Relaxation techniques to improve your skin

Perhaps you have been faced with a stressful situation recently that made you anxious or had some form of adverse effect on you. This is when you should ask yourself how you avoided that common fear cycle: worrying thoughts-anxious feelings-fear-more worrying thoughts. We normally manage to break this cycle by a subconscious stop and run, in other words, we stop, we think and we confront the problem. This is very often how we resolve the cycle or at least we make sure it doesn't have an emotional effect on our pace of life. We know that badly managed stress affects our body in the same way as many other well-known systematic disorders (high blood pressure, diabetes, renal diseases, etc.). The body defends itself initiating rapid oxidation processes, blood pressure and heart rate rise and certain hormones increase that favour the synthesis of compounds required to preserve vital functions. The problem arises when this activation process (so necessary at times) is maintained over time. This organic hyper-activation has an adverse effect on our skin, and our body. This is when wrinkles are formed, atopic reactions increase and the ageing process accelerates. Today we are going to propose a series of exercises that will help you forget all your worries and find the emotional stability that is so essential in your everyday life.  

Relaxation techniques

You may not believe in them and you may think there is no scientific evidence for them. However, they have a number of beneficial organic and physiological effects. Therefore, we have designed a basic ritual for you to begin with very simple relaxation techniques:

1. Begin with gentle exercise: this may be a walk, but ideally, we should give our body a bit of rhythm. This will enable us to use the stressful reaction and our body will focus on carrying out the physical exercise. When you feel tired, go back to your rest state.
2. Increase your corporeal awareness: after exercising, when you are relaxed, you need to fully focus on your body, on your organism. So, distract yourself and shift your focus on yourself. To do this, breathe properly. With the help of a chronometer, inhale and exhale completely, try not to exceed 25 breaths per minute (ideally it should be 12-15/min)
3. Meditate: once you are controlling your body, you must adjust your mind. The aim is to get rid of your worrying thoughts. The goal is to perceive the subtler motions that surround us. Put on some gentle music, try to concentrate on your breathing and start relaxing all your muscles. Take all the time you need and focus your mind, without letting your worries take over.
4. Relax: at this point, relaxation is normally the result of this wonderful ritual. Sit down or stretch out in a comfortable position for these exercises. Concentrate on your breathing, focus your mind and your body will be completely relaxed.

 

When should you do it?

• Before going to bed, to ensure a good night’s sleep.
• As soon as you get up, so you can truly seize the day.
• Prepare that important moment or meeting by carrying out this relaxation ritual a few hours before.

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