| As a child, stress relief came naturally. For some | | | | different mediums, like paint and clay. You can draw |
| reason, many adults forget how relieve their stress. | | | | how you feel, which will help you feel more balanced. |
| Is it because they forget? Or do they simply lock | | | | If you're looking for a thirty-minute distraction from |
| away the methods they employed as a child for | | | | everyday life, draw something unrelated to your life, |
| being juvenile? Either way, children seem to easily | | | | such as a vampire or a robot. A unique way to |
| relieve stress through simple methods. This article will | | | | relieve stress daily is to create an art journal. Grab an |
| teach you how to embrace your inner child and | | | | empty sketchbook, and draw something once (or |
| regain lost knowledge of simple stress relief methods. | | | | more if you wish) a day. |
| Do the jitterbug! Dancing is a great way to reconnect | | | | Catch some Zzz's. Napping is a common way of |
| with your inner child. Remember the crazy moves | | | | relieving stress. Just ask the cranky kids whose |
| you used to pull in third grade and just let go. Dancing | | | | parents put them to bed for a thirty-minute nap. It |
| is a form of creativity and exercise, so don't feel | | | | gives you an energy boost and has the same effect |
| embarrassed. Because exercise is a common stress | | | | that meditation does. It is recommended that |
| relief method, this will help calm you, while putting a | | | | everyone take a power nap, ranging from ten to |
| big grin on your face. | | | | thirty minutes, around noon. Most people don't have |
| Giggle. Laughter releases endorphins, and endorphins | | | | time in their schedule for a nap, but if you can fit in, |
| make you happy. Laughing has many short-term | | | | go for it! Set an alarm, if you fear sleeping too long. |
| benefits. According to the Mayo Clinic, laughing | | | | La la la! Children sing tons of songs: the Itsy-Bitsy |
| relieves stress, soothes tension and stomachaches, | | | | Spider, Jack and Jill, If You're Happy and You Know |
| and stimulates your organs. In the long run, laughing | | | | It. For most people, singing is a daily part of life, |
| improves your immune system and relieves pain. So | | | | whether they're singing a song on the radio or on an |
| try picking up a DVD of old cartoons you watched as | | | | iPod. Singing is also a part of music therapy, which |
| kid or having a crazy costume party. If you want a | | | | employs music as a stress relief. To reconnect with |
| little more "grown up" fun, rent a comedy and watch | | | | your inner child, try singing those silly songs. |
| it with a friend. | | | | Think outside of the box when it comes to stress |
| "But I wanted the blue crayon." Drawing, painting, | | | | relief. Don't be afraid to look a little foolish. You can |
| doodling, and coloring are very good stress relievers. | | | | even enlist the help of others. Now go out there and |
| Many people actually under go art therapy, which | | | | reconnect with your inner child! |
| involves people expressing their thoughts through | | | | |