Soul Relaxation

[onewayroad]

Recently I've become more aware of clutter, rubbish, dirt etc around my life. I find it hard going in a room with lots of clutter because it makes me stressed, i tried giving my room a megga cler out but now it's worse... I'm into mothods of relaxiton, does any one know any good methods to relax the mind and body, like aromatherapy?

[Moog]

I�m no psychologist but becoming excessively involved in the order of your life in my experience is quite often a sign that you don't feel in control of what's going on, so you become over obsessed in the things that you can control such as tidiness, things that you can sort out become priority over things that you subconsciously are unable to deal with.

[zgma]

There's a good meditation technique... lie down so you're comfortable, then go through each body part very slowly and try to feel each one individually... like, start with your left foot, and think about each toe - whether they are touching each other or anything else, whether they are damp, or dry, or itchy... slowly move on through your whole body this way, not moving or tightening or loosening muscles but just noticing. When I do it the whole thing takes 25-30 minutes. At the end, just stay for a while noticing your natural breathing.

[Yinzer]

I relate, just being in a messy room stresses me out, but again, I totally agree with moog because the times I do the most serious cleaning is when something else is stressing me out. For aromatherapy, Lavender helps me chill out, it's like and orgasm in my nose! as well as a hot bath/shower and a massage from a friend (I couldn't pay my husband to do it!) What zgma said is also very good, I do a light strech beforehand just to release any stress that might be hiding between my muscles. And remember, when cleaning it always gets much worse before it actually starts looking clean. Just chill out, go rent a movie and soak your feet in a small heated tub and just do anything you can think of to pamper yourself. Good luck!

[AndyBlack195]

There are loads of different methods to relax and quiet the mind. Yes aromatherapy is one of them. There are also various meditation techniques, and even practices such as reiki can dramatically reduce stress. The main thing is though, is to take time out and make time for any of these.

I even find that just listening to relaxation music can help. Especially when using it hand in hand with one of the above therapies.

Hope this helps.

Andy