Natural Stress Relief Guide

In today's crazy fast paced world, natural stress relief is needed more than ever.

Distress affects every area of your life - mental, physical and spiritual. It affects your relationships, how you handle your finances, even what you eat and how you sleep. It affects every cell in your body and over time can make you sick.

Because there are different types and levels of dis-stress, you need a variety of remedies and techniques to deal with it. There are helpers for acute (in the moment) stresses and chronic (long term) events. There are remedies to protect your body from the effects of distress and techniques to help you neutralize the triggers that start the cycle.

Holistic stress remedies can help you avoid many health conditions now blamed on dis-stress. At least 85% of illness has roots in mental, physical or chemical stress on the mind and body.

Some of these natural stress relief practices are best used every day, even several times a day. Others can be used as needed. As you read the articles and watch the videos you'll naturally resonate with some methods, and not with others. This may even change from time to time. That's fine.

The important thing is to start learning, practicing and using the methods now. Then, when you need them, you have beneficial habits established. They become a natural part of your daily life.

Making natural stress and anxiety relief remedies part of your life is a major part of holistic healing and wellness. They give you a powerful arsenal to bring more calmness and relaxation into your life - which is a very good thing for your health.

Note: The Natural Stress Relief Guide primarily focuses on mental distress. To read about dealing with chemicals and physical stresses, see the Healthy Living Guide and the Physical Wellness Guide.

Table of Contents

Stress and Health

Learn about mental stress and how it affects your mind and body. Chronic stress ages you and contributes to disease and dis-ease.

You may be tempted to skip this part and go right to the relaxation techniques. Please don't. When you understand how your brain and body respond to distressing triggers you will be in a much better position to choose the best holistic stress remedies to help yourself through it. And when you remember what being stressed out is doing to your body and quality of life, you will be motivated to do something about it.

Natural Stress Relief Strategies

How to Deal with Stress - Discover the three prongs of a comprehensive natural stress relief plan and the benefits of each.

Continue to Ways to Deal with Stress to learn what kind of inner work gets rid of stressful emotional garbage while making you more resilient in challenging situations.

Ways to Manage Stress and Protect Your Health - Help your mind and body become more resilient and resistant to the effects of extreme and chronic stress.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction - Easy and effective mindfulness-based stress reduction exercises and techniques including a Qigong video for stress relief.

21 stress relaxation techniques and tips to bring down those stressful feelings quickly.

Guided visualization, meditation and relaxation - can be used for stress relief, relaxation and other health and wellness benefits. Give yourself a little break with the guided meditation for stress relief video on this page.

Natural Relief for Anxiety - Specific tips and a video demonstrating a very helpful technique for relieving feelings of anxiety.

Your Natural Stress Relief Tips - And now it's your turn! Readers share stories about overcoming stress and favorite relaxation techniques. Benefit from the wisdom and experiences of fellow community members and visitors.

Herbs for Stress Relief - Explore how use herbs to relieve anxious and stressful feelings and to support and protect your mind and body during times of chronic distress.

Are you experiencing extreme stress and need some relief right now? The Ultimate Guide to Stress-Relieving Baths includes great tips and energy practices to help you relax and rejuvenate in or out of the tub.

I wrote this guide while going through a long period of intense stress so I know these tips help. You get this Guide and the DeStress for a Healthier Happier You audio when you join the Members Area.

Please consult your medical professional before making changes to your health program.

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