Most professionals recognize that health is a balance of many factors physical and environmental, emotional and mental, lifestyle habits and spiritual beliefs. Stress plays a key role in the balance. Stress is well known as a contributing factor in a broad range of disorders. When you’re bombarded with overwhelming problems your workload is too much. In fact, it’s estimated that 50 to 80 percent of illness have some stress component. Stress is recognized as a risk factor in addictions, obesity, high blood pressure, peptic ulcer, colitis, asthma, insomnia, migraine headaches and lower back pain. A study showed that the immune system also perks up when you calm down. The kind of stress that makes you highly anxious if you feel hopeless or helpless would lower the function of your immune system. Listening to a relaxation cd such as we sell on this website studies have shown an increase in T-Cells response. It’s my option that to much stress, depression, anxiety plays a part in the development of cancer and other illnesses. The stress I am talking about in relationship to your need for relaxation is what I call negative stress. People with cancer suffer a lot of negative stress. Fear of dying, loss of the ability to work, change of appearance, less energy, anxiety about medical or surgical procedures.

The deep relaxation Guided Imagery CD Techniques that we sell on this website do more than just remove stress. It bring you into what is called an alpha state. Alpha describes a brainwave pattern that represents a deeply relaxed meditative state. In the alpha state, stress is reduced enough to increase your sense of well-being, improve your ability to function, and make it easies for you to participate in your own recovery.

This Guided Imagery CD will calm your mind, soothe your emotions and create a state of deep relaxation in your body.  By listening regularly, you will be able to deal with stress more effectively throughout the day. And is beneficial for many other health problems.

Effective Steps for Managing Stress:

Have you ever been in a situation that brought on sweats, rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath? You probably weren’t having a heart attack but an anxiety attack.  If you suffer from anxiety disorders, learning to manage it is the first step to overcoming it. Anxiety is characterized as extreme reactions to fearful situations.

When someone follows you into a dark alley, those anxious feelings of a racing heart beat and sweaty palms gives way to heightened senses and a rush of adrenalin that can save your life.  This is the fight or flight syndrome.  In the case of frequent anxiety, the fearful feelings are dread of a particular situation and not the situation itself.

Getting caught in traffic can cause an anxiety attack over what might happen when you get to work late.  Starting a new job can bring on anxiety attacks.  You don’t know anyone and fear of that unknown can send you into a panic. Everyone experiences panic or anxiety in small ways.  Like the fight or flight example, it can save your life. 

In new situations, we get panicky but when the outcome we fear fails to materialize, the anxiety stops. For someone with chronic anxiety, this is not the case. Every situation that brings anxiety is not life-threatening.  More than likely it is an extremely stressful situation that has brought on the anxiety as a way of dealing with it.  Unchecked anxiety of this type can lead to depression. If you suffer from anxiety attacks on occasion or a more frequent anxiety disorder, there are steps you can take to keep your anxiety under control. 

1. See a professional.  This is always a good first step.  Self-diagnosis of any type of physical or mental condition is unwise and can be dangerous.  A professional psychologist can help you understand your anxiety and prescribe medication or other effective techniques.

2. Get a good night’s sleep.  During the sleep cycle, your body repairs itself.  You feel more rested after several hours of restorative sleep, reaching the REM stage.  Most people need eight hours a night which varies within an hour or two each way.

3. Exercise on a consistent basis.  Exercise helps you to use oxygen more efficiently. It helps to get more oxygen to the brain. It also increases focus which may help you see solutions to problems rather than simply worrying about them. 

4. Meditate.  Meditation is more than chanting mantras.  Yoga is an exercise that involves quieting the mind and controlling your breathing.  Simple mediation such as taking 5 minutes to clear your mind everyday can work wonders in the fight against anxiety.

5. Manage the worry.  When you feel your pulse start to quicken, count backwards from ten.  As you count, focus on the situation.  What has actually happened? Resist the urge to read anything more into the situation. 

6. Don’t use alcohol.  You might think that the glass of wine is relaxing your tension but alcohol is a depressant.  In anxious situations you could rely too heavily on it and gain another problem in the process.

7. Find some relaxing activities.  Stress can rob you of your energy.  On a regular basis, do something you like such as gardening, painting, reading or listening to music. Anxiety can come into your life at any time.  It’s normal.  When the anxiety becomes frequent you could be at risk for more serious conditions.  If you feel your anxiety is starting to take over your life or increasingly causing you problems, seek professional help immediately.  There is no need to suffer this terrible condition in silence.

8. The importance of continually listening to the Deep Relaxation Guided Imagery CD or MP3 download we sell here to relax the body and calm the mind. You  can use the Power Of Your Mind To Heal Your Body.

 Yes You Can Use The Power Of The Mind to Get A Better Result.