12 Tips For Coping With Anxiety

Anxiety is something many people deal with on a daily basis and is a truly crippling condition that can effect every aspect of a persons life. I have personally suffered from anxiety since a very young age. It can make you feel completely isolated and alone, it can stop you leaving the house, impact your relationships with family and friends and fear everything around you. Over the years I have tried everything possible to ease my anxiety, here are the best tips and tricks I have found for coping with anxiety.

1. Practice yoga – this is my absolute favourite item on the list, yoga completely relaxes your body and mind.
2. Laugh, even if you want to cry, laugh it out I promise you will feel better.
3. Learn what your triggers are, this could be a place, a situation or even a person. Learn what your triggers are and see if there are ways you can overcome or avoid them.
4. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), there are a number of different ways to carry out CBT, but the over all aim is to reprogram they way you think about and respond to your anxiety.
5. Write down your thoughts, it will help de-clutter your brain.
6. Talk to someone, whether it’s a friend, family member or professional just telling someone what you’re thinking and feeling will make you feel 100x better.
7. It’s okay to cry – if things are getting too much cry it out!
8. Practice mindfulness. When your thoughts start to run wild try practicing mindfulness it will help bring you back to the present.
9. Try breathing techniques, something you can do any where at any time. There are tons of breathing techniques you can try to find the best one to suit you.
10. Treat yourself – if you’re having a bad day indulge in something you really enjoy.
11. Muscle relaxation, one body part at a time tense your muscles then relax, this relieves a lot of tension.
12. Take a break, don’t beat yourself up for not managing to overcome your anxiety today, sit back, relax and try again tomorrow.

I hope that this post has helped you, anxiety can be a scary and lonely place but you aren’t alone! If you are struggling talk to someone whether it be a friend family member or professional. If you have any tips for coping with anxiety please leave them in the comments section below!

10 Tips For The Perfect Self Tan

If like me you just don’t seem to tan at all in the natural sunlight, fake tan is your best friend! But fake tanning also comes with it’s difficulties, trying to get the perfect shade, have a smooth, natural look and avoid streaks. Here are 10 tips to help you get the perfect self tan.

1. Exfoliate thoroughly, removing dead skin give a smooth surface to apply tan prevent streaks and patches.
2. Do not use moisturiser or deodorant the day you tan, this can cause discolouration.
3. Before tanning take a cold shower to close your pores and prevent them from getting blocked.
4. Use aloe Vera on your hands, elbows, knees and feet – these are places that often change colour.
5. Make sure you use a mitt, you don’t want tanned nails or palms.
6. Bend your fingers into a claw to get an even tan on your knuckles.
7. Attach a tanning mitt to a back brush for easy reach.
8. Apply the tanner to the centre of the mitt and fold the mitt in half for even application.
9. Start slowly, if your tan isn’t dark enough you can apply another layer rather than struggling to remove tan if you have over applied.
10. Exfoliate your palms after tanning to remove excess tan.

I hope this post was helpful! If you have any self tanning tips tell me in the comments section below!

35 Benefits of Practising Yoga

It seem as though the answer to every health issue now-days is yoga. People go on and on about how good yoga is for you, but most people don’t realise just ho many benefits there are of practising yoga, here is a list of 35 ways yoga can benefit you.

1. Helps you to focus better
2. Helps digestion
3. Lessens the risk of heart disease
4. Increased flow of oxygen to the brain
5. Heightens metabolism
6. Increases lung capacity
7. Slower breathing reduces stress
8. Stretches and protects your spine
9. Strengthens muscles
10. Flexibility is inclreased by 35% in just 8 weeks!
11. Increases blood circulation
12. Prevents joint problems
13. Improves your posture
14. Increases your immune system
15. Strengthens your bones
16. Calms your nerve system
17. Improves concentration
18. Relieves depression
19. Helps you to sleep better
20. Improves your memory
21. Improves stress response
22. Helps to reduce anxiety
23. Reduces chronic neck and back pain
24. Lower blood sugar levels in diabetes
25. Improves balance
26. Reduces cravings
27. Detox’s the body
28. Prevents injury
29. Boosts fertility
30. Reduces headaches
31. Regulates energy
32. Lowers blood pressure
33. Boosts endurance
34. Tunes your heart, lung and blood vessels
35. Boosts happiness

I hope you enjoyed this post! Tell me what your favourite thing is about practising yoga in the comments section below!