Stress Management

Supporting the body and mind is important since everyday stress and tension are unfortunately a part of our modern lifestyle and can affect nearly every single person at some time in their life. While repetitive stresses are unhealthy, occasional stress is not necessarily a bad thing and can actually help a person to perform at their peak when pressured.*

Underlying feelings of anxiety, depression or continual worry can lead to imbalances in our mind and body, thereby reducing feelings of harmony, peace and well being. During times of increased mental demands the brain sends signals to various systems in the body to help out. When the psychological and physical factors of tension/stress are felt, the body increases its release of certain hormones through the adrenal glands to compensate and protect the body.*

Compromised vitality can result if the release of these hormones continues to repeat without a long enough break. To make it worse, if people self-medicate in response to stress by using cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs or become addicted to prescription medications, it can prove to be a downward spiral of imbalance and disharmony in the body.*

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)*, practitioners believe that stress reduction can be achieved when the body and mind naturally returns to a state of healthy balance and harmony. It is believed that in order to achieve this, one needs to provide the body and mind with stress reducing activities like detoxification, adequate clean water, effective supplementation, healthy diet, exercise and other healthy and natural techniques that work to support the health of the mind.*

There are many natural and healthy things that you can do right now to support relaxation of the mind and body. Some daily helpful relaxation tips that you can do at home are: stress reducing techniques aimed at progressive relaxation (like yoga, meditation, tai chi, and guided imagery), sound therapy like nature’s sounds (wind, rain, and ocean), music therapy and breathing exercises. All of these can help your body promote improved emotional health which can lead to improved physical health as well.*