It turns out that mental activity cannot tire a person. Our brains can work just as actively and quickly at the end of an 8, 10, or even 12-hour workday. Our brain doesn't get tired at all...
But many will say: “At the end of the day I feel tired!”
How to relax Imagine yourself as an old sock
Research conducted by scientists in this area suggests that
“One hundred percent of knowledge worker fatigue is caused by psychological factors or emotional factors.”
And what are the factors that lead to a person feeling like a “squeezed lemon” or a car without a battery?
The main causes of fatigue during mental activities are anxiety, tension, and emotional discomfort. Even when it seems that the cause of fatigue is mental or physical work, these three factors are at the core.
It is important to remember that a tense muscle cannot rest.
And we strain ourselves when we write articles, answer calls, balance sheets, at planning meetings, when discussing tasks with colleagues, with partners, when presenting products to clients.
Relax!
Take a break.
Now.
Pay attention to your condition.
Are the eyebrows drawn together during readings? Or are you frowning?
Is there tension in the eyes? In the facial muscles?
Do you feel the muscles of your neck and back becoming stiff?
With absence relaxation, in a state of “compressed spring” a person creates nervous and muscle tension. So he forms in himself nervous tension and nervous fatigue.
For what reason do we ourselves cause these extra stresses during mental work?
It seems to me that this is laid down in childhood. When a child is taught to do something, they create in him the understanding that any action requires tension or nothing will work out.
That's why we knit our eyebrows, frown, strain our necks, hunch over when we do important work, and concentrate our attention. Subconsciously believing that these muscle efforts will lead to the desired result, will help the brain be more efficient.
But the opposite happens: muscle tension wastes energy uselessly and causes fatigue. Or in short, our “fuel heats the street.”
How to stop heating the street? How to use energy for your own purposes?
How to avoid nervous fatigue?
The answer is obvious - and relax. Relax your muscles while doing intellectual work.
How to do it?
Change. This is not easy because we have been doing this all our previous lives. Now the habit of straining needs to be replaced with a new habit. Habit relax.
Relaxation starts with the muscles. Let's start with the eyes, they are the most stressed while reading. Sit back in your chair, close your eyes and mentally say, focusing on your eyes: “Rest calmly, rest calmly.” Repeat this for a minute. Each time your eyes will learn to relax faster and get rid of tension.
Do the same with the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, limbs and the whole body.
An example that will help:
Acclaimed novelist Vicki Baum tells how, as a child, she met an old man who taught her one of life's most important lessons.
One day she fell, scraped her knees and bruised her wrists. The old man picked her up. He was once a clown in the circus, and, brushing off her dress, he said: “You suffered because you don’t know how to relax. Imagine that your body is as pliable as a sock, like an old crumpled sock. Come on, I’ll show you how it’s done.”
The old man showed Vicki Baum and the other children how to fall, do somersaults and somersaults. And all the time he repeated: “Imagine that you are an old crumpled sock. Then you will definitely relax!”
The good thing about the relaxation method is that you don’t have to wait for the work day to end when you get home to your own chair or sofa.
You can relax almost anywhere, anywhere: at work, at the cinema, in line, in a store, or like this: 
For example, at work in the middle of the day I already feel this need and devote a few minutes to relaxation. I feel like new.))
Relaxation- absence of any tension and effort. If it is still difficult to learn to relax a muscle, use the “paradoxical method” - mentally give the command to tense it very much and do it, and then relax: “Rest quietly.”
Think about pleasant things. Imagine that with each exhalation, tension, everything unnecessary and negative leaves your body, with each inhalation pure, fresh, healthy energy penetrates.
1. Relax whenever possible.
2.Work fruitfully and 100%, but at the same time take a comfortable position, relax the muscles that are not involved in the process.
3. Monitor your body's condition throughout the day. 5-6 times a day ask yourself questions: “Am I putting in too much physical effort while doing the work? Am I straining muscles that are not involved in my actions? This will help youacquire a new habit of relaxation.
4. Summarize the day: “Am I tired today? If so, how much? If I’m tired, it’s not because of hard mental work, but because of the way it’s done.”
Relax, and life will become more pleasant, joyful and effective.
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How to relax
How to learn to relax and what methods of relaxation exist? Jacobson relaxation + very effective technique.
