1. Listen to Uplifting Music!
Some music is designed to have a positive and reaffirming effect on
emotions and mental clarity. Singing along to a familiar song or
showtune might be all you need. Music is a magical medium and a very
powerful tool. Music can delight all the senses and inspire every
fiber of our being. Music has the power to soothe and relax, bring us
comfort and embracing joy! Music subtly bypasses the intellectual
stimulus in the brain and moves directly to our subconscious. There is
music for every mood and for every occasion. Music Therapy is
incorporated in a number of areas of medicine.
2. Use Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy has been clinically shown to ease stress and improve
moods. Essential oils of plant, fruit, and flower essences are
created to center and enhance the body and mind in order to help us
in preventative measures, as well as, an effective cure for many
illnesses. Scents can induce an amazing power as they influence our
moods. Our sense of smell is the most direct path to our emotions.
This is the principle behind the ancient art of aromatherapy.
3. Get A Massage
Massage Therapy has been proven to reduce anxiety and sadness and to
lower cortisol, the stress hormone. Massage Therapy not only treats
those parts of you which are a problem, but also affects the whole of
your metabolism through normalizing your circulatory, muscular and
nervous systems and their interdependent functioning.
4. Enjoy Good Fat
Hormones that regulate Serotonin, our bodies' main mood-boosting
chemical, are stimulated by fat consumption. Before reaching for a
piece of cake or a cookie, try a piece of salmon. Not all fats are
created equal and you should AVOID saturated fats. Instead, eat foods
containing 'good fats' such as fish, nuts and olive oil. These foods
help with depression and low self esteem by boosting Serotonin.
5. Get Your Vitamin D
Serotonin is affected by Vitamin D. Studies have shown that
consumption Vitamin D makes people feel better. Particularly those
who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder.
6. Practice Yoga Therapy
This ancient exercise from India had been shown to boost energy,
release tension and stress, and help with depression, anger and
fatigue. Practicing yoga is associated with establishing harmony,
equanimity, balance.
7. Make Humor and Laughter Daily Medicine
Laughter reduces muscle tension. This muscle relaxation and the
easing of psychological tension that accompanies it, is the main goal
of pain and stress management. This certainly accounts for the stress-
reducing power of humor.
8. Eat Breakfast
Studies have shown that eating breakfast is associated with greater
calmness and less stress. It also improves alertness, which can help
your memory and ability to learn. Eating fiber at breakfast is best.
Eating fiber in the morning allows for less emotional distress, more
energy and more mental alertness!
9. Move!
Exercise is the best medicine for anxiety and depression. It not only
keep the body physically and mentally fit but also provides
recreation and mental relaxation. It is nature's best tranquilizer.
Exercise produces chemical and psychological changes that improves
your mental health. It changes the levels of hormones in blood and
may elevate your beta-endorphins (mood-affecting brain chemicals).
Exercise may also improve the function of the autonomic nervous
system. Exercise also gives a feeling of accomplishment and thus
reduces the sense of helplessness.
10. Meditation
Every 5 to 10 minutes spent centering yourself in stillness will have
positive effects. Meditation improves over all well being. Meditation
helps us live a healthier, less stressful life. The physical and
psychological benefits are wonderful and many people meditate only
for those reasons. The practice of meditation helps us temporarily
let the physical world go so that we can begin to see ourselves as we
truly are.
Andrew Pacholyk LMT, MT-BC, CA
Peacefulmind.com
Alternative medicine and therapies
for healing mind, body & spirit!
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