In a growing landscape of increasing pressures and stressors with Covid — 19 and the ensuing lock — down which has turned our daily lives upside down, especially with the social distancing. So, what are 5 easy ways to relax that you can do almost anywhere, anytime? Deep breathing sends signals to your brain telling you to relax.
By slowing your breathing patterns to big, deep breaths, you can lower your heart rate, blood pressure, and the levels of carbon dioxide in the brain, helping you to relax your body and mind. Most of us live busy lives with a constant stream of external stimuli, an endless list of tasks, a thousand pulsing thoughts in overdrive and millions of things going on in our environment.
Finding a quiet space to remove distractions so you can focus on you can be an easy path to relaxation. You can use this space to help you breathe, be physically still and relax your muscles, and deal with one thing at a time. The link between music and our emotions has long been proven. Music helps us eliminate other things demanding our attention in our environment and focus on our emotional state.
Our musical preferences differ from person to person and situation to situation, but there are scientifically proven types of music such as soft classical pieces that have been known to reduce blood pressure and the heart rate and decreasing levels of stress hormones. Music can evoke a full range of emotions; from sad,nostalgic, happy,relaxed, joy. Find the sound that works for you. You may not be able to drop everything and go camping to relieve your stress, but even simply taking a walk through a park can have an immediate effect on your stress levels.
Science shows that by increasing levels of natural light and vitamin D absorption promotes better mental health through improved blood flow and blood vessel relaxation as well as melatonin production sleep hormone.
