Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Stress Reduction for busy people!
34
items Everyone needs ways to unwind! Whether you relax through a favorite hobby, refreshing your space with peaceful sounds or scents, or easing tension with mindful movement, a little stress reduction goes a long way.
Sections
4
Add calming scent to your stress reduction.
Body work de-stressing at home
Quality online fabric shopping with small shops
Find your next mind calmer here!
Add calming scent to your stress reduction.
Adding scent to your home (without toxic candles or commercial plug-ins) is known to have physiological calming effects, good for mood enhancement, relaxation, and decreased stress hormones. Don't overlook its benefits!
Are we feeling fall yet? 🍁 Swap out your current wax melt warmer for this upstyled forest silhouette! (Affiliate link)
Fall wax melt warmer
Wax melts are a great alternative for those of us who used to like candles. . .until we realized what we were doing to our indoor air. Be safer! Use melts! Hand poured in the United States. Made from soy wax, which has a lower melting point, giving i...
Scented Wax Melts
This little wax melt warmer has been part of my healthy home routine for a year now. It’s minimal, stylish, and helps keep the air clean—no candle soot or toxins. So simple to use! (Affiliate link.)
Wax melt warmer
Rated highly by Wirecutter, Oprah, and others, this stone diffuser is elegant, has an eight-hour run time, and will be the perfect vessel for your stress-reducing essential oils.
Highly-rated stone essential oil diffuser
This little beauty is a great non-tox alternative for perfumes or colognes made with toxic fragrance and other dangerous ingredients. No hidden ingredients here! The safe scent is from “fragrance-free” blend of skin-nourishing oils and fruit extracts...
Non-tox rollerball scent
Relax with lavender. My favorite places to use this are on my sheets and pillow at bedtime and in my car to freshen things up a bit. Both are perfect for any room, toxin-free. The scent is subtle, not overpowering and artificial like toxic plug-ins.
Non-tox room spray
Pure essential oil (nothing added) with an earthy, musky, warm scent, ideal for use during yoga or meditation. Known to assist with anxiety relief, skin nourishment, and immune support. .2 fl oz.
PURE frankincense essential oil for meditation
Full disclosure: haven't used this one. Posted it for illustration of how much variety is out there in the wax melt world! (Affiliate link.)
Wax melt warmer
This cold-pressed pure essential oil can help to improve digestion, help upset tummies, and calm the mind. Combine with a carrier oil for topical application or diffuse to enjoy aroma-therapeutic benefits.
PURE sweet orange essential oil
Organic lavender essential oil has the ability to aid in relaxation, irritability, insomnia, anxiety, skin issues, and headaches. It blends well with many other essential oils, including lemon and frankincense. Those of us who love lavender know just...
PURE lavender essential oil
All USDA certified organic, Tranquility is a blend of five oils for diffusing or mixing with a carrier oil for massage: cedarwood, lavender, frankincense, sweet orange, and chamomile. Sleepy body oil, with frankincense and lavender, is used as is, pr...
Tranquility - sleepy body
Brighten your space with this winter white wax melt warmer — a stylish, flame-free alternative to candles for a cleaner home.
Wax melt warmer
Body work de-stressing at home
Extra bits that when you don't want to leave your house but de-stressing in on your list!
I realize that this looks like a bed of nails, and it pretty much is! I bought this brand when I wanted to try an acupressure mat but didn't want to buy the expensive one that I REALLY wanted without trying it out. Turns out that this one was just fi...
Acupressure mat and pillow
Nap time for me always includes a pillow. One hip has arthritis and is particular about positioning in bed. When it gets cranky, this pillow is my best friend. For years it was a bed pillow but it was never quite right. Then I found this! It works we...
Knee/leg posture pillow
Do you love fall and its colors like I do? This could be your next favorite mat. Superior grip surface for added safety and made with high-quality TPE material. This mat is built to withstand regular use and provides long-lasting performance. 🍁
Eco-friendly non-slip TPE yoga mat
While this may not be the sleekest or most elegant oil diffuser (there are tons of them out there!), it was rated the best by NY Times Wirecutter. It has many functions: color changing, timer, auto shutoff when water is low. The diffuser I use is old...
Essential oil diffuser
I've stretched my back on yoga foam rollers, rolled up towels, bolsters, and this! It has massage points, similar to but not as sharp as the acupressure mat, and has adjustable settings. If you like your body work corner/room to include all the tools and if your back is a struggle spot for you, this might be a great addition.
Back stretcher
This massager was recommended by a friend who is a PT. Do you hold tension in your neck and shoulders? I do. Lying on tennis balls has long been my go-to, but this takes that theory up a notch!
Shiatsu neck and back massager
Stretch it out on this thoughtfully-produced mat with a lifetime guarantee. Manufactured in an emissions-free facility, no latex, certified OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 PVC (Class 1: Articles for babies & toddlers), no phthalates and harmful substances,...
Eco-friendly yoga mat 6mm
What makes these magic? Just try them on the bottom of your feet and you'll know! Watching tv? Roll these around under your feet for a bit. It's astounding how much tension can be relieved when your feet are happy. I also find them really helpful und...
Magic massage balls
Cool, old-school head massager with pen and wood pressure-point ball! These massagers have been around for a minute, but there really is nothing better! Kids love them; adults love them. Keep this one at your desk. (Affiliate link.)
Head massager pen
Two sizes; firm support. Made with sustainably harvested cork in Portugal from the bark of native cork trees- a rapidly renewable resource. (Affiliate link.)
Sustainable cork yoga block
Offering two shapes of quality meditation