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Unique Stress Relief Gift Ideas

Stress is an all too common reality in our fast paced hectic lives. Many of us don’t realize how much stress we carry with us until we are relieved of it, even for a brief period of time. Giving a person stress free time can be the best gift you could give them. Below are some stress relief gift ideas to give to your harried friends and family.

Spa Day

Body and beauty treatments are a regular part of many traditional cultures, because of the numerous physical and psychological benefits we gain from them. This is the reason spa treatments are such a common stress relief gift. If you know the recipient can’t spare a whole day you could get them a set of massages to be used when they have a spare hour, or give them a set of spa products they can uses at home.

Relaxation CDs

Music has a soothing effect that can make stress just melt away. You can buy a premixed relaxation music or make your own with a personalized list of song you and the recipient enjoy relaxing to. The recipient can listen and relax to the music at home, in the car or load it on their mp3 player and have it handy wherever they go.

Stress Doll

Stress dolls are a wonderful way to work out frustrations without breaking things or exploding at other people. The stress doll whose eyes pop out when you squeeze him can bring stress and comic relief to some, while others prefer a mock voodoo doll to work out their stress. In place of a doll a stress ball works well and can easily be made at home too with a balloon (or two to minimize leaks) and some flour, sand or tapioca pearls.

Boxing Classes

Sometimes one of the best stress relieves is a tough workout full of punches and kicks. Giving a series of boxing, MMA, or kickboxing classes can be an excellent stress relief gift. The recipient will not only be workout out their stress, but will also be building strength, concentration and self confidence. If a class series won’t work with their schedule there are some great DVD sets that they can do in anytime they want in their living room.

Yoga Classes

On the opposite end of the call spectrum are yoga classes. A yoga class series or DVD set can be a wonderful gift to help the receiver slow down and become more centered. Yoga has been show to significantly improve how people manage and respond to daily stressors, so giving a gift of yoga is often a gift that continues to give for years to come.

Cleaning Service

Cleaning is often just one more thing to do in our busy lives. Take away that additional stress with a cleaning service gift. No matter if you give one or twenty cleaning sessions, you will be taking care of one of the many tasks on the recipient’s to do list, which can provide that precious amount of extra time to just breathe.

Time

Time is the one thing no one ever seems to have enough of but always needs. Give the gift of time by taking care of some of the receiver’s daily duties. Perhaps they always feel rushed to prepare a healthy dinner and then don’t feel they have time to really enjoy what they made. Pre-make some healthy meals that they can just heat up and eat. Maybe they have to chauffer their kids to a million and one activities and never have time to do things for themselves. Offer to be the kid’s taxi for some time. Giving a friend just a  bit more time in their day for themselves is often the greatest gift you could give.

Article by expert author ‘Emily Cordz’ for Outofstress.com