sam
10-13-2007, 04:28 PM
Guide Picks - 10 Soothing Gifts Under $15
If you know someone who needs to unwind and de-stress, why not help create a relaxing atmosphere? These gifts have been chosen with the senses in mind. They're easy on the budget as well, so, if you want to experiment with aromatherpy or soothing sounds, you can do so inexpensively.
1) Earth Therapeutics Anti-Stress Pillow Mist
Help your favorite stressed out person start a soothing bedtime ritual. With the scents of lavendar and chamomile, Anti-Stress Pillow Mist uses aromatherapy to help ease your stress so you can relax and get to sleep.
2) Unwind Shower Gel
Another aromatherapy product, the Unwind Shower Gel creates a relaxing atmosphere with the scents of lavender, kava kava and geranium. From the San Francisco Soap Company.
3) "Inner Peace for Busy People: Music to Relax By" CD
The "Inner Peace" CD contains nine classical tracks, chosen for their relaxing benefits. Whatever your reasons for needing to unwind, this CD is a great way to learn how classical music can help bring peace of mind.
4) Lavender Bath Seeds
According to About Herbs for Health Guide Juli Kight, the scent of lavender is great for people who are "sensitive, restless and need to find a peace within" themselves. Crabtree & Evelyn's Lavender Bath Seeds are an inexpensive way to experiment with the benefits of aromatherapy.
5) Green Tea Meditation Candle
Another product by Earth Therapeutics, the Green Tea Meditation Candle is said to aid in relaxation using the scent of green tea as well as aromatherapy oils. The soft light of candles is a great way to create a relaxing atmosphere.
6) Silver Chime Eggs
Silver Chime Eggs are a unique variation of Chinese Health Balls. Chinese Health Balls are rolled around in the hands and are said to have numerous benefits, including relief of stress and promotion of sleep, when the acupuncture points in the hands are stimulated. The gentle chime sounds are also soothing.
7) "Relax With Nature" Video
When you cannot get outside to enjoy the relaxing effects of nature, you can enjoy a simulated forest experience with the "Relax With Nature" video. Flowing through the green trees is a gentle brook that leads to a small waterfall.
8) Anti-Stress Massage Lotion
If you have a partner with an anxiety disorder, you'll be giving him or her a wonderful gift by offering a relaxing back massage. Increase the anxiety-reducing benefits with this lavender- and chamomile-scented lotion.
9) Dreamtime Tea
With a name like "Dreamtime," you know this tea is made to relax. Honey, vanilla and apricot flavor this instant, caffeine-free tea while the herb chamomile provides the relaxing effects. It comes in a pretty canister decorated with the moon and stars.
10) "Gentle Rain" CD
What could be more relaxing than curling up with a good book on a rainy weekend afternoon? Now you can listen to the gentle sounds of rain anytime with the "Gentle Rain" CD.
thanks,
sam.
If you know someone who needs to unwind and de-stress, why not help create a relaxing atmosphere? These gifts have been chosen with the senses in mind. They're easy on the budget as well, so, if you want to experiment with aromatherpy or soothing sounds, you can do so inexpensively.
1) Earth Therapeutics Anti-Stress Pillow Mist
Help your favorite stressed out person start a soothing bedtime ritual. With the scents of lavendar and chamomile, Anti-Stress Pillow Mist uses aromatherapy to help ease your stress so you can relax and get to sleep.
2) Unwind Shower Gel
Another aromatherapy product, the Unwind Shower Gel creates a relaxing atmosphere with the scents of lavender, kava kava and geranium. From the San Francisco Soap Company.
3) "Inner Peace for Busy People: Music to Relax By" CD
The "Inner Peace" CD contains nine classical tracks, chosen for their relaxing benefits. Whatever your reasons for needing to unwind, this CD is a great way to learn how classical music can help bring peace of mind.
4) Lavender Bath Seeds
According to About Herbs for Health Guide Juli Kight, the scent of lavender is great for people who are "sensitive, restless and need to find a peace within" themselves. Crabtree & Evelyn's Lavender Bath Seeds are an inexpensive way to experiment with the benefits of aromatherapy.
5) Green Tea Meditation Candle
Another product by Earth Therapeutics, the Green Tea Meditation Candle is said to aid in relaxation using the scent of green tea as well as aromatherapy oils. The soft light of candles is a great way to create a relaxing atmosphere.
6) Silver Chime Eggs
Silver Chime Eggs are a unique variation of Chinese Health Balls. Chinese Health Balls are rolled around in the hands and are said to have numerous benefits, including relief of stress and promotion of sleep, when the acupuncture points in the hands are stimulated. The gentle chime sounds are also soothing.
7) "Relax With Nature" Video
When you cannot get outside to enjoy the relaxing effects of nature, you can enjoy a simulated forest experience with the "Relax With Nature" video. Flowing through the green trees is a gentle brook that leads to a small waterfall.
8) Anti-Stress Massage Lotion
If you have a partner with an anxiety disorder, you'll be giving him or her a wonderful gift by offering a relaxing back massage. Increase the anxiety-reducing benefits with this lavender- and chamomile-scented lotion.
9) Dreamtime Tea
With a name like "Dreamtime," you know this tea is made to relax. Honey, vanilla and apricot flavor this instant, caffeine-free tea while the herb chamomile provides the relaxing effects. It comes in a pretty canister decorated with the moon and stars.
10) "Gentle Rain" CD
What could be more relaxing than curling up with a good book on a rainy weekend afternoon? Now you can listen to the gentle sounds of rain anytime with the "Gentle Rain" CD.
thanks,
sam.