Latest "Relaxation" Articles
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Memory foam matrasses prevent and heal sleep deprivation (12/19/2011)
(...) Based on this most advanced technology, memory foam mattresses are made in a means that they equally distribute the weight of the person as well as reducing pressure to become exerted on any one specific body area such as the other conventional mattresses.
This even distribution of body weight may be the biggest achievement of memory foam mattress and extends many health advantages. The logic entails that with reduced pressure points your bed becomes more comfortable, sleep comes sooner, resting becomes relaxing, and also you awaken revived the following morning. (...)
Activities such as camping or praying have a positive impact on your mood (06/11/2010)
(...) Get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose. Food tastes better, the sun feels warmer, and you’ll sleep better than you ever do at home.
Having a vision statement can help you cut through meaningless activity, and focus only on those things that will energise you and feed your spirit. (...)
Tell your loved ones every day that you love them (06/11/2010)
(...) ’ She loved those children with the most enormous, awe-inspiring love, the kind that doesn’t die, even after the person has gone. And they loved her back.
When I was twenty, I believed in ‘true love’ – a vision made up of a man in a dinner suit who would write sonnets about me in romantic settings, and feed me handmade truffles and champagne. (...)
Building birdbaths or pressing flowers have a relaxing effect on you (06/11/2010)
(...) Simplest of all is a rock with a natural dent in it, or a ceramic or terracotta saucer placed on a stump or ledge out of reach of predators. You will find that once birds have been attracted by the water, they will want to stay and find something to eat. Set up a birdfeeder near the birdbath, and spend a few moments every day just enjoying the sight of the birds darting around and squabbling over titbits; you will automatically smile and feel calmer just watching them. (...)
Collecting things or growing strawberries have great benefits for your mood (06/11/2010)
(...) An ordinary day suddenly becomes ‘the day that you were driving back from dropping the kids at band camp, when you suddenly noticed …’ A collection might even prompt you to take new paths you would never have otherwise taken. After years of collecting first editions of books just for the pleasure of it, my grandfather moved into a business selling antiquarian books and maps – a byway he had not previously considered.
‘Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?’ asked author Henry David Thoreau over 150 years ago. (...)
Relax like a child that builds tree houses and blows bubbles (06/11/2010)
(...) Tree houses have been used by generations of children, as well as by many famous people.
Tarzan of the Apes, the Swiss Family Robinson and Winnie the Pooh all lived in tree houses, but did you know that Winston Churchill built one where he wrote some of his famous speeches, and that Queen Victoria also had one where she used to retreat from the pressures of her duties?
If you’ve never had a place for private thoughts when you were growing up, now is the time to do something about it. Even a single board across a low fork in a sturdy tree fits the fond description ‘my tree house’, and it’s remarkable how much clearer and calmer things seem when you’re looking up at the sky through a leafy roof. (...)
Tearing up many strips of newspaper is great for relaxing (06/11/2010)
(...) Let the excess drip back into the bucket, then stick the strips all over the balloon. Smooth out the strips with your hands. After two or three even layers of newspaper strips have been applied, brush over the shape with a little extra glue and leave the piñata to dry overnight. (...)
Play hand shadows with your kids and relax laughing (06/11/2010)
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Flowers and honey
There are many creative ways of using flowers to add colour and romance to your life besides arranging them in a vase.
Not only do flowers look and smell sweet, many taste delightful, too. Apple blossom, elderflowers, honeysuckle, rose petals and lavender are just a few of the flowers that can be used to add flavour and colour to food. (...)
How to relax and feel good making candles at home (06/11/2010)
(...) ) You can also recycle milk cartons and cut away at the end.
Melt the wax in the top half of an old double-boiler over simmering water. Melt the stearin in another old, small saucepan, then add to the wax and stir. (...)
Clear away stale energy and grow hyacinths to put your mind in a relaxed mood (06/11/2010)
(...) In pagan times, villagers cut branches of evergreen trees, such as pine and juniper, and brought them indoors during the cold months because they believed they were home to powerful spirits.
The scent, shape and texture of many everyday trees and shrubs such as eucalyptus, ferns, ivy and cypress work wonders on your mind and body. The scent of eucalyptus, for instance, is a mood lifter and a relaxant, while cypress is a nerve tonic and can help you feel more tranquil. (...)