How can you relax? Several ways. All of them are effective and proven by practice, you can try and choose the method that suits you physiologically or just more to your liking.
Let me note that if one method does not give you the desired result, you need to try another. We are all different, and often little things also play a significant role, everyone needs to find their own.
But there are also basic, primary methods of relaxation that are important to remember and apply periodically. I will describe some of them, such as relaxing breathing, mindfulness practice and “Jacobsonian relaxation” in the article.
So, all the relaxation methods that will be discussed: breath; active aggression- do not hold back your anger, throw out the accumulated negativity; Fine known method relaxation according to Jacobson deserves special attention; concentration on methodical occupation; exercise elbow swing promotes relaxation, also a good way to improve blood flow to the brain; trance- as a way to relax and mindfulness practice behind you.
So, how to learn to relax And ways to relax.
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Breath- this is so important for us that we can write about it separately and a lot. Please note that we breathe differently in different states. 
and if one breath allows us to calm down and even (by correctly using the breathing technique) get out of a very nervous and tense state, then another breath, on the contrary, can lead from a serene state to stress.
Breathing exercise.
We switch our attention from any thoughts to our breathing. Relax your facial muscles, straighten your shoulders and take a deep breath at your normal pace. At the same time, we draw air not into the chest, but more into the stomach. Imagine that you have eaten too many apples and are bloated. Next, hold your breath for 3-5 seconds and exhale slowly.
The exhalation should be about a third of the time longer than the inhalation. We do it with short delays between each inhalation and exhalation (2-3 seconds). We repeat inhale - hold - exhale - hold, so 5-6 times. You can do this both with your nose and mouth, without straining too much. When you inhale, you mobilize your resources and fill your blood and organs with oxygen, and when you exhale, relaxation itself occurs, you breathe out tension.
Relaxing breathing should not be intermittent; during the process of inhalation and exhalation, try to keep everything flowing smoothly.
And after you have taken the first 5-6 deep breaths and exhalations, you stop interfering with this process at all, breathing now occurs on its own, you're just watching him, without trying to influence it in any way, let the body itself select the rhythm it needs.
Try to track your breathing at least occasionally throughout the day. This is important, do this exercise more often, even if you are completely calm, let correct, deep and leisurely breathing become your useful, relaxing habit.
And learn to concentrate on your breathing All your attention, then the relaxation effect will be much stronger.
One of effective methods- active aggression.
The method is well known and has been used for a long time. In my experience it works well for this Gym, and not only for men, but also for women. Also martial arts classes. But if all this doesn’t apply to you, then just find a whipping toy. By the way, you can use the “husband” (wife), the main thing is that you don’t mind and understand the jokes.
So, find something you don’t mind breaking, beating and splitting, and do it with passion, preferably shouting. Screaming is a great way to quickly throw out all the negativity and relax. This is especially important for those who do not know how (are afraid) to express their emotions and constantly suppress them and accumulate them in themselves. After all, emotional energy does not go anywhere, but accumulates inside, which makes it even heavier. I won’t persuade you, but at least occasionally find a place and time to throw out the accumulated experiences.
Screaming in general has many of its own functions, for example, by screaming you can warm yourself up, give yourself more courage and even increase adrenaline. In other cases, by shouting and swearing well, you can throw out unnecessary rage.
This method of active aggression is not suitable everywhere and not always, but to get rid of accumulated negative emotions such as , this is one of the best ways how to quickly relax and get rid of tension.
Relaxation according to Jacobson
Edmund Jacobsan's technique is based on preliminary tension of the body muscles and their subsequent relaxation. For about 10 seconds, we alternately tense the muscles of the face, neck, hands, back, abdomen, shoulders, groin and feet. Next, we relax the muscles involved and try to feel the resulting relaxation.
Recommendations. First. We strain various parts (muscles) of the face, hold the face for 8-10 seconds and relax. This relieves tension well, relaxes and improves facial expressions, and also improves blood circulation in the cells. And don't be alarmed by the idea that exercise can cause wrinkles, it doesn't. Exercise has a positive effect on appearance skin.
Second. Take a cylindrical object so that it fits well in your palm and squeeze it forcefully for 8-10 seconds, then slowly relax your hands and try to feel this pleasant feeling of relaxation. Don’t be lazy and do this exercise at least 5 times a day for 1-2 weeks, this will greatly reduce general level anxiety.
