Wellness Worksheet for Stress

Steps to Reduce and Conquer your negative symptoms of emotional wellness

What is a wellness worksheet for stress? Discover methods of relieving and conquering stressors in our lives.

In today's society, there are many influences on your wellness, and many triggers that can set off symptoms which lead to stress. Innumerable suggestions are made on how we can reduce the stress and negative influences on your wellness and listed below are ten steps which will allow you to not only reduce the levels of stress you may suffer, but hopefully conquer them once and for all. Practice releasing your feelings of stress with these steps.

• Breathe. Learn a breathing technique such as those used in yoga nidra. The Buteyoka method of breathing has been clinically proved to normalise the body's oxygen/carbon dioxide levels. This controlled breathing will release tension in the chest, abdomen, throat diaphragm and shoulders and also assists in restoring confidence in one's ability to handle anxiety and anxiety-related symptoms.
• Exercise. Exercise is always a wonderful solution to tension. For those that may find an aerobic program physically challenging, various disciplines from Asia such as yoga and Tai-Chi have proved highly effective for centuries in helping to relieve stress. These disciplines allow you to limber up the muscles and focus the mind into relaxing thoughts.
• Meditation. The art of meditation has also been practiced for centuries and is easy to learn. Taking just 15 minutes each day can go a long way toward your goal of stress relief. Focus your thoughts on one single thing and move the mind off the stressor.
• Laugh. Find a distraction such as a comedy on dvd or just play with a child or puppy that will make you laugh. Your emotions will be bathed you in those wonderful endorphins giving you a feeling of emotional calmness and wellness.
• Music. The right kind of music can help shift moods and alter feelings. Put a relaxing cd in your player, dim the lights and let your mind wander with the music.
• Aromatherapy Combine aromatherapy with the 'mood music' from above. It has been suggested that certain memories are associated with certain smells. Whether fact or not, the combination of music and sensual aromas can only relax the mind as well as the body.
• Pamper Yourself. Take time out, whether it be to go out with a friend, visit your hairdresser or visit a salon or day spa and have a massage. A good massage in conjunction with 'mood music' will eliminate the most common effects of stress such as severe muscle tension particularly in the neck, shoulders and calves.
• Dietary supplements. There are numerous supplements today that promise a miracle cure, however anything that assists in raising the serotonin levels may be beneficial. Some mild drugs may also be useful however beware of the risk of simply masking the underlying problem which causes the stress in the first instance.
• Dream. When sleep is natural and not drug induced, nature intended our minds to let go of worrying thoughts as we dream. Dreaming releases tension from both the mind and body. Dare to dream, travel beyond today's stress and visualise possibilities for the future in your mind.
• Psychotherapy. In extreme cases this may be necessary. Trusted friends may be all that is required here and friendship is often the best support system you can have. Some may require seeking the counsel of a qualified therapist to delve deeper and discuss stressors in order to find relief.

I trust that you will very soon be feeling Absolutely Fabulous.

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Wellness Worksheet for Stress