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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