50 Things You Can Do for Stress Relief
Here is a list of 50 plus things you can do for stress relief. These are simple activities that anyone can do. Not all stress relief activities listed here will work for everyone so try to find out the activities that work best for you. Please note that these activities are not listed in any particular order. Want some thing added to this list? Please feel free to contact us.
- Practice yoga
- Listen to Soft music
- Exercise: Do exercises that make you sweat or leave you gasping for breath. Simple exercises like skipping or running should do the trick.
- Meditate: Dim the lights, sit alone and listen to your breathing. Listen to your heart beat. Look at your mind and the thoughts that arise. Realize how meaningless these thoughts are.
- Make Love: Make intimate love with your lover. Burn incense/scented candles, play soft music and lose yourself in the passion. Follow love-making with a massage.
- Practice Living in the Now: Make a conscious attempt to live in the present moment and forget what happened in the past or worrying about the future.
- Take a break from everyday chores
- Go for a walk: Go for a walk early in the morning, in the evenings or during the night
- Try cycling: Cycling is an excellent stress reliever
- Eat Healthy: Cut down on the sugar and fat
- Read a book: Go to the book store, browse the selections and pick something that you love reading.
- Go to the beach and soak in the sun
- Take a hot bath
- Cut down on junk food
- Go for a swim
- Get yourself a massage: You can go to a massage parlor or even better ask your spouse to give you a full body massage. Remember to return the favor.
- Get a pet: Pets are not for everyone, but if you have been thinking of getting a pet for quite sometime, then it’s high time you paid a visit to the pet store.
- Breath deeply: Take a few minutes to breath deeply and consciously.
- Write a journal: Buy yourself a journal and start writing
- Write your worries down: Write your worries down and burn the paper up.
- Try stress balls: Another great stress reliever is using stress balls to help ease some of your daily frustrations, these are perfect for times when you are stuck at work and have no other way to vent.
- Sing or dance
- Make a video: Take out your camcorder and make a video. Share it with your friends.
- Play a board game: Play a board game like monopoly or scrabble with your friends.
- Watch cartoons or read a comic
- Listen to a guru: Listening to gurus speak can be relaxing as well as enlightening. Youtube.com has a host of videos by top gurus like Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie and others. Just search for these names in Youtube.com to get their free videos.
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Related Resources:
How to be Happy by Roger Darlington