And what is important, after doing it, immediately try to feel this very pleasant relaxation for 1.5 - 2 minutes. The body subconsciously remembers this relaxed state, and then it will be easier to return to it.
I repeat, do this exercise 5 times a day for the first time, this is important to get rid of old, chronic blocks and reduce anxiety. Then it is enough to do it 2 times a day for prevention or when you feel that you need it. I don't forget and always do these exercises.
Note. Exercise is contraindicated for heart patients (if the disease is confirmed by doctors). In your case, another relaxation exercise on stretching. To do this, we lie down on the floor or bed and stretch with effort, stretching and bending our neck, arms, legs, and back as much as possible. To do it correctly, remember yourself when you woke up, yawning and stretching.
This exercise is weaker, so you need to do it 1.5 times more often than the previous one, also every day. The same 8-10 seconds are performed.
By the way, these exercises will also help well with osteochondrosis. My assistant Evgenia wrote about this in detail. If the topic is relevant to you, read.
How to relax while working or in any other place and situation? We use our hands as described above.This is a way to relieve tension without worrying about someone seeing something, and don’t forget about breathing.
Other techniques for relaxing
Concentration on a methodical lesson. I’ll just say a few words, since I already wrote about this in another article, and you can read more by going to.
The goal of this method is to smoothly (without struggle) switch from negative thoughts for something more pleasant and useful, some kind of activity.
Two ideas or objects cannot be fully present in the head at the same time. One thing will still attract greater psychological activity. Therefore it is important to learn soft to displace what is unnecessary to us, replacing it with something useful, and make sure that this useful thing gradually captivates us (becomes interesting), and after some time you may notice how the negative has lost its strength and sharpness.
A state of passive observation of everything that happens.
Entering this state of light trance (meditation) promotes mental calm and relaxation.
It is not difficult to enter this state, but it is much more difficult to remain in it. When we are tired physically or mentally, we do this ourselves when we collapse into a chair and stop thinking about anything, close our eyes and mentally fall into our sensations, involuntarily setting ourselves up for rest, but at the same time we do not fall asleep.
Or, from the outside, we simply observe for a long time at some point (object, etc.) or we follow thought process, But we don’t analyze what’s happening, but just watch everything. You can enter this state of conscious observation at will at any time.
We sit down in a chair, close our eyes, while our mental activity continues to work, thoughts flow in the direction of problems, some things to do, etc. And now we slow down and smoothly turn off all internal dialogue with ourselves and turn our attention to the sensations in the body, trying to cover the entire body from the top of the head to the feet.
The sensations can be different, unpleasant and pleasant. Now it is important to shift your attention and start observing pleasant sensations or some kind of visualizations (pleasant images). The flow of thoughts is smooth and superficial, and we only observe everything.
It may be difficult to shift your attention away from the negative, or some thoughts will not leave your head. Here it is important not to fight it in any way, not to drive them away, but simply to turn your attention back to pleasant sensations or breathing. Simply, without analyzing anything, we observe the breath and pleasant sensations in the body.
The exercise is based on observing any pleasant sensation, the heaviness of the arms and legs, the surrounding comfortable temperature, on inconspicuous 
pulsations, twitching or any other slight sensations in any part of the body.
Feel this comfort and observe this comfort as if floating above your sensations. Thinking itself will gradually reach for something pleasant, and you just watch it.
The state of passive, naked observation is our natural, natural and most important, healing state. For maximum benefit I recommend an excellent practice for awareness and relaxation, in which you will learn not only to observe pleasant things, but also all your emotions, thoughts and states; this teaches awareness in life and acceptance of the present moment, acceptance of all your feelings.
Finally: how to learn to relax
Music and specials relaxation, sounds, recorded on discs, are also very effective and can serve as a relaxing element and complement some relaxation techniques.
Also to relieve fatigue and I recommend raising your tone cold and hot shower. How to do it correctly and what you need to know, read
Massage and bathing with special oils and gels are also a good way to tidy up the nervous system.
Best regards, Andrey Russkikh
Relaxing melody
Try not to think about anything, leave problems and matters for later, just listen carefully, but calmly, without tension, this will allow you to deeply relax and rest mentally.
Hello friends!
In the current world, in the turmoil, the heap of work, everyday life, various tasks and problems, we have already begun to forget what relaxation is. And many don't even know how to do it. In today's article you will learn how to learn to relax quickly and easily.
