Hydrotherapy for Anxiety

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Hydrotherapy for Anxiety

 

 

 

Hydrotherapy can help alleviate the tension, nervousness, and other

symptoms

that accompany anxiety attacks. It cannot cure anxiety disorders.

 

 

 

Warm baths with or without herbs can help soothe anxious states of

mind.

 

 

 

Once you are relaxed, you can focus on the issues or conflicts that

are

causing your anxiety.

 

 

 

If you are anxious or irritated, the neutral bath has a balancing and

soothing effect. Fill your bath tub with water slightly cooler than

body

temperature, around 94 degrees to 97 degrees. Submerge as much of

your body

as possible. Add more water to maintain temperature. Stay in the

bath for at

least 20 minutes.

 

 

 

A relaxing blend of essential oils of lavender, geranium and

bergamot in

sweet almond oil or peach kernel oil may be used in the bath at

times of

great stress and anxiety.

 

 

 

Hot moist compresses applied to the spine, hot foot baths, and hot

water

bottles placed at the feet can be beneficial in relieving anxiety.

 

 

 

When added to your bath, the following herbs can help you relax:

 

 

 

catnip leaves

 

elder flowers

 

German chamomile

 

hop flowers

 

horse chestnut bark

 

jasmine flowers

 

linden flowers

 

skullcap leaves

 

valerian root

 

 

 

When you are feeling fatigued from tension and anxiety, the

following herbs

will give you a stimulating and rejuvenating bath:

 

 

 

balm leaves

 

basil leaves

 

bay leaves

 

common chamomile flowers

 

fennel seeds and leaves

 

lavender

 

lemon peel

 

lemon verbena

 

marigold petals

 

meadowsweet flowers

 

orange leaves and flowers

 

pennyroyal leaves

 

peppermint leaves

 

pine needles

 

rosebuds

 

rosemary leaves

 

sage

 

spearmint

 

white sandalwood

 

yarrow flowers

 

 

 

http://www.holistic-online.com/Remedies/Anxiety/anx_hydrotherapy.htm

 

 

 

 

 

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