Stress culprit: Worrying too much? Instant cure: Sit in a rocking chair!
Typical Finnish wooden rocking chair. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In a University of Rochester study, the more anxiety prone adults rocked back and forth, the calmer they felt. In fact, those who rocked for 30 minutes daily enjoyed a 30% decrease in stress and even required less medication for stress-induced symptoms such as headaches!
How it works: The rhythmic motion of rocking spurs the brain to produce feel-good neurotransmitters which calm nerves and help suppress pain signals.
We all have stress from time to time. It is on how we cope with the bumps in the road! I am a worrier and continue to work at relaxing more. I truly believe that “God will always give me what I need.” Maybe I need to buy myself a rocking chair as it is calming and relaxing.
Rocking helps you sleep!
A new Swiss study shows that rocking right before turning in prompts sleep-boosting brain waves!
When My Son was a year or so he had a rocking horse. He was tucked in his little bed and shortly after we heard this strange squeak coming from inside his bedroom My Hubby and I peeked in his room and to our amazement he was sitting on his rocking horse with his eyes closed and rocking himself back and forth.
It was so precious to watch. As he went deeper into his slumber he tilted his body and laid on his bed sound asleep. Needless to say I never again tucked him in bed. To our surprise he never fell off the rocking horse.
Precious memories of my Son that I again call, “Heart Prints”.
So yes, rocking will soothe you!