In fact, there are many ways, but not everyone will suit everyone. Why? Because we are all different and individually we choose for ourselves what can relax us.
Surely you already have some things or actions in which you forget about everything, but if you are in a stupor, then below you will find ways that can relax any person in absolutely any situation and help you stop being nervous ( By the way, I advise you to read a separate article on this topic).
Of course, situations are different, something may suddenly happen, a lot of things may accumulate in your head, and from this heaviness you are tense, perhaps you chronically begin to experience tension in absolutely any unfamiliar situation, or you came home from work/study overloaded.
And sometimes it’s extremely difficult to remove, but your future health and peace of mind depend on how quickly you learn to do it. Remember this!
How to learn to relax in any situation?
1. Control your emotions.
Our emotions are something that is completely under our control, although sometimes it is extremely difficult to restrain and control them. And yet it is possible. That is why you need to start learning not some special relaxation techniques, but how to control your emotions, both positive and negative.
And when you are able to manage your emotions correctly, then perhaps you will not need additional methods of relaxation, since the brain will be relaxed, controlled and fresh.
But if it’s difficult for you to do this or you don’t know how to teach how to control your thoughts and emotions, then in the next article I will definitely share with you a few tricks on how to do this, so I recommend that you don’t miss it.
2. Use diaphragmatic breathing.
This method will help in any situation that just happened. and put a lot of stress on your body.
Why does it help? Because, unlike chest breathing, diaphragmatic breathing is better at saturating your tissues with oxygen, which helps remove toxins from the body and relax the body. The whole secret is in deep breaths.
It's very easy to do! You should ideally lie down, or sit down if this is not possible. Keep your back straight, look ahead. Place one hand on your chest, the other on your stomach. Inhale and exhale deeply, but do not strain too much. otherwise, what a relaxation it will be :)
If your hand on your chest moves, then you are doing it wrong. With proper diaphragmatic breathing, the hand on your stomach should move up and down, and the hand on your chest should remain motionless.
This will help you feel relaxed at any time.
3. Music therapy.
Oh! You can't ignore the music. She inspires us, motivates us, makes us cry and rejoice, and she will also help us learn to relax.
And here everyone will have their own favorite melodies and songs, however, if we are talking about relaxing, then it would be best to listen to light music, without words. It could be classical music, for example the piano relaxes me, or jazz. Besides this, I personally haven’t tried it, but I know that they often listen to the sounds of nature, which also has a positive effect.
If you know that a busy day awaits you, then prepare some good pieces of music for yourself in advance. You can take them with you by downloading them to your player or phone and listen to them in headphones on the way home, or when you arrive home, combining this method with the second.
4. Do self-massage.
Unfortunately, we do not always have the opportunity to visit a massage therapist immediately after work or some event, after a hard day or simply stress.
In this case, self-massage will be a great help, which you can do either with the help of some special exercises or with the help of special manual equipment that you can take with you.
5. Monotonous process.
A method that is always in sight, but I only recently learned about it specifically. Its essence is to relax in some monotonous process such as clicking seeds. This allows you to take your mind off the problem, and relax in class. The main thing is that it is pleasant and very easy, not causing much physical labor.
Countermeasure : Unleash your beast.
It consists in the fact that at the peak of your tension you need to release the accumulated negative energy.
And here you can do different things: you can yell, you can swear to the extreme, you can go to the gym to hit a punching bag or take part in sparring. Physical labor will release everything unnecessary and after that complete relaxation will come.
Remember! This method does not mean that you need to take it out on someone, friends, familiar relatives! You can't do this. This means that you just need to direct the tension in the right direction, and then you are guaranteed after this.
These are the tips for today :) I hope they will help you, and you will no longer wonder how to learn to relax, because there are plenty of them.
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Learn to relax - Why does a person need this?
— What is relaxation?
— What is relaxation?
- Why learn to relax?
- How to relax? Advice from a psychologist
— Relaxation from yoga
— Classic ways to relieve stress
— How to learn to relax: Professor Schultz’s method
- Conclusion
If a person is tired physically or mentally, he has an irresistible desire to relax - to stop thinking so intensely or to release muscles from tension. The body's protective reaction is activated, it protects itself from overload.
