Relaxation Therapy Tips

Today's episode contains a relaxation practice that can be used if you need a quick break, feel stressed or need to calm yourself down before sleep.

Laughter has a positive impact on both our health and well-being so today's episode looks at how you can bring more laughter into your life, with a short guided practical included.

A special episode with a little bit of background information and some news about the future of the podcast.

This episode contains a breathing technique called alternate nostril breathing, which is very simple but extremely effective at balancing out your body and emotions. It's a great technique to use if you're feeling anxious or stressed as it brings a feeling of calm to the body and mind.

Smiling is a very powerful way to make yourself feel happier. This episode uses the smile with a body scan type of meditation to spread happiness through your whole body.

This episode contains a progressive relaxation technique that can be practiced at home to help you fall asleep naturally with greater ease.

This episode contains a short guided visualisation of a walk along the shoreline of a secluded beach on a warm day. A visualisation is the perfect relaxation getaway if you don't have time for a real break or you just want to imagine you are somewhere else.

This episode looks at how mindful walking - or travelling of any kind - can be practiced in your daily life to help reduce stress and anxiety.

This episode includes a meditation practice to access our natural inner peace and happiness.

This episode gives information on the healing power of music and suggestions for using music to enhance a relaxation experience.

This episode contains a short meditation to recognise and ease the physical manifestation of emotional pain.

This episode includes a meditation and additional tips to help you to focus on becoming more grateful for the good things in your life. More gratitude can improve your happiness, health and work performance.

This episode looks at how to manage the negative impact technology can have on our life/work balance, sleep, free time and self view.

This episode introduces the body scan technique with a short meditation, which can be used as a mindful meditation. However it can also be adapted for a variety of purposes, such as dealing with pain or preparing for sleep. Some suggestions for adaptations are also included in the episode. More details are available on today's news page at http://relaxationtherapy.online/body-scanning

This episode looks at how to cleanse the area around you to make your life feel less stressed and focuses on using plants to remove toxins from the air, using colour to boost mood and productivity, choosing healthy clothing and using environmental scent to de-stress.

This episode has a short meditation to help develop self acceptance so that you can learn to be happier with yourself and as a result be more relaxed.

This episode looks at some different types of natural bath salts available for producing a home mineral bath. I'll also give you some tips on how to get the most out of your home water therapy experience.

This episode looks at simple, natural ways to combat the symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) - more information can be found at http://relaxationtherapy.online/feeling-sad

This episode contains a guided meditation that looks at the way your body is in constant renewal and how you are part of the whole living world.

Relaxation Therapy Tips has a special double edition today looking at setting up a Safe Place. This episode is the second part of setting up a safe place. This focuses on coming back from your safe place after resting so should be listened to after episode 20 if you are looking for a brief rest, de-stress and return to your normal day.