ern life can be overwhelming. When you have
too much on your mind, your body produces excess stress
hormones like adrenaline, non-adrenaline, and an adrenal-cortex
hormone. Additionally, your body experiences other changes. Your
heart rate increases, your blood pressure goes up, your
respiration levels change, you begin to sweat, and you become
unable to process your food because digestion shuts down. While
moving or any type of physical action can slow or even stop the
effects of stress, sitting at your desk or in the car simply
causes all of the stress reactions in your body to continue. At
some point, your body becomes so full of the stress reactions;
you can’t handle the simplest of daily tasks. This is the time
to retreat from the everyday stress of life.
A good retreat doesn’t have to mean vacation. It can simply
mean finding a room in your house you enjoy and spending some
quality time there. For many people, this room is their
bathroom. While bathrooms used to be purely useful in nature,
today’s designs and accessories have changed the bathroom’s
image. One option for turning your bathroom into a stress
relief center is to change your shower head. Some deliver water
massages. Others create a steam room right in your bathroom.
Additionally, most shower heads are now adjustable, which helps
because people aren’t all the same size. If you want a retreat,
it’s nice to finally have one that fits you as a person. Bath
seats are also popular now. Because people work such long
hours, most of them don’t want to be on their feet any longer
than they have to. With the proper sized shower head, it is
possible to sit on a comfortable bath seat and enjoy your style
without putting additional pressure on your feet.
In addition to changing the equipment like the shower head,
there are a number of other easy fixes to make your bathroom
the retreat you’ve always wanted. It is important to paint your
bathroom walls a soft, soothing color. Pastels like pale lilac,
soothing blue or gentle greens will make it seem like the
perfect, comforting space. Oversized one hundred percent cotton
towels with your preferred thickness will increase this
experience. If you only use them when you need a bit of
relaxation, they will maintain their size. Aromatherapy candles
can also be helpful. You can get them in colors to match your
walls, and the scent can be very soothing, as can the gentle,
flickering light. Bath oils can add to the experience. You can
make your own by combining your favorite essence oils, or you
can purchase prepared scents that you enjoy. Add some music to
your retreat by placing a media player away from the water
source. Keep some relaxing music in the player, and you’ve got
an instant soothe. If you plan to take a bath, draw it ten
minutes before you want to get in. That will give the bathtub
time to heat up. All of these simple changes to your bathroom
will make it a great everyday retreat.
Another way to retreat from everyday life without even leaving
is mediation. Mediation offers an inner retreat. Simple
meditation can be undertaken wherever you happen to be at the
time. You can even carry on your day-to-day tasks while being
in a meditative state of mind. For meditation beginners,
however, it is best if you practice mediation in a quiet place
before you attempt to undertake it with distractions present.
Begin by finding a place where you will not be disturbed. It
works best if you sit on the floor, but you can do it anywhere
you feel comfortable. Classic mediation takes place on the
floor with a pillow. If you intend to mediate with your eyes
closed, be sure there is enough light present in the room to
keep you from sleeping. The whole intention of mediation is to
examine your thoughts on a deeper level, and sleeping will
interfere with that. The most basic thing to do to get started
is nothing. Simply relax and do nothing. Become aware of your
breathing and let your thoughts free you. Stop examining the
world as a series of disconnected events and look at the entire
things a connective circle. It is important with beginning
mediation to avoid the use of mantras. They will only force you
to lose your focus on yourself.
Stress is, at times, overwhelming. It is important to find
everyday retreats that allow you to relax and let go of your
worldly troubles.
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