THURSDAY'S RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ~

[selmaS]

HI All...we r trying to get a thread on different ways we relax to help reduce pain  of HA's and body aches......

I like to sit in a low light low sound environment and soak in a warm bath...candles help that have a nice soft clean scent.... lavender is supposed to be the number one, but I like vanilla or cucumber melon......

What do u do?

[selmaS]

I actually saw a special on how the aromas and chemicals in the air actually r medicinal and can help asthmatics and the like...they said to feel better take a walk in the woods....lol...I always knew it helped me...never knew y...and I have a pine tree in my backyard.... : )

[rod44]

I agree selma, nothing like fresh air and good scenic surroundings to help you to relax..

Ray  

[selmaS]

yeah ..we want to come too...it is the best way to relax in my book : P

[rod44]

Can we join you Carolyn, sounds cool. Enjoy lol.

Ray

[selmaS]

Enjoy camping this weekend Carolyn !!

[selmaS]

it is sad : *(

But she is looking into buying a new liner...the pool is huge...4 ft deep.....so I get totally wet going in...lol.....

Wow...u camp for 1/2 the summer the longest DD and I got to go was 2 weeks....most of the time is was one week out of the summer, but what a week : )

I love camping <3

[*Stormy*]

Oh Selma that's too bad...totally something I would do though...good thing I don't have a pool right now!! I used to have a kids one but they don't like it anymore b/c it doesn't go past their knees!! I decided why bother with all the maintenance where we aren't even here for half the summer? So I plan to spend the summer lakeside if possible...I'll have to get a laptop b4 then...or go through withdraw...lol..

[selmaS]

WOW...2 great ideas....

my sister has a swing and when I am at her place that is where I am, unless it is hot, then I am in the pool....

I love the visual imagery too...I like to picture myself at a vacation spot I really liked and imagine I am back....very relaxing : )

[WarriorMomma]

Tiger Balm rub soothed me when I was kickboxing twice weekly. Now the patches work wonders on my aching body. They are a bit more expensive than some rubs but TOTALLY worth it.

http://www.drugstore.com/templates/brand/default.asp?brand=12512&aid=336064&aparam=tiger%20balm&scinit1=tiger%20balm

Also, I use visual imagery to take myself to someplace else. Close my eyes and tell myself, You are on a mountaintop, breathing in the air, the smell is a yellow tulip…it takes my mind off the pain and sometimes I FEEL like I am truly there.
Also, if the pain is somewhere specific I imagine that I am in a rocket. I blast myself to that certain part of my body and imagine the size of the pain like a ball. I chip away at it until it is very small and imagine it blowing into a thousand pieces and coming out of my body through my pores. Might seem a little new age, but it works for me.

[Wvchiari]

I have an outdoor swing ( the ones with a canopy). Go lay down on it outside and let the breeze sway you

[selmaS]

I want to find a few other methods too.....did I tell u , my sister was cutting her grass and the mower went over a dog bone and sent it flying thru the side of her pool...and the liner!!!

I just pray  that the pool gets fixed b4 it gets too hot

[*Stormy*]

Well like I said on Wednesday's thread....we should all try some pool therapy.... :)

[selmaS]

I hope we have some new ideas this week....I could really use one.....

[selmaS]

posting for all our friends in a diff time zone......

[selmaS]

well a week has past and I still did not get a chance to start my tape...I need a cable to connect my VCR to my TV...lol.....dang new DVD players......my old VCR was shoved aside and I need it for my tapes...lol...figures...I am going to work on DH for that cable......

[selmaS]

I have a deep breathing tape I want to start once I am done with my project.,..and then I will share how it works...I used to do one that is a bit more involved than this one, but it got to a point I could no longer do it...so I got this one hoping I can build up to the more involved one.

[*Stormy*]

AWWW really? I'm sorry that's so frustrating!! With Hashi's I hear a lot of the weight gain is actually just bloating so take heart it may go down again. That is why I have a strict no scale rule!! My DH did comment that he thought I lost weight today...and he treads lightly on that topice!!

Well the only way I found to relax was to go to bed and have a nap, it worked but isn't very productive!!! I think maybe I need to try deep breathing or something!!

[selmaS]

lol....so, did u find something that worked?.....I got on the scale...big mistake...it says I gained !!! yikes! : 0

so I really need something too...and something I can do to lose this darn weight.....

[*Stormy*]

LOL  ok someone lay it on me...I need something to relax!!!!

[selmaS]

looking for new techniques this week....???

[selmaS]

U r welcome...since it said HA's and lower back...I thought wow we all can use that...plus it seems like a similar idea to that infomercial that u put ur legs on....I am using the sofa and slowly building toward the wall....lol....hamstrings r way too tight.... ouch....

[*Stormy*]

Just watched it..totally going to try it today and I'll get back to you!! I wonder if it will help with those lower back spasms??

If I do it..do I get to look as good as her? LOL

Thanks for posting this Selma!!

[selmaS]

did neone try this ?

[selmaS]

Yoga position that helps relieve HA's and lower back pain
http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/03/22/yoga-pose-of-the-week-legs-up-wall/?icid=main|main|dl3|link5|http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/03/22/yoga-pose-of-the-week-legs-up-wall/