Tipsy Heelz: Positivty

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There is something to be said for stress. No matter where you are in life, there is always something that is going to stress you out and the thing with stress is that you don’t just feel it in your mind. Mental health does suffer when you’re feeling stressed, but you also feel it in your heart and more commonly, your entire body. Stress manifests physically when it takes over, and while you may not necessarily need a full on spa weekend or yoga retreat to calm you down and make your muscles stop hurting, you do need to start thinking about all the ways that you can destress and feel better within yourself.

With that in mind, what tactics can you employ to feel a lot more relaxed and less stressed? Below, you’ll find some of the best stress busters around:

Meditation. Believe it or not, sitting, breathing and focusing on the quiet can do so much for your body as well as your mind. When you’re stressed, you tense your body, slump your shoulders and it can affect you both muscularly as well as in your organs. Your heart speeds up, your bowels slow down and become sluggish and your blood pressure can spike. It’s not easy to handle the physical side of stress but meditating regularly can help to reverse those effects and slow you down.
Break. Taking a proper break out of your life for a day or so to somewhere like Solace Wellness Center & Medspa can give you pause to really think about yourself. Self-care isn’t just important, it’s vital to change how stressed you feel. Taking a few moments to focus on looking after yourself is going to help your body to feel less stressed and happier. Money well spent!
Decompress. The pain you feel in your muscles is a result of tension. Using heat pads and going for a hot stone massage can make a huge difference in how you feel. Keep hot water bottles to help your bowels to unclench and allow you to be regular again; believe us, it’s important.
Dance. Crank up the music as loud as possible and dance madly. There’s nothing wrong with bursting a little adrenaline out of your system, and a dance party can do that while making you feel good at the same time. You’ll not be able to stop laughing when you do it, and you’ll release some of the stress you’ve been clinging onto.

Write. A journal for your thoughts can be the outlet you never knew you needed. Think about using a bullet journal – this guide can help you with setting one up.

Stress is an inevitable part of adulthood. It’s just unfortunate that you don’t know about it until you get there! Instead of spending time worrying about how stressed you are, think about how you can change it and work toward a more relaxed, happy and excited future. Let go of the tension and embrace a smile.

Trina M

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