Benefits of Nature
for Stress Relief

Intro

We will all experience stress at some point in our lives. The cause of stress can come from almost anywhere, including moving home, work, family or friends. Dealing with stress when it happens is important to keep you feeling good and to keep the negative effects of stress at bay. Getting closer to nature can help reduce stress and release inner tension. Carry on reading to discover the benefits of nature on coping with stress.

What is stress?

Stress is your body’s reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure. When this happens, specific chemicals and hormones surge throughout your body, causing a flight or fight reaction. Not all stress is the same and low-level stress can even be helpful or motivational. However, stress can sometimes affect your mood, which is why it’s important to reduce stress when you notice it. Coping with stress may not always seem easy, but there are some simple techniques you can use to help reduce stress in your daily life, including harnessing the power of nature.

How to reduce stress?

There are a number of ways you can reduce stress and release inner tension. Here are a few that you could try to see which works best for you.

Spend time in nature

Studies have shown that being in nature and green spaces helps to reduce stress and calm you. If you’ve had a stressful day, try to take a walk in your local park or wooded area and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. You’ll find that you start to feel closer to nature and less stressed.

Exercise

Regular exercise helps to reduce stress. Exercise lowers your body’s stress hormones and helps to release endorphins, which may make you feel better. There are also relaxation exercises for stress, like Yoga, which help to relieve stress by increasing your body and breath awareness. You could also try it in your local park, getting the benefits of both exercise and nature.

Light a candle

Using essential oils or burning scented candles may help to reduce stress. Some of the most calming scents found in nature are lavender, rose, vetiver, bergamot, ylang ylang, geranium and many others. You can also add these to a hot bath or look for products that contain them, such as Palmolive Memories of Nature, Sunset Relax Shower Gel with essential lavender.

Take a relaxing bath or shower

Often, taking a hot bath or shower can relax us and help with stress management. You may not realise it, but it’s part of bringing nature into your home. The sounds of running water and relaxing scents of shower gels and foam baths help you to get closer to nature. You can use soothing essential oils in your bath to increase relaxation or use a product that contains them such as Palmolive Wellness, Balance Shower gel with hempseed extract & essential oils.

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References

• https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety
• https://www.asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=39550