Life can be stressful. While it’s not realistic to try and rid your life of stress completely, you can find ways to minimise and manage it. Here are 5 natural ways to beat stress.
- Move your body
Whether it’s a walk in nature, dancing to your favourite music, or taking a dip in the pool, exercise can really help you beat stress. It improves resilience as well as releasing feel-good hormones that lift your mood and reduce tension. Move your body as often as you can.
- Meditate
Meditation helps bring you into the moment and stops you thinking about the past or worrying about the future. It also helps reduce the level of stress hormones in your body which can cause inflammation and health problems like heart disease. There are some great meditation apps online. Find a short meditation that suits you, light a candle or some incense, lie on your bed, and just breathe.
- Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy helps you beat stress by calming your nervous system. The olfactory nerve, which travels from your nose to your brain, sends signals to the parts of your brain that affect memory, emotions, and mood. Essential oils calm the nerve, which has a calming effect on the brain. Here are the oils you should try to reduce stress:
Lavender
Ylang Ylang
Lemon
Clary Sage
Bergamot
Chamomile
Jasmine
Sweet Basil
Holy Basil
Frankincense
- Get out your yoga mat
Yoga can keep you fit and flexible but it also does wonders for your mind. It calms the nervous system and balances your hormones which can make you more resilient to stress.
- Sip some calming tea
If you’re a tea lover, you’ll be glad to know that having a cuppa can help you beat stress too. Many herbal teas are known to have stress-relieving properties including:
Peppermint
Chamomile
Lavender
Lemon balm
Ginseng
Turmeric
Passionflower
Catnip
What are your favourite ways to keep stress in check? Check out our store for things you can add into your routine to bring a little bit of calm, like aromatherapy candles and incense. You can also book in for a restoring Reiki treatment with Carrie to clear any energy blockages. Get in touch for more information on how to book.