From job losses and home foreclosures, to the flu pandemic and rising college tuitions, stressed people everywhere are looking for relief from the black stress cloud that lingers over us all.

    From job losses and home foreclosures, to the flu pandemic and rising college tuitions, stressed people everywhere are looking for relief from the black stress cloud that lingers over us all.

    If you’re one of the lucky bunch that can still afford a massage or a yoga class for stress relief, hats off to you. But most people, especially in times like these, are trying everything they can think of to save money. So why pay for stress relief? Here are five free ways to relieve stress naturally.

    Lie in the grass and watch the clouds. Imagine your stress (or your boss) floating away with them.

    Take your shoes and socks off and play in puddles or mud. There’s something about the feeling of mud squishing between your toes that makes you forget all about your stress!

    Go rock-hopping with your significant other. Roll up those pants and jump from rock to rock in the shallow parts of a river. This is fun to do with your older kids, too!

    Watch a fire burn. The warmth and flittering colors will have you stress free almost instantly.

    Stare at the moon. Sit outside at night, and without making a sound, gaze at the moon for five to ten minutes. The full moon works especially well for this.

    With so many negative things happening in the world today, there’s no question why so many people are feeling their stress levels rise. Give these stress relieving ideas a try and send the black stress cloud packing!

    從失業和房屋被抵押拍賣，到流感肆虐和不斷上升的大學學費，那些被厚重的壓力所困擾的人們正在尋找慰藉。

    如果你是那種仍然負擔得起按摩活著瑜伽訓練來減輕壓力的那一類人，那么向你致敬。但是更多的人們，特別是在這個時代，人們竭盡所能的省錢。所以為什么要為減壓付費呢？這里有5種免費的方法來自然的減輕壓力。

    1.躺在草地上，看云。想象你的壓力（或者老板）隨  著云飄走了。

    2.脫掉鞋子和襪子，在水坑或者泥坑中玩耍。當泥巴在你的腳趾間吱吱作響時，能讓你產生一種忘掉所有煩憂的感覺。

    3.和重要的人在巖石間跳躍。卷起你的褲子，在一條淺水河流中的巖石間跳躍。當你和你的老朋友一起這么做的時候是很有趣的。

    4.看營火。這種溫暖和飛逝的色彩能立刻讓你從煩憂中解脫。

    5.凝視月亮。深夜，坐在屋外，靜靜的，凝視月亮，5到10分鐘。如果是滿月效果就更好了。

    在現在，在我們身邊發生著許許多多不好的事情，因此許多人都感到越來越重的壓力是毫無疑問的。試試這些減壓的方法，將壓頂的黑云打包扔掉。