But the pace of life is such that a person often has to ignore the signals of his own body, and he continues to keep himself in good shape and fight what he calls laziness.
According to psychologists, wise homo sapiens will not even wait for the moment when the exhausted organism itself asks for a break, but uses different ways relax long before fatigue sets in.
- Why learn to relax?
In the lives of each of us there are always problems that require urgent solutions and a certain emotional stress. As a result, we begin to get nervous, tense our muscles, but once we get to relax, then it can be oh so difficult.
In addition, relaxation is alien to people who love total control and are accustomed to always looking perfect in the eyes of others!
Such people, fixated on the world around them, over time begin to suffer from obsessive thoughts and experience internal tension.
And tension, in turn, puts stress on the muscles, making them stiff. As a result, due to constant tension, the muscles begin to harden, the nervous system is exhausted, and the person stops enjoying life.
In addition, over time, tension begins to become a habit, and you can no longer relax and enjoy life.
To prevent this from happening, you need to know how to learn to relax, because only a person who knows how to relax easily forgets about all worries and stress, begins to enjoy life and look at the world differently.
1) Self-control.
When you are angry, you cannot restrain your emotions, they overwhelm you and after some time spill over.
Everything...it starts to carry you...you can’t stop: shout at your husband, children, colleague, grandmother on the bus and off we go. But even after yelling, you still continue to shake, anger and hatred overwhelm you.
After any swearing, you are still 2-3 hours under the power of emotions that constrain your entire body.
If you can control your emotions, then no situation will be out of your control. After all, you will be able to remain silent or agree with your opponent without letting your emotions take over you. In this case, you will not experience tension and will remain in a relaxed state.
2) Learn to breathe correctly.
Breathing helps absolutely with any stress, breakdowns, etc.
With deep and slow breathing, the tissues of the entire body are saturated with oxygen, which helps to quickly remove toxins from the body and relax the entire body.
Sit comfortably in a chair (you can even lie down if you wish), close your eyes and take 10 deep, very slow breaths.
You can breathe in 8 counts, or you can just do it. By the 10th inhalation you will feel significant relaxation throughout your body.
3) Self-massage.
If you have the opportunity, visit a massage room. If this is not possible, help yourself. on our own. Fortunately, there are now a huge number of different devices for self-massage available.
For example, a head massager helps you relax down to the very tips of your toes. With a massager like this that touches the most sensitive points on your head, you will instantly learn how to learn to relax.
4) Relaxation.
So, turn on your favorite music not too loudly, sit comfortably in your favorite chair or sofa, close your eyes and imagine something.
Such ideas in your head are very relaxing, and music only enhances this relaxation.
— Relaxation from yoga
In the evening, lie down on the bed (or on a rug, “foam”, on the floor), on your back. Turn your arms palms up, spread them slightly so that the angle between your arm and torso is thirty degrees. Close your eyes; no extraneous sounds should distract you. If you want to relax with music, then it should be very smooth music for relaxation (ambient, calm ethnic music).
Begin to slowly stop your attention in turn on each part of the body from the crown to the toes and relax it: crown, eyebrows, mouth, throat, shoulder, left hand: humerus, elbow, forearm, wrist, palm, fingers (you can stop at each separately) again palm, forearm, elbow, humerus, shoulders, right hand: humerus... And so on we reach the toes. Then we try to relax the whole body.
Observe your thoughts as an outside observer; they should not carry you away. If your attention “floats,” gently bring it back. There is no need to try to stop thoughts and experiences at all costs; your goal is to relax. Just like with meditation. The more you force yourself to relax and not think about anything, the worse you will get at it. Your will should rest, you do not need to direct it to relaxation. In this state you have no will, no desires, no intentions... You just calmly observe.
Spend five to twenty minutes in this position, as long as you need. Come out of it smoothly: while continuing to lie and without opening your eyes, move your toes, then your fingers. Slowly roll onto your side and, helping yourself with your hands, sit down (this is so as not to make sudden muscle efforts). Open your eyes. Assess your condition, compare it with what it was before the practice. Now you feel much more relaxed.
This exercise is also used in yoga to achieve complete relaxation after physical activity. Its principle is that relaxation of the body entails peace of mind.
— Classic ways to relieve stress
1) Physical exercise- running, yoga or gymnastics to music are equally good;
2) Reading aloud your favorite book involves all verbal processes - speaking, listening, thinking - and helps to truly escape;
3) Games with animals - great way relax on a walk or at home;
4) Yogi breathing or light gymnastics with counting breathing.
