Top 10 Ways to Relax and Unwind

February 17, 2012
DUNIA Mag
Posted in Home and Wellbeing

Written by Destini Whitis

>> Continuing from Part 1

Reading a Book

I truly believe that reading a book is an escape from your problems or stresses that you deal with daily. Sometimes all it takes is a good book and a hot cup of tea to unwind, relax, and calm every pressure point in your body so that you will be able to enter a special place in you mind. Reading requires you to think and construct meaning as you turn the pages of a book so that your mind will focus on what you’re reading and not what’s bothering you. From so much experience with book it is the best relaxation you can buy.

Meditating

Dr. Frederick Lenz once said that the practice of meditation is emptying the mind. When the mid is empty, completely empty it’s perfect meditation. Having some experience on meditating, I found that to be so true. Too much stress will have your mind all cluttered up to the point it will try constantly to invade you body and eliminate your feeling towards certain things and people. So Divas try to work on the meditating (Woo Saaaa) I guarantee you nothing but peace, serenity, and calmness.

Manicure & Pedicure

Oh yes Divas there is nothing like having yourself all pampered up, and then relaxing with some warm tea. This is one of my favorite relaxation methods and no matter how I’m feeling it always cheers me up. I believe it’s the way they rub your hands and feet, then massage them with the warm lotion that just drives us crazy. Most of the women I asked about how they feel getting a Mani & pedi agreed. One lady said it’s better than sex, and I don’t want to speak on that but I thought she was really funny; another lady said “It’s the feeling you have when you can just run away from your house and don’t tell anyone where you’re going”. You know what? She was right. So I asked one last Diva you guys and she flat out said “I don’t do it often; I just received my tax money, Ladies!” I turned my head and starting praying to God that I didn’t laugh out loud, so there you have it Divas. We all deserve a treat!

Listening to Music/Dancing

There’s nothing like some good soulful music to get you going with your day and keep you on your toes, while trying to relax. Music and dancing are another gateway to relief and are become very popular in many countries today. Depending on what you like to hear or what keeps your rhythm together, music and dancing are good for the soul honey. Most people think that you can not relieve stress by listening to music or by dancing your heart out, but you I’m here to tell you that it works. I don’t know if any of you guys do it, but the CD I usually pick is the one matching my mood and dance to it, yes Divas it follows right behind. So go ahead and pop in that Chris Brown CD, put on your shoes and shake your groove thang.

Hanging with the Girls

This is the time that Divas get together and talk about everything, no matter who and what it’s about. We do this twice a month to make sure we catch up on who’s dating, who’s getting married, who’s having a baby, so on. This is a time where there are absolutely NO MEN & CHILDREN, AND BECAUSE OF THAT REASON WE GO SHOPPING – which is when us, Divas plan our night- out and what we are going to wear or better yet buy to wear out. We use this time to get out all of our tears, fears, and stresses with each other. Who better else to spend this time with except with your Divas, If you see Waiting to Exhale then ladies you know what I’m talking about.

Once again I would like to thank the readers of DUNIA Magazine for reading another one of my articles and to Mrs. Lema our Ed-in-Chief, thank you very much that Chris Brown statement was for you 🙂

—

Also by Destini