If  you are having a hard time dealing with stress, I bet everything just seems to be going wrong and it stresses you out. Well, stress relief is really easy and can be fun.

I have always been suggesting my workshop participants to go for morning walks or joining the gym. Exercising relieves stress. It releases hormones called endorphins that make you happy. You are also able to get these hormones released by eating chocolate but it doesn’t even compare to exercising. It will make you feel better about yourself plus it will get you in shape! Exercising can be a lot of fun and it can be as simple as walking. You don’t have to do something complex to have a good time exercising.

The master trick is ‘deep breathing’. Deep breathing is another good way to relieve stress. When you take deep breaths you get more oxygen make you feel less tense making you feel relaxed. What you want to do is breath through your nose and exhale out your mouth. Put one had on your stomach and one had on your chest. When deep breathing is done properly your had on your stomach will move a lot and your hand on your chest will move very little.

Meditation is a great way to relieve stress. When you meditate you try to put yourself in deep relaxation, focusing only on what is going on right now not trying to over think or worry about other things. Sometimes it is thought that meditation is only with religious activities but it is not. It makes you aware of the things around you, making you more conscious. Meditation not only relieves stress but it has many other benefits like improving your mood.