Hi lovelies,

Part of living a great life is understanding what you can do to calm down. We live such a stressful existence that learning to relax can be an incredibly difficult practice. So this means that, partly, we have got to go for the simple things, but also realize what is good for us. How can we learn to relax in such a stressful world?

Indulging In Yourself
Sometimes we deprive ourselves of the things that we need that we've got to find those practices that seem incredibly self-indulgent. Whether you are partial to a glass bong and a few tokes or you just want to go and spend an afternoon splurging on your favorite items of clothes, learning to indulge yourself can help you to feel good about yourself which will help you to relax. It's not a bad thing!

Putting A Structure In Place
Part of the reason we feel anxious in life is that we don't have any routine. You may be someone that works 10 to 12 hours a day so you don't have the opportunity to build in any time to relax. If you start to put a structure in place where you focus on relaxing as part of your daily routine this becomes a habit you crave. As soon as you start to structure these things you can find a balance. If you work too much, finding time to relax can give you that all-important sense of perspective. The structure is crucial, especially as we are human beings and we need structure to give us meaning to life.

The Right Relaxation Strategies
Everybody has their own ways to calm down. And if you don't have much of an opportunity to relax it can take some time to find the right thing for you. Some people require time to themselves whereas others need to do something like progressive muscle relaxation. Once you start to find the right strategies that can calm you down you begin to realize what your body and brain need to relax. Everybody has their own approaches to relaxation. Some people find that playing video games is quite a meditative practice, others needs actually barricade themselves away from the world and do deep breathing to calm their nervous system down. It's not just about finding the strategies to calm you down symptomatically but if there are long-standing problems you need to learn how to isolate these and deal with them. A lot of the reasons we get stressed is that there are problems we haven't actually addressed in life. As soon as we start to realize how we cope with specific things this helps us to get the keys to our frame of mind.

Everybody has their own attitudes to relaxation. Sometimes we need to indulge in ourselves so we can prioritize our needs, whereas others need a proper structure. Whatever it is that you require you must remember the learning to relax isn't about being horizontal; it is about giving your mind and body a sense of balance. We can operate with such a deficit that illness soon follows. Look to prioritize yourself and relax.