Dr Mickey Mehta, India's leading holistic health coach, says that feeling mentally stressed before doing something like giving a presentation or a speech can affect your psychology, leading to less than expected results. Or you may feel exhausted after a particularly stressful day, affecting your overall health and quality of life.
Dr. Mickey Mehta shares some tips to help manage this mental condition effectively right away, including:
Head Massage: Gently massaging your scalp with your fingertips is an effective way to relieve tension and headaches. This activity relieves muscle tension, improves blood circulation, and reduces stress almost immediately.
Roll and Rotate Your Eyes: Many times stress shows on your face, especially your eyes and jaw. Roll and rotate your eyes to relax your eyeballs and feel the stress go away.
Hum your favorite tunes: Humming or singing your favorite tunes produces nitric oxide, which dilates your blood vessels. This is good for blood circulation and activates the parasympathetic nervous system.
When we hum, we stimulate the vagus nerve, which connects the brain to the body's major organs. This signals safety and allows our heart rate and breathing to slow down.
Neck and shoulder stretch: Gently rotating the neck clockwise and counterclockwise, up and down, left and right, and even massaging the neck and shoulders helps to bring about relaxation and relieve stress.
Hanging with straight arms from a bar: Find something that can support your weight and hold onto it with your hands (like a pull-up bar). Do this stretch to release tension and improve blood circulation. This exercise also helps your energy and mental clarity.
Clench and release your fists: A great way to instantly relieve stress is to clench your fists as hard as you can, feel all the tension in your hands for a few seconds, then hold your breath and release.
Jumping rope: Just two minutes of high-intensity jumping rope can get your heart rate up, your blood flowing, and your lungs breathing better. It's an effective way to relieve stress.
Deep Breathing: One of the best tips to reduce stress in just a few minutes is deep breathing. It can transform your emotional and mental state.
Playing with pets or gardening: Both of these activities release neurotransmitters that help us ward off immediate stress.
