Stress Overview

Yoga, Meditation, and the Reduction of Stress

In a pilot study from University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, it was found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), which included meditation, yoga, and body scanning exercises, was significantly effective in reducing stress and depression. Fifty participants took part in MBSR and cognitive-behavioral stress reduction (CBSR) course of eight weeks duration.

Can Acupuncture Help Reduce Stress?

According to a pilot study published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, acupuncture may be an effective and an acceptable treatment option for post traumatic stress disorder. Subjects diagnosed with PTSD were randomized to either acupuncture treatment (ACU), a group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), or a wait-list control (WLC).

All Stressed Out and No One to Choke?

Ever felt so stressed that you wanted to strangle everyone who crossed your path? I know that I have been caught in that feeling. I would like to share with you how I learned to relieve my reaction to the daily stress in my life.As I am sure you know, life is filled with stress. We can't always alter the outside events that cause stress but we can change how we respond to those events.

LED Lighting Provides Healing Effect

Need to de-stress yourself? The best way is to add your favorite aromatic oil into the waterproof Lx lamp and let the hot bath heat the oil. Leave it to float in your bath tub when you are bathing. And then enjoy the soothing and healing effect of the LED lighting.

Tai chi: Improved stress reduction, balance, agility for all

An article from the Mayo Clinic describing Tai Chi for stress reduction and for helping with many other conditions.

Massage: A Relaxing Method to Relieve Stress and Pain

An informational article from the Mayo Clinic about the many health benefits of massage. The article describes the conditions typically treated with massage and covers risks of this treatment.

Anger Affects Not Just Your Mental Stress Levels but Your Physical Health Too

Anger doesn’t just makes you depressed or emotionally stressed but also impairs your digestion, constricts your blood flow and seriously affects the immune system says Dr. Luskin of Stanford University.

Aromatherapy May Improve Mood but Will Not Make You Better

Lemon oil may improve your mood but it will not have any physiological effect on stress, pain control, blood pressure, and wound healing, say the researchers from US. Although aromatherapy has strong placebo effects, it can not be used in lieu of medications.

I was feeling really stressed out and I heard that Navratna oil might help. The results were good. I massaging the oil on my scalp and across my head. It also relieved shoulder aches and headaches. You can find Navartna oil just about any Ayurvedic store.

I have started Tai Chi Chuan practice in earnest after my second crash and burn, I was debilitated, suffered from chronic back pain and stiff neck and shoulders. Now, 30 years later, I'm in great shape, I run a business, I practice for over 3 hours daily and teach evenings.