3 Quick Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Body
Because our bodies are excellent at holding onto stress
One of the worst things about stress is that it often feels insurmountable.
It feels like that because we want it gone all at once.
But our stress has acclimated over time. We didn’t go from 0% stress yesterday to 100% stressed today.
Doing small things to help reduce stress is more beneficial.
Even if it feels like it doesn’t matter. Hint: The small things do matter!
The more stressed we are, the more we tend to hold it in our bodies.
When I’m really stressed these are my 3 go to tips to help my body relax.
Does it make my stress disappear? No, however it does help me get through the day and be able to fall asleep at night.
- 3 deep breaths and slowly release them.
The Why: Taking 3 deep breaths allows you to briefly slow down. Which allows you to get more oxygen into your whole body. Which helps you feel more relaxed.
2. Drop Your Shoulders
The Why: We tend to store stress in our shoulders and unconsciously raise them up. Making our bodies tighten up. When we release or drop our shoulders we are allowing our bodies to relax
