Relax

Relaxation is a process that decreases the effects of stress on your mind and body that can help you cope with everyday anxiety, life upheaval and distress related to various health problems. When faced with competing demands and responsibilities or grappling with stressful life events or illness, relaxation techniques may not be a priority in your life. But that means you might slow down your progress or miss out on the health benefits of relaxation.

Practicing relaxation techniques can have many benefits, including:

• Improving concentration and mood

• Improving sleep quality

• Lowering fatigue

• Reducing anger and frustration

• Boosting confidence to handle problems

• Reducing muscle tension and chronic pain

• Reducing activity of stress hormones

• Slowing heart rate

• Lowering blood pressure

• Slowing your breathing rate

• Improving digestion

• Maintaining normal blood sugar levels

• Increasing blood flow to major muscles

As you learn relaxation techniques, you can become more aware of muscle tension and other physical sensations of stress. When your stress is spiralling out of control Amber will introduce you to relaxation techniques that can be done almost anytime or anywhere.