Relax is a verb, an action word meaning to make or become less tense or anxious. Learning to step back from a painful or stressful situation takes practice. Taking a few minutes to be mindful of your surrounding circumstances is difficult, especially when the stress from these circumstances, threatens to zoom out of control.
How to handle stress?
Stop and squeeze into your busy day a 10 minute appointment. This is a private session with yourself to relax. Try some breathing exercises. They help to calm the mind and the body.
Easy Abdominal Breathing Technique
- Sitting or lying in a comfortable position, close your eyes, relax your shoulders and allow any tension in your muscles to disappear if at all possible.
- Inhale deeply and slowly through your nose. Your belly should expand whilst your chest rises very little. If it helps, you can put your hand on your bellow and feel the inhaled The breath pushing that hand up.
- Exhale slowly through your mouth. Keeping your jaw relaxed, purse your lips as you blow, though remember to keep the exhale nice and gentle. Again, you can keep your hand on your stomach and very lightly push down as you exhale.
- Repeat for several minutes until you feel calm again. ( Lifehack: Mental Wellness by Chris Skoyler)
These exercises are even good when you experience tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Studies are showing that tinnitus within these Covid 19 times is on the rise. Relaxing is a very simple technique to practice and it can help to reduce tinnitus.
Take that 10 minute break.
The Bible says, casting all your cares upon him (the Lord) for he (the Lord) cares for you”. 1 Peter 5 verse 7
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