Chinese Stress Balls - The Simple Way to Manage Your Stress!

We all experience some form of stress from time to time. And when sufficiently severe or prolonged, attacks of stress can have very harmful effects on your health.

One form of stress relief that people turn to is stress relief balls, and in particular, Chinese stress relief balls.

Chinese Stress Balls, sometimes called Chinese exercise balls, Chinese health balls or Baoding balls are one of the legendary treasures of Baoding, China where they are referred to as 'Miracle Balls'.

Their origin reaches far back in history, since the Ming dynasty in fact, and are one of China's most time-honoured products, never ceasing to claim all kinds of therapeutic relief. And in particular for the relief of that universal condition - stress.

The Chinese Stress Balls come predominantly in the size of golf balls, but there are many different  dimensions to suit varying hand sizes. It is recommended that you start with a size that can be handled easily, and then work your way up to a larger size. The most common range from a diameter of 1.25 to 2 inches.

They always come in pairs and are made of colored metal, mostly  in old traditional Chinese colors, and the majority emit a jingling sound when moved around. These stress relief balls are meant to be held in the palm simultaneously and rotated in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions alternatively.

The chiming can be used as an excellent enhancement for a deep meditation experience.

But just how can Chinese Balls reduce your stress? It all seems too simple! But  in fact they work in a very simple way. When the balls are rolled around and handled, it stimulates the various acupuncture points on the palms of the hand.

This causes healing effects passing through onto the various organs of the body that the acupuncture channels reach,  starting from the fingers through to the brain. As a result an enhanced smooth energy flows through the body... a very effective exercise when the signs of stress appear.

Chinese Stress Balls are believed to help reduce fatigue and worry, and are claimed to prevent and reduce high blood pressure, and among other benefits help with arthritis in the hands.

What we know is that for some, the physical motion helps release mental and emotional stress. Some people use visualization techniques to relieve stress when using the Balls. They visualize the stress being transferred from their hands into the rotating balls, and as they become more proficient in the exercises they also become better at their visualization technique, making stress relief more effective.

Chinese Stress Relief Balls are one specific way to reduce and relieve stress. They can be used in many different ways and each person who uses the balls can determine the best way for them to use them to their advantage.

So for an inexpensive and convenient treatment for stress relief, using Chinese Stress Relief Balls could be the most beneficial exercise you have ever undertaken.