5) Brew a cup of tea, but not regular tea, but herbal tea - herbal tea recipes are varied and allow you to choose a combination that will suit you both in effect and taste. It is good to drink this drink in the evening, an hour and a half after dinner, then by the time you go to bed you will be in the most blissful mood.
By following the methods described above, you will certainly...
— How to learn to relax: Professor Schultz’s method
Exercise 1: feeling of heaviness.
Lying with eyes closed, physically feel first the concept “I am completely calm”, and then - “my left hand is heavy”. A feeling of heaviness should arise in the hand and spread throughout the body. Do this exercise for 1 minute. Then bend your elbows and take 2-3 deep breaths.
Repeat the exercise, starting to draw a mental image of “my right hand is heavy.”
Exercise 2: feeling warm.
Repeat the previous exercise, alternately causing a feeling of warmth in your right and left hands. It appears due to dilation of blood vessels. And the feeling of heaviness occurs due to muscle relaxation. Both the first and second are integral components of the relaxation reaction. This is why autogenic training is considered effective way combat stress.
Exercise 3: regulation of cardiac activity.
Place your hand on your heart. Repeat 4 times: “My heart beats evenly and calmly.” Feel the rhythm of your heart.
Passive concentration on cardiac pulsation during autogenic training helps reduce heart rate. The exercise has been mastered if pulsation is felt in the hands and throughout the body.
Exercise 4: Breath control.
Repeat the phrase “I breathe absolutely easily” 4 times. Focus on breathing calmly and evenly without effort. The exercise can be considered completed if the breathing becomes soothing, you get the impression that you are “breathing by itself.”
Exercise 5: Abdominal relaxation.
Concentrate on the solar plexus area (between the navel and sternum). Feel the concept of “mine” solar plexus warm-warm." Soon you will feel as heavy as if you were in a hot bath. You feel calm and comfortable, you feel the harmonious rhythm of your heartbeat and breathing.
Exercise 6: cold forehead.
Do the first five exercises, then concentrate on the attitude “My forehead is pleasantly cool” for a few seconds. Increase your concentration time each time until you feel a cool breeze blowing. Gradually, the blood vessels will constrict, causing your forehead to feel colder than other parts of your body.
As you gain experience, you will be able to evoke all of these sensations in just a couple of minutes. Still, it will take several months to achieve this level of mastery. regular practice. Do the exercises at least once a day if possible.
- Conclusion
Nowadays, many people are constantly stressed and tense. Ultimately, this may result in serious illness. Or lead to chronic fatigue and depression. This is why it is so important to learn to relax.
This article describes several effective exercises and ways to help you completely relax your body and bring your mind to a state of peace. As a result, you will increase your productivity and improve your relationships with others.
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IN modern world a person is exposed to stressful situations every day, every minute to a small or large extent. We all work and have a social circle, a loved one or are looking for one. There are times when it is difficult to concentrate, or you make a mistake in your work, or there is a conflict in a relationship or communication. Sometimes it’s even just that today was a hard day. Because of this, our body is tense and psychologically we are also tense. And often we ask ourselves: “How to relax?” And in this article we will give the answer, breaking it down into the following points:
How to learn to relax psychologically?
Learning to relax psychologically is the first stage of knowing yourself. Unfortunately, nowadays people rarely do something they love. We get used to living in a work-home rhythm.If you often feel tense and constantly cannot relax, it’s time to think about the fact that you are not paying enough attention to yourself. You are so carried away by your rhythm of life and solving problems or household chores that you have forgotten the most important thing - yourself. You forgot that you need to pay attention to yourself. First of all, you must be aware that you are being influenced stressful situations that your body can be tense, that you may feel depressed. Each person has individual needs and each has their own methods for relaxation. It all depends on your tastes and hobbies.
In order to learn to relax psychologically, decide what you would like to do. Someone may like to do handicrafts, someone once wanted to write a book, maybe you dreamed of working with children. It could even be playing sports. Ask yourself the question: “What do I need to relax?” Look inside yourself and you will definitely answer it. Look at your daily schedule and set aside time for yourself, at least one or two hours a day for yourself.
