How to Unwind

When you find yourself getting all wound up and hot and bothered about one thing or another in the hectic life most of us live these days, try this simple technique to unwind and chill back down.

First, if possible, go outside.

Once outside (and this can be done inside in a stairwell or hallway if you can't go outside), look at your watch and start walking, slowly at first.

Increase your pace until you're moving at full stride.

Continue to walk, covering as much ground as possible for two minutes.

At that point, turn around and stride back to where you started.

As you return to where you started, listen to the sounds around you.

Put your eyes to work and look carefully at every detail. Focus and see.

Become aware of the moment.

As your visual and auditory awareness sharpens, let your stride naturally slow down, almost as if gliding back to where you began.

When you arrive at your starting place, come to a complete stop for a minute and just stand there.

Consciously relax your muscles.

Gently arch your back and glance up at the sky while taking a long, slow, deep breath. Slowly exhale while returning to an upright posture.

Repeat the deep breath and back bend twice more.

You're not wound up anymore, are you?

Now you now how to unwind better than most people living hectic lives on this crazy planet.

Chet "Unwound" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com