| Stress... it seems that nowadays, we all have to | | | | 4. Imagine. Visualize, create a place where you |
| deal with it. The facts are that reducing stress is | | | | feel comfortable, where you feel safe and at |
| the number one reason why people start | | | | peace. It can be anything, as long as all the |
| meditating. Basically, stress affects all of us in | | | | feelings that come along with that certain place |
| some measures and in some aspects of our lives, | | | | are positive. Enjoy the emotions and the |
| be it the case of our professional or personal lives. | | | | sensations that the place presents to you. In |
| Stress is a permanent and indisputable element of | | | | order to do this, you can try it alone, or you can |
| our modern life, so there is no wonder that | | | | opt for a professional tape with directions on |
| avoiding it or reducing it is a top priority. | | | | what to do and what to imagine. |
| Stress Meditation - Tips to Follow | | | | What about Anxiety? |
| There are four important steps to follow that | | | | The main thing that needs to be known when |
| base any stress meditation program. Here they | | | | correlating meditation, relaxation and stress is the |
| are: | | | | fact that in order to reduce stress, we have to |
| 1. Find a suitable place for your stress meditation. | | | | work, through stress meditation and relaxation |
| How should this place be? First of all, it needs to | | | | methods, on a wide range of pother disturbing |
| be clean, natural, not too busy, and it has to be | | | | problems that come along with stress or that are |
| private and cozy. No disturbing sounds are | | | | implied by stress. Like what problems? Well, |
| allowed, no disturbing smells and no uncomfortable | | | | anxiety, frustration and even depression can be a |
| positions. | | | | result of stress or can amplify the effects of |
| 2. Breathing. How should you breathe? Firstly, you | | | | stress. |
| need to make sure you are breathing slowly and | | | | Anxiety is very common nowadays and it is |
| deeply. Take your time, feel the pure air that | | | | expressed in a variety of forms: from the |
| surrounds you and consider breathing like a way | | | | anxiety to fail (career-wise or on the personal |
| of purifying your body. | | | | territory) to the more serious anxiety that can be |
| 3. Reduce the tension. This might sound harder | | | | interpreted as real phobia or that can be a cause |
| than it actually is. Basically, try to visualize your | | | | of trauma, anxiety causes stress and, at the |
| tension, to locate it. Is it in your chest, in your | | | | same time, it can be caused by stress. This is the |
| legs, in your head? Then you need to focus on | | | | main reason why, in order to benefit from a |
| pushing down your tension. Push it down more | | | | complete relaxation and stress meditation, one |
| and more, until you eliminate it from your body. | | | | should work in order to overcome anxiety and |
| At the same time, you need to relax your | | | | other forms undesirable emotions. In order to do |
| muscles and to let loose of your contractions. Feel | | | | so, visualizing safe, comfortable places is very |
| how your body gets lighter, once you pushed | | | | important, as part of the stress meditation |
| away the tension and relaxed your muscles. | | | | program. Good luck! |