Combating stress doesn’t have to break the bank

Stress seems to be part of our daily lives and a whole industry appears to have sprung up dedicated to combating all kinds of stress. However, given the money can be one of the prime sources of stress for a lot of people, parting with a large amount of cash to go on a spa retreat or pay for long massage may not actually alleviate the problem.

There are many little things we can do from time to time to reduce stress and which have the added benefit of not breaking the bank.

Although time is another commodity we may claim to not have enough of when we allow the cloud of stress to fog our judgement, many effective relaxation methods require neither large amounts of time nor money.

One popular relaxation technique is body scanning. Don’t worry, this doesn’t involve any machinery, but does require you to be tuned into your body. What you do is lied down on you back, either on a mat or in bed. You then conduct a mental scan of your body, starting with focusing on your toes and moving all the way up your body.

At each point, try to be aware of how your body feels and where the stress may be at its most acute. This can be done just before you go to sleep as it is a great way of unwinding and clearing your mind of all the other thoughts of the day. Combine this with some slow and deliberate breathing and you will start to notice the stress fade away.

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