Ways To Calm The Mind Instantly

Many of us are overstressed, far too often. This is simply a product of the world we live in. Most of us work very hard, doing work that is very stressful. We have deadlines, people yelling at us, threats of layoffs. And our lifestyle - probably the happiness and health of our family, or future family - depends on our success. Then we come home through busy streets or trains. Then we have 20 chores to do when all we want to do is fall asleep in front of the TV. The baby cries, friends get upset because we can't go out, and the pile of dishes in the sink grows. Meanwhile, we're all too aware of all the things we should be doing, but can't/don't do. On Instagram, it seems like everyone is looking for love or traveling the world. Magazine covers show us perfect, beautiful people. And heck, we don't get any younger!. To make ourselves feel better, we turn on the television. There we learn about all the calamities happening all over the world and we feel petrified with fear. Plus, did you know that the very light from the TV increases the production of cortisol, the main stress hormone. Oh, and that bag of chips you're eating is only going to artificially raise your blood sugar, causing a subsequent crash and cortisol spike. So yes - it's a wonder more of us aren't in a state of permanent panic attack. If you want to feel happier. If you want to really enjoy your life. And if you want to make positive progress to improve your situation in the future.... If you want to do all of this, you need to make sure you find ways to overcome this stress. And I'm not necessarily talking about the long term, but even the short term. Here are five extremely simple things you can do right now that will immediately improve your sense of calm and help you relax. Keep listening and you will have in your arsenal five extremely powerful tools to calm the mind whenever you feel the need.