Learn to relax with our quick and easy tips to help you naturally unwind, this article covers everthing from taking a bath to subliminal relaxation.

“Relaxation”, doesn’t the word sound wonderful? Often we do not let ourselves experience the meaning of our peaceful word. Sometimes we get so tied up with work we forget that we go to work to get money and live life - not the other way round. And then when we decide that enough is enough, we need our own time and try to take a break from thinking and worrying our hyperactive mind thwarts our plans. Sometimes we can make the most simple things way too complicated. Relaxing is not difficult, you just need to let go, perhaps the following tips will help:

Play your favorite song

But don’t just let it play in the background and let your mind sneak in random thoughts. Focus on each guitar chord and every single drum beat. Not only will you be amazed at the new discoveries about your favorite number, your mind will also get so caught up in the soundtrack it won’t be able to let any worries in.

Take a long relaxing bath

But please don’t bathe like you do every morning, hurriedly; thinking about the approaching deadline, worrying about traffic and mentally making a grocery list, all at the same time. Feel the water washing your stress, grime and dirt away. Add some drops of lavender oil in your bath water, it’s extremely relaxing. Really pamper yourself - you do deserve it - put on some relaxing music, light a some scented candles, and really let go of yourself for half an hour!

Meditate

But if you find it difficult to focus or relax your mind, try the following meditation technique:

Close your eyes and lie down

Take a few deep breaths

Slowly bring your breathing back to normal

Focus on your breathing

Do this for 4-5 minutes

Now imagine a white beam of light entering your body

Imagine that it’s travelling to every part of your body and cleansing it of all stress and anxiety

Imagine that the beam of light has entered your feet

Feel it leaving your body through the soles of your feet, taking all your stress away with it.

This helps our mind stay busy on one single thought - the image of a beam of light going through your body - so that you can't get distracted.

Work with the subconscious

There are many other relaxation techniques like being with children, painting etc which can help you relax but they can’t train your mind to become calmer and more relaxed in general. However methods that work on your subconscious mind will help you to reach this goal. One such technique is listening to subliminal messages.

Subliminal messages:

Subliminal messages are suggestions which are beyond the perception of the conscious mind but can communicate directly with the subconscious. These subliminal messages can come in almost any form, from text, to audio, and even video. The most commonly used instruments for transmitting subliminal messages are audio cds (for self help purposes). The messages in a subliminal cd are generally moved above the level of human hearing (20,000 Hz) and are either hidden behind music or are played in reverse (mixed with music). Listening to a soundtracks embedded with subliminal messages can help reprogram your mind to become calmer and more resistant to stress and anxiety.

Finally, it’s important to remember that a fulfilling life is not just professional success and achievement or about how much money you make, taking time off for yourself is equally important. After all, all work and no play will turn us all into dull boring people, and we certainly wouldn’t want that, would we?!