Listen to the wind and go outside and enjoy it (06/11/2010)
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A swing is one of the simplest and most relaxing pleasures life has to offer. Parks and playgrounds often provide swings that you can visit at lunch-time, or you can easily rig up your own in your backyard if you have a sturdy tree. No tree? You can purchase a swing with a metal or wooden frame in kit form, which you can assemble and bolt together yourself. (...)
Make friends of all ages and write their names down to relax when stressed (06/11/2010)
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Having friends of all ages helps you to grow by providing different perspectives on life. If people have drifted away, join a professional association, book group or craft class to find people with whom you have something in common.
With the ease and accessibility of email and telephones, ‘snail mail’ has almost become a lost art. (...)
Google your lost friends to relax after a hard day (06/11/2010)
(...) Whatever the reason why you lost touch in the first place, catching up can be a delightful surprise.
The only way to have friends is to be one. Invest in the quality of your relationships and show others that you care by creating a cyberworld where you can stay in touch. (...)
Feel calm and relaxed by doing something creative (06/11/2010)
(...) First, they’re fun. Remember ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’? No play makes us worse than dull – it makes us dead. Doing without breaks and simple pleasures reduces your ability to fight disease and takes a toll on energy levels. (...)
How to bake brownies and relax at the same time (06/11/2010)
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Grate the chocolate, or chop finely in a food processor, and add to the dry ingredients.
Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, and add to the dry ingredients with the vanilla and eggs. Mix well. (...)
Play as often as you can and make bottle gardens (06/11/2010)
(...) Even if you wear a uniform to work each day, you can still add a special touch that reflects the real you. Try everything on and strike a pose as you admire your fabulous fashion sense in the mirror!
A miniature garden growing inside a bottle has the same fascination for us as a ship in a bottle. Bottle gardens have been used in schools to teach children about the cycles of nature and how all living things are interconnected, and also in rehabilitation hospitals as therapy to improve hand/eye coordination. (...)
Make grass whistles and decorate eggs to get rid of stress (06/11/2010)
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Decorating eggs is an opportunity for creative expression. However, unlike many hobbies, there is no opportunity for competition – whatever you do is purely for the pleasure of it. Let your intuition and emotions decide what will be the subject. (...)
How to make a kite and relax flying it with your kids (06/11/2010)
(...) Run a length of string through the four eye holes and tie to form a diamond shape.
Spread the firm paper flat on the floor and place the wooden frame on top. Trace the outline of the string with a pen. (...)
Use the links between health and emotions for your own good (06/09/2010)
(...) Set your alarm for ten minutes earlier than your usual wake-up time, then, instead of getting up, meditate for 5 to 10 minutes. This is a perfect time to practise, as there are minimal distractions; it will soon become a pleasant routine that connects you to your day's rhythms, like brushing your teeth.
When the alarm goes, hit the snooze button and allow your eyes to gently close. (...)
Plant a tree and allow the earth to energize you (06/09/2010)
(...) As you dig the hole for the sapling and before you smooth the soil back around its base, take a few moments to hold the soil in your hands. Shut your eyes and inhale the dark, rich, earthy smell. Crumble it between your thumb and fingers and let it dribble back on the ground. (...)
Allow children and flowers to free your mind from daily stress (06/09/2010)
(...) Relax - simple pleasures are life's treasures.
Daisy Chain
clump of daisies or clover patch
Pick daisies or clover with stems of at least 4 cm (11/2 in) long.
Use the very tip of your thumbnail or a tiny point of a nail file or butter knife to make a narrow slit towards the end of the first stem. (...)
Stay connected to the earth by keeping a worm farm and relax (06/09/2010)
(...) mixture of peat moss, shredded paper, leaf mould, straw or grass clippings
soil
compost
food, e.g. kitchen scraps
earthworms
shadecloth or hessian
Half-fill the container with the bedding material and moisten slightly. (...)
Daydreaming is one of the best relaxation techniques (06/09/2010)
(...) Cup your palms over your eyes and visualise your 'third eye'. According to yogic tradition, this is the spot in the centre of your forehead that governs intuition, spiritual insight and imagination.
Envisage a resplendent life force - perhaps a beautiful sparkling waterfall, with great plumes of spray rushing up in the air. (...)
Taking walks helps you to relax effectively (06/09/2010)
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Seek the new
Life is a journey, not a destination, as the saying goes. Rather than focus on where you're going, be mindful of what you see along the way. Next time you take a walk in a familiar area, set yourself the challenge of finding something new and unexpected along the way. (...)
Learning the names of plants and animals relaxes you (06/09/2010)
(...) Giving something its particular name makes the world a fuller, more welcoming place, a place where you feel as though you belong.
