8 Effective Ways to Reduce Stress and the Best Stress Relief Gifts that You can’t Miss

by GGB Florist

posted: 2021-12-17 16:00:00 +0800

Living in a fast-paced modern city, people in Hong Kong are more or less under pressure. From daily unpleasant things such as traffic jams, losing things, exclusive collection sold out and so on to major crises, stress can be triggered by a range of events. Besides all those negative things, stress can come from positive change too, like getting a promotion at work or welcoming a newborn. Since we can’t always control our life, we need to know how to face it.

Everybody experiences a variety of stress and the risk should not be neglected. Too much stress can cause bad emotions like fear and anger and do harm to our body with increased or decreased appetite, forgetfulness and confusion, headache, elevated heart rate and blood pressure. So it’s important to have effective stress relievers that help us recover from everyday challenge.

How to Reduce Stress

- Music/Meditation/Aromatherapy

Classical music lovers say that Bach cures irritability, Haydn cures depression, Mozart cures insomnia, Beethoven cures decadence, Tchaikovsky cures hunger... Music can always miraculously affect our emotions and enable us to forget all unsatisfactory things. Meditation is scientifically proved to be able to decrease stress and help you to feel energized and more relaxed. Light a scented candle before going to bed and focus on your breathing. Pay attention only to what you hear, taste, touch, and smell. It’ll be very helpful for relaxation and a good sleep.

- SPA/Yoga/Pilates

Being stuck in the office for eight hours everyday, you need get your body moving when off duty. Developing a hobby in your leisure time can be a wonderful way to relieve stress. SPA will prompt your body to relax and soften your skin. Yoga and Pilates combine rhythmic breathing with a series of flowing movement. Exercise can help your body release endorphins, which has been shown to help people feel better and maintain a positive attitude.

- talk with friends/take a walk

Make a pot of green tea, talk about your anxiety and stress with friends, family or colleagues and share delicious sweets. His/Her opinions and suggestions may surprise and inspire you. Green tea is rich in tea polyphenols, caffeine, vitamins and other nutrients, meaning it can help relieve fatigue anger. Sweets like chocolate, cookies and honey can promote the production of dopamine and serotonin and do good to feel energized and relaxed.

When you feel stressed and happen to be free, take a step outside and go for a walk, spend some time in nature and focus on you breathing. Research suggests that just looking at images of greenery on computer can help calm your mind and your body.

Stress-Relieving Gifts

- Relax Gift Basket R8

1.Agnes B / European premium Pastry

2.UK, Whittard of Chelsea Dreamtime Instant Tea / Premium import Tea

3.Bertrams, Germany 100% organic juice 1L / Japan Aomori, 100% Apple Juice

4.London, Hydrea Wooden Hand Massager / Hand & Nail Brush

5.Little flower arrangement (the style of arrangement can vary)

6.Brown Man-made leather cylindrical basket with handle

This is a delicate and caring gift basket from Europe. Leather cylindrical basket decorated with flowers make it a nice decoration in your house and brown always fit in any style well. Pastry from Agnes B and 100% organic juice will surely fresh you up at teatime and prepare you well to dive in your works again. After a tiring day, a pot of Tea and relaxing music with hand massage will certainly calm you down and get you into a sound sleep.