If you feel overwhelmed and overtired a lot of the time and never
take any time away from work or domestic chores then what you need is
more relaxation in your life. You may be horrified at the suggestion and
tell me that there is far too much to do but there are positive
advantages of making relaxation a regular part of your day to day
activities that I urge you to do more or some if you don't relax ever at
the moment.
Why is relaxation so important?
It gives your body a chance to renew itself.
Quite literally when you are relaxed you give your heart and other internal organs a chance to renew and re-build their structure.
You rest your heart and breathing
When you are fully relaxed your breathing becomes very slow and shallow and your heart rate slows down and your blood pressure lowers too. All of these give your body a chance to rest and recover from whatever activity you have been doing. If you have been using your muscles strenuously and there has been a build up of lactic acid in them then a periods of relaxation will help to remove this and allow your muscles to recover.
It allows your mind to rest
During relaxation you can let your thoughts and worries float away. When you do this perhaps by concentrating on your breath going in and out slowly you may also find that suddenly a thought comes into your mind which is an answer to some problem you've been puzzling over for some time.
It allows you to connect with your spiritual side.
You may or may not be part of formal religion but when you are in a state of relaxation you may become away of the power of nature or a higher force or being, according to your beliefs. This can help to give you a sense of proportion and meaning and enable you to think about your life and what you hope to achieve with all your rushing about. As a result at the end of some relaxation you will feel refreshed and calmer and more able to face the trials and tribulations of your day and also to get things more in proportion in relation to their importance within the grand scheme of the universe.
So remember relaxation is very important. Relax for a few minutes every day and you will soon feel the benefits.
Why is relaxation so important?
It gives your body a chance to renew itself.
Quite literally when you are relaxed you give your heart and other internal organs a chance to renew and re-build their structure.
You rest your heart and breathing
When you are fully relaxed your breathing becomes very slow and shallow and your heart rate slows down and your blood pressure lowers too. All of these give your body a chance to rest and recover from whatever activity you have been doing. If you have been using your muscles strenuously and there has been a build up of lactic acid in them then a periods of relaxation will help to remove this and allow your muscles to recover.
It allows your mind to rest
During relaxation you can let your thoughts and worries float away. When you do this perhaps by concentrating on your breath going in and out slowly you may also find that suddenly a thought comes into your mind which is an answer to some problem you've been puzzling over for some time.
It allows you to connect with your spiritual side.
You may or may not be part of formal religion but when you are in a state of relaxation you may become away of the power of nature or a higher force or being, according to your beliefs. This can help to give you a sense of proportion and meaning and enable you to think about your life and what you hope to achieve with all your rushing about. As a result at the end of some relaxation you will feel refreshed and calmer and more able to face the trials and tribulations of your day and also to get things more in proportion in relation to their importance within the grand scheme of the universe.
So remember relaxation is very important. Relax for a few minutes every day and you will soon feel the benefits.
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