Found 14 blog entries tagged as Relaxation.

 

South Florida needs to stay informed. We need to get the latest most valid information on guidelines for prevention by the media and then plan accordingly. Addressing the unknown is very difficult. In the face of an epidemic, we are uncertain how to respond. Let’s all take a deep breath and long exhale.

Threatened by contagion, alarmed by unknown risks, we move into survival mode. We need to relax.  We ruminate. We have the urge to connect and the fear of contamination. We become inundated with mass media warnings and alarming information. Fear can pull us into anger and uncertainty. It exhausts us.

Shutting off the news and taking a walk or make a puzzle help reduce stress. Daily routines like exercise of any type, biking, running, playing…

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PGA National Resort and Spa, located at 400 Ave of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, has been awarded as one of Conde Nast Magazine, 2019 Readers Choice Top Resorts in Florida. More than a resort and spa, PGA National offers an enviable lifestyle in a setting that embraces the best Florida has to offer. With a world-class destination spa, a private Sports & Racquet Club and five championship golf courses, the pursuit of wellness is present in this resort lifestyle community.

Known internationally as a European influenced destination, The Spa at PGA is a full-service spa.  Although you would expect all types of treatments and indulgences the resort presents more than 100 ways to indulge. Their modalities and therapies are rooted in highly…

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South Florida is a tropical paradise.  The hustle and bustle of daily life, even in paradise, can add pressure to your life.   During anxiety and tension our stress hormones begin pumping and your blood pressure rises quickly. When we're stressed, hormones like cortisol flood our systems, producing the "fight or flight response" in which our heart rate goes up, breathing becomes heavy, demanding more oxygen, and our blood vessels constrict. Deliberate, deep breathing has the power to reset that stress response stress virtually instantaneously.

Everyone has a “stress response” and we also have a "relaxation response."  Taking a few deep breaths can help reduce tension and relieve stress, thanks to an extra boost of oxygen. A marker of stress is…

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Think no pain and total relaxation with sensory deprivation a.k.a float therapy at Transitions Float Therapy located at 14141 U.S. Highway One, Juno Beach.  This is a brand-new concept in relaxation and pain relief therapy through the concept of sensory deprivation.

A sensory deprivation tank, also called an isolation tank or flotation tank, is used for restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST). It is a dark, soundproof tank that is filled with a foot or less of very dense salt water. The first tank was designed in 1954 by John C. Lilly, an American physician and neuroscientist. In the 1970s, viable float tanks were created and began being studied for probable health benefits. These days, finding a sensory deprivation tank is easy, with…

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