Meditation techniques and some yoga practices also help you learn to relax. They consist of a set of activities to obtain a guaranteed result: relaxation and inner peace. Start going to yoga or take up relaxation classes at home.
How to relax without alcohol?
It is considered a misleading opinion to say that I relax with the help of alcohol. In principle, in small quantities, alcohol gives relaxation, but in practice, in fact, alcohol does not relax, since after a stressful situation, a person trying to relax with alcohol, most often after the first glass, already reaches for the second and subsequently becomes heavily intoxicated, and this will only aggravate stress and give the opposite reaction, the person will become irritable and nervous.What to replace alcohol with? In fact, stress is a surge of adrenaline into the blood. A person begins to think faster in a stressful situation, and his body requires physical action.
One option to solve the problem is to play sports. What type is at your discretion. The main thing is that you can throw out your emotions. Or if you feel depressed after stress, a walk around the city or park will help.
How can you relax at home before bed?
After a hard day, especially if it was very active. There are times when it is simply very difficult to fall asleep. There are thoughts swirling in your head that don’t allow you to relax, and you’re spinning on the bed like a spinning top. What to do? How to relax yourself? There are several options:- Clear your head of thoughts that make you tense and constantly think about the situation. Just force yourself not to think about your problem, since tomorrow it will definitely be resolved with a positive result. You need to distract yourself with something, for example, think about something pleasant for you. Can be used to relax meditation techniques.
- Exercise. This does not mean that you need to get up and jump and overload your body even more. No, just do a few exercises to relax your muscles, the main thing is that they are light and not forced, without heavy load.
- You can also get a massage. It will definitely relax all your muscles and give your body and inner world calm. During massage, you can use aromatic oils for relaxation and tranquility.
- Take a warm bath, it will help relax your body muscles, and you will begin to feel sleepy. Your body is relaxed and you will fall asleep peacefully.
How to learn to relax during pregnancy?
During pregnancy there can also be stress. And when future mom Not only is she worried because of stress, but at this time she is also thinking about the child - her worries double.If your tension is caused by worries about future childbirth, do not hesitate, tell this experience to your doctor, or to relatives and friends who have also been pregnant and know and remember how you also worried. They will definitely advise you and dispel your worries. Always remember that you are already responsible for the life of your unborn child, and what you experience, he experiences with you. Learn to relax. Give yourself time to relax. Even if you do not attend any classes and are constantly at home, you can do this at home:
- First of all, you need to find a place where no one will distract you and where it is quiet.
- Turn on relaxing music that you like, preferably classics.
- Sit comfortably, this could be your favorite chair, or reclining on the sofa. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. Feel how energy spreads throughout your body as you inhale, bringing you warmth and happiness.
- Remove all interfering thoughts. To do this, you can use the following technique: your thoughts are clouds, behind the clouds is a clear blue sky. You mentally push the clouds away, clearing the sky.
- Dream about how good it will be when your baby is born. Give free rein to your imagination, enjoy the feeling of love and happiness. After the end of relaxation, the main thing is not to get up suddenly.
- Open your eyes, move your arms and legs. Tighten all parts of your body in turn. Now you are ready to stand up. And if at this moment you look inside yourself, you will understand that it is warm and calm there.
How to relax after stress?
If something happened in your life and your body experienced stress, what to do in such a situation? When common sense flies out of your head, when you yourself don’t understand what’s happening around you. Naturally, at the moment of stress and for several minutes or hours after it, a person does not think about how to avoid a stressful situation or how to calm himself down. Nervous system overstressed. In such situations, people behave differently. More often they withdraw into themselves, they think and do nothing.What do we have to do? The first thing is to rid yourself of thoughts. Do something. Go, walk around the city, take a contrast shower, go to the gym, tell the situation to a loved one. Do something - don't isolate yourself. After you have done something, a few hours will pass and the stressful situation will no longer seem so shocking. When your brain is freed from unnecessary thoughts, it will begin to work and look for ways to solve the problem.
It is impossible to rid yourself of stressful situations in life altogether. And for what? In minor stressful situations, we think better and find ways to get out of the current situation. That is, stressful situations help a person. But how you perceive stressful situations is another question. There is no need to try to run away from stressful situations, because running away is already stress. You just need to start perceiving the world not from the black side, but from the white side. Look at it from the other side, as an optimist. Know that everything that is not done is done for the better.