Touring to Guided Relaxation by Reducing Stress

In the fast pace world we live in today, life can be very stressful with the bills, children and just everyday normal life wearing you down. We need to find a way to eliminate the stress through guided relaxation.

Our sleepless nights can be brought on by stress and sometimes it is not easy to relax. Sleeping is meant for relaxation and forgetting what the day had brought into our lives. We sometimes don’t relieve all the stress from during the day and it stays with us all night even though we don’t realize it. Waking up with stress means more frustrations is added through out that day making your life even more stressful.

There are some steps to learning on how to relax when trying to get rid of some stress. Being relaxed will help you sleep better and you’ll feel more refreshing to start out the next day. We all need to learn to manage our stress to make us feel better and healthier.

How to find guided relaxation within you:
Look around your house or go outside where you will not be disturbed for about 20 minutes or so. Lay or sit down where you can be comfortable and just be alone. You need to be comfortable to let your body release tension in order to eliminate some of the stress. It takes practice and time to learn how to relax but just take it slow and it soon will be easy for you. The easier it becomes the more stress you’ll be able to get off your mind.

Once you’ve found the perfect spot lay or sit down be sure your leg and arms aren’t crossed and you’re comfortable at the same time. Now you can start relaxing.

How to breathe in guided relaxation:
Breath deep in and out slowly and concentrate on letting your mind drift taking with it your body. Think about lying on a soft cloud and you can hear the birds around you, smell the flowers and hearing the water run in the background.

As you breathe keeping it slow and deep slowly forgetting about the stressful day you had and everything else you have on your mind. As you breathe slowly, you’ll begin to feel your body relaxing increasingly.

Your limbs might start feeling heavy on one side or even both sides. This is ok because they are beginning to go into the relaxation mode. Relaxation is now working its way through your body; and as it does it will let the blood flow more easily as it washes through each cell on the way. Keep breathing deep and slowly at a normal rate, allowing you to take control and the comfort will come along with it.

You’ll begin to feel more in control as the tension starts to let up. Letting your back relax and thinking about floating on that cloud you’ll soon feel a lot better. Relaxation will start to flow through your body taking some of the stress with the tension. As you relax, your breathing will start to change also by becoming more relaxed along with your body.

When trying to learn new relaxation methods you will have to make a few changes in your daily routine. Take time out for yourself to enjoy your new feeling and you’ll soon feel better and happier. Getting rid of some of that stress and relaxing makes a world of difference on a person’s life. If you practice these methods daily you will learn guided relaxation, which is a mechanism you have within you.