Potpourri is a lovely traditional way to fill a room with the scent of flowers all year round. It's easy and fun to make your own - the ingredients are readily available from health-food stores and craft shops. (...)
Live more relaxed by keeping positive feelings in your life (06/09/2010)
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Seek opportunities to pay compliments, offer praise or give a helping hand every single day. Showing kindness in any circumstance is the greatest compliment you can offer another person. Here are some ideas for creating positive liferipples that recharge your spirit and create new connections between you and your world. (...)
Create a treasure box and make it a gift (06/09/2010)
(...) Listen to a gutter full of leaves and gurgling brown water after a downpour. Lie flat on your back on the grass and watch the clouds overhead: see if you can make out shapes of a lion, a dragon, a letterbox. Turn a stone over with the toe of your shoe and watch the earwigs scuttle away. (...)
Relax your body by staying connected to nature (06/09/2010)
(...) Go barefoot whenever you can. Kick off your shoes and let yourself feel the grass or sand beneath your feet. A symbol of connection with the earth and our personal freedom, it's also one of the quickest of all ways to slow down, recharge your spirit and find balance in your life. (...)
Natural light will help you relax and feel better (06/09/2010)
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Before she set out to walk to the station every day, my grandmother would pick a tiny posy of flowers or even just a sprig of rosemary and pin it to her hat or thread it through the brooch on her jacket lapel.
My mother kept the tradition going when I went to school, giving me a flower every morning as I went out the door, to hold or to pin to my shirt. On leaving the house, I still always take a flower – I might tuck it into a buttonhole, leave it on my desk at work, or maybe I'll just put it on the dashboard of the car. (...)
Turn a shower into an oasis of relaxation (06/09/2010)
(...) Start at your feet and move upwards, always moving towards your heart, which helps to stimulate your circulation.
Sprinkle another 5 drops of lemon essential oil on the floor of the shower recess. Run a warm shower (if you make it too hot, you will feel lethargic afterwards, rather than invigorated) and step in. (...)
Align yourself with the energy of the day (06/09/2010)
(...) It should be a spot where you feel safe and comfortable, where you can lower your guard and just be yourself.
Breathe in a circle
Stand in your sacred space. Imagine that you are at the centre of a large wheel, with four spokes radiating out from your feet. (...)
Watching a goldfish will help you clear your mind (06/09/2010)
(...) Put the gravel in the bottom of the bowl and plant the greenery, securing the roots in place with a few larger pebbles.
Carefully pour in the reserved water. Add the pH salts according to the manufacturer's instructions. (...)
Dress for comfort and enjoy natural scents to relax and feel good (06/09/2010)
(...) A scarf is like a favourite piece of jewellery: the more you wear it, the more it feels like a part of who you are. No buttons, no pulling or tugging, no lacing or belting. Opt for natural fabrics, such as silk chiffon, wool or alpaca … wrap it softly around your throat, knot it around your head, sweep it over your shoulder or thread it through the loops of your jeans. (...)
Find inner balance by spending more time in a green environment (06/09/2010)
(...) As the naturalist Henry David Thoreau said, 'Live each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.' Nature is right here, in and around you, wherever you happen to be - whether you're hanging out the washing, working in an office block or flying overhead.
Go outside, close your eyes and hold your face up to the sun for a few moments. (...)
Try to be yourself more often and enjoy a relaxed way of life (06/09/2010)
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Poring over dusty glass cabinets containing photographs of long-dead soldiers and schoolchildren, newspaper clippings and letters in spidery handwriting is a powerful exercise in gaining perspective. You see your surroundings in a fresh light and feel a connection to the history of everyday human experience - these people were just like you.
'Do not care overly much for wealth, power or fame,' wrote Rudyard Kipling. (...)
Giving back helps you to feel better and enjoy relaxation (06/09/2010)
(...) Skipping electronic entertainment gives you a chance to engage with the players in a spontaneous, energetic way that just doesn't happen with an edited, pre-taped show or a movie where the gags and storylines that have been researched and analysed to the nth degree.
Create a memorable experience
Give them a special activity that they wouldn't otherwise get around to doing themselves - a wine-tasting, a flight in a hot-air balloon, an introductory class (belly-dancing, snorkelling, selfdefence, Thai cookery or tai chi), a ride through the city streets in a horsedrawn carriage or a trip to the dog-races.
A photograph album
Collate photos of times shared with that person. (...)
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