Holistic Therapy Anxiety Treatment: How To Use An Acupressure Mat And Pillow + More Benefits

Holistic Therapy Anxiety Treatment: How To Use An Acupressure Mat And Pillow + More Benefits

Anxiety can be immobilizing and distracting so much that it’s hard to think with clarity or any sense of direction. When we feel anxious, it’s a great reminder that we need to be able to access different tools to slow our racing mind down to return to a healthy state. Acupressure therapy is a great tool to treat anxiety holistically. It’s a simple and self governed process of simply getting your acupressure mat and pillow, then spending time lying on your mat and pillow to receive the therapeutic benefits, then storing your mat and pillow to returning to your day with improved refreshment.

What is Acupressure?

Acupressure is an ancient form of massage practiced in Chinese Medicine. The goal of acupressure massage has been to increase and encourage balanced flow of Qi (energy) through the meridian channels of the body.

In current history acupressure mats and pillows have also been created and utilized for the same purpose and practice. Now acupressure therapy can be achieved by lying on an acupressure mat and pillow minus the masseuse, which is helpful with everyone currently spending more time at home to prevent and reduce COVID risks.   

Acupressure mats can be found online at holistic health stores and amazon.com. Some people will simply buy the acupressure mat without the pillow. I personally find the pillow and the mat combined to be most beneficial for therapeutic response for anxiety and stress management.

How Does Using An Acupressure Mat Feel?

Using an acupressure mat does take a little time to acclimate to as the pillow and the mat is covered in small plastic “needle like” points. When you lay on the mat it’s ideal to move slowly and gently while wearing as little layers between your skin and the mat for maximum application.

Once you find a comfortable position on the mat it’s ideal to stay in a resting position on the acupressure mat and pillow for 10-20 minutes for best anxiety and stress relief. Usually within the first 5 minutes of your acupressure session, you will feel an endorphin release of calm and soothing energy. This feeling is often maintained throughout the remaining time in your acupressure session.

How to Use Acupressure When Anxious Or Stressed

When you’re feeling anxious or stressed, using an acupressure mat can be helpful to calm yourself effectively. It may be harder to think clearly when anxious but planning ahead helps. Anxiety is an emotional experience that happens more than once and ideally you may even know the times and locations that your anxiety or stress may peak.

 If you find yourself anxious at home, consider keeping your mat in a space where you can practice for example your bedroom may be ideal or near the living room couch. If you are working in an office space, consider keeping your acupressure mat at your desk or in your car to be used during your break. If you happen to have an office with a quiet room, consider using your acupressure mat while in the quiet room space.

Additional Benefits of Acupressure

 We talked about the benefits of using an acupressure mat and pillow for anxiety and stress management and there’s a extended list of additional benefits you will gain from using acupressure therapy. Some additional benefits from using acupressure therapy include increased pain management, reduced neck and pack pain, reduced insomnia symptoms, fibromyalgia pain, and headache reduction.

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Holistic Therapy Tools For Stressful AF Days At Work

Holistic Therapy Tools For Stressful AF Days At Work

Work can be a busy place. Even now while most people report working from home, there’s still other responsibilities that need to get done. While you work you may also be considering the housework, laundry, and home school. You are home after all and that means that you may find distractions and stress surfacing more easily at the home office than the work office. What about your partner, children, or roommates if you have them? What about your parents if you’ve returned home? What about your pets?

Then, you have the zoom meetings that you need to attend and then the other parts of your work commitments that are important as well. Stress at work could also primarily be coming from the pace of your work and the type of work you do. It varies person to person. The first and best thing you can do when your feeling stressed at work is to stop and acknowledge that you are feeling stressed in that moment. I have some tips to help you deescalate your stress while at work.

Holistic Mindful Breathing 

Let remember the power of your breath. You can take a simple and intentional inhale, pause briefly and then exhale slowly to allow you body and mind to reduce stress symptoms like racing mind, speeding heart rate, high blood pressure, tight muscles, and feelings of emotional overwhelm.  When you practice mindful deep breathing you want to aim for breathing in through your nose, down through your chest and allowing your inhales and exhales to reach the base of your stomach. Deep breathing in this way is also known as belly breathing. When your breathing is deep and able to access the base of your stomach you can trigger the full oxygen exchange in your body. When you practice diaphragmatic breathing you can also reduce symptoms for depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Change Your Environment: Go Outside

 When you are feeling stress during the workday it’s important to consider your environment and how long you have been working. Have you had your break today? It’s a great practice to spend time away from your desk when you take breaks instead of surfing the net and staying in your seat. Your mind and body recognize the benefits of change of environment and this creates recovery and increased productivity for the workday. Think of it as going on a small vacation daily when you step away from your desk. When you return to your work after stepping away you will likely notice a feeling of improved energy and stronger concentration.

Meditate For Re-Centering

Meditation is a great tool when your feeling stressed, even when you’re at work. You can take a moment while seated at your desk, dim your screen, and complete a brief meditation when you feel stress coming in. You can put on ear buds if you’d like and if you share a work space just put up your “do not disturb -available in 5 minutes” sign so people can see it and take some time to just close your eyes, breathe deeply and think of relaxing the muscles throughout your body starting with your scalp and going all the way down to the tips of your toes. When you return from your meditation break you will likely feel much calmer and have improved clarity in your efforts.

Listen to Positive Uplifting Music While You Work

Something that always seems to work and work quickly no less is to listen to upbeat and encouraging music while you are working. There are many great productivity music stations that you can listen to on YouTube while you work which help you to keep a productive pace while you work. You can also consider listening to productive binaural beats, Lo-fi Chill Hop or Gospel music to keep your mind and actions feeling upbeat and relaxing at the same time.

Take Water And Walk Breaks

 It’s important to stay hydrated and get a little walking done during the workday. You may even enjoy going for 1-3 walks throughout your workday. Consider going for a walk and water break before you begin your work shift, even if it’s just around the home office or your work office. Next, try to complete a midday walk and water break as well. Your midday walk and water break is the most important chance you’ll have to rest your energy for the second half of the workday. Also if possible, try to conclude the workday with a brief walk and water break to transition from work mindset to home and relaxation mindset. The walks can be as little as a couple minutes. Every little bit of stress management practice counts for your stress reduction process and over time you may notice your tools become more efficient because your mind and body is more accustomed to the tools you’re using. It’s a win-win for healthy stress management recovery.

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Sleep Hygiene: How to Stop Stress and Anxiety Insomnia

Your sleep affects so many aspects of your life so it’s essential to ensure you’re always getting the best sleep possible. If you aren’t getting good sleep you may be experiencing low moods, your stress levels may increase and you may be eating more for comfort than substance. Lack of sleep can also increase your risk of health concerns like diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Stress and anxiety can cause insomnia. This type of insomnia can usually be helped without the need for medication by focusing on proper sleep hygiene. 

Holistic Bedtime Routine

A great place to start is to assess what you are doing before bed that could be causing anxiety and stress and preventing you from getting good sleep. You’ll want to take a look at the four hours before you get into bed and determine if those activities are activating or deactivating you. You may want to implement a decompression plan that you can do everyday before going to sleep. Some of the things that will help you decompress would be no screen time, light eating, maybe making a tea, listening to something calming or reading.

Holistic + Mindful Insomnia Hygiene

If you are someone who wakes up and has trouble falling asleep you will want to have a before bed routine and an insomnia hygiene routine. The first thing you will want to check in your insomnia routine is if you have any stimulating things like a tv on, the lights on, your phone next to you, etc. If you don’t think you will be able to go back to sleep quickly I encourage you to get up, go to a quiet place in your home, keep the lights dim and stay away from any screen time. A great practice at this time would be to get out your journal and jot down anything that’s on your mind. Sometimes when you have had an emotionally draining day or you are working through a challenging time, getting these thoughts and emotions out on paper can be a great release and it allows our minds to relax. Once you’ve gotten your thoughts out it's a great time to relax by meditating. One of my personal tried and true favorites is using an acupressure pillow. On nights that I have too much on my mind and wake up I use my pillow for about ten to twenty minutes and I’m good after that. 

Supporting Holistic Supplements

You may want to consider supplements at bedtime as well. Melatonin is a great option for sleep. It’s an all natural product that helps the body produce sleep inducing hormones. Tryptophan is another supplement that you could try. It’s a naturally occurring chemical that makes our body chemistry tired. 

The Consistency Factor: Stick With It

It typically takes two to four weeks for your sleep cycle to shift but you need to determine if you want to be consistent with your sleep routine and what is going to work best for your lifestyle. For those hot summer months when you’re having trouble falling asleep try my summer sleep tips and tricks. This article was a brief introduction on what I cover in my Fit Mind & Body Program. If you want to dive deeper into your health and wellness then click the link below and let's get started!

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How To: Breakup With Anxiety and Depression in 7 Days! Anxiety and Depression Breakup Plan Workshop 7 Day Program

Hi, Beautiful Wellnista!

How are you doing? No. Really. How are you?

I hope you are doing amazing, feeling amazing and living your "feel your best life truth". But if you have been having a time with anxiety, stress, depression, FOMO (fear of missing out), or feeling just plain burnt all the way out, I have something special to share with you.

How to Breakup With Your Anxiety and Depression in 7 Days? 

I am a practiced clinician with a decade of experience helping people reach change and transformation, many of the folks I work with experience real anxiety and depression. I also have my own experience with anxiety and depression. Over the last 15 years and counting, I have mapped my own road to long term recovery. I want to share the top 10 methods that I have found scientifically impactful for changing the human relationship to anxiety and depression.

This workshop and workbook materials are completely free and available online. To learn more about the course to see if it's a match for you please read below!

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This course if for women who are motivated to live beyond anxiety and depression.  It's time to get in charge and be vibrant!
 

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• Daily emails for mood support and encouragement

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The AD Breakup frequently asked questions are also available for any  questions or navigation support you may need. Just click the AD Breakup Registration button located above to see if your question is posted in the AD Breakup FAQ's List.

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