Learn How to Manage Stress

SOURCES:

David Shurtleff, PhD, deputy director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH); acting scientific director, acting chief, Clinical Investigations Branch, Pain and Integrative Neuroscience Branch, Division of Intramural Research, Bethesda, MD.

Jonathan C. Smith, professor of psychology, Roosevelt University, Chicago.

Mayo Clinic: “Exercise and Stress: Get moving to manage stress,” “Mindfulness Exercises,” “Music Therapy,” “Relaxation techniques: Try these steps to reduce stress,”

Harvard Health Publishing: “Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response,” “Tai chi or yoga? 4 important differences.”

National Institutes of Health: “Mindfulness Matters.”

National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health: “Massage Therapy: What You Need To Know,” “Relaxation Techniques for Health,” “Yoga: What You Need to Know.”

Arthritis Foundation: “Progressive Muscle Relaxation.”

Gregory Scott Brown, MD, psychiatrist; director, founder, Center for Green Psychiatry; affiliate faculty member, University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX.

Kaiser Permanente: “Autogenic Training.”

Trisha Harp, certified professional coach, Atlanta

Cleveland Clinic: “Art & Music Therapy.”

Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Aromatherapy: Do Essential Oils Really Work?”

North American Journal of Medical Sciences: “Scientific Evidence-Based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body.”

National University of Health Sciences: “Hydrotherapy Suite.”