The holiday season can be a joyous time to share with family and friends, but it also can wreak havoc with your mind and body. His statistics come from a recent holiday stress survey of about 1, people conducted by Glade.
Respondents reported stress relief from listening to music, reading, exercising, beauty treatments, massage and aromatherapy. Here are some tips from experts on how to use a few of these activities at home to lessen stress. Listening to music: Despite common notions, classical music may not be your best bet. The music must be slow because your heartbeat tends to match its cadence, he says. In a relaxation state, your heart slows down to 44 to 60 beats per minute, but most music begins at 85 to beats a minute.
Piano, harp and flute produce soft sounds, while violin, trumpet and oboe have been shown to be irritating to the nervous system, he says. Certain types of slow classical and baroque music are fine, as is New Age music created specifically for relaxation. Both are available in music stores. It focuses on poise, alignment, breathing and coordination to build grace, strength and flexibility simultaneously.
Check video stores or call It combines movements from various martial arts, the Alexander technique, yoga, the Feldenkrais method, somatics, Duncan dance and jazz. Call Or, if you feel like you need hands-on instruction, check out two workshops offered at Aveda Environmental Lifestyle Stores around the country call for locations. By Chicago Tribune. More in News.
