ways you can achieve relaxation. Another reason why we need to relax, aside from lowering blood pressure in people and decreasing the chances of a stroke or a heart attack, is because stress produces hormones that suppress the immune system, relaxation gives the immune system time to recover and in doing so functions more efficiently.
Relaxation lowers the activities within the brains’ limbic system; this is the emotional center of our brain.
Furthermore, the brain has a periodic need for a more pronounced activity on the right-hemisphere. Relaxation is one way of achieving this.
Relaxation can really be of good use once a relaxation technique is regularly built into your lifestyle. Choose a technique that you believe you can do regularly.” *)
And this last line is the best advice!
*) About the author of this overview of relaxation techniques: Tim Maher is interested in health & fitness in all its facets and has tried to maintain his health by regular exercise and supplementary vitamins.
My husband once told me that he didn’t know if the Reiki treatments that I did on him cured anything or not, but they definitely left him relaxed and feeling good. He liked that.
Reiki is subtle, most of the time.
Think of it as a 5 degree shift of the Titanic, that is you.
By shifting that 5 degrees, there will be smoother sailing
and you’ll avoid those big rocks…
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I usually ask my clients to keep a journal
where they write down whatever they notice that’s different:
a new response to a familiar situation,
such as a calm response to a situation that would have brought on anger before, less pain, etc etc
The title of this post kindly reminds readers a daily dose of self-love and compassion are meaningful. At the same time, it makes sense not to limit the amount of self-care you provide. As one learns to attune to the body, mind and spirit, one realizes that one feels what one needs and one can act to satisfy it.
My son gave me a wonderful gift – a cd of meditation music by Stars of The Lid. The one I have is called “And Their Refinement Of The Decline”, but i believe there are others. Tis beautiful stuff.
Reiki=a wonderful relaxing way to feel better. It helps in so many ways when we deal with stress, anxiety and discomfort, either physically, mentally or emotionally.
A way to release the negative energy of our stressful days and nights.
It clears and balances our bodies and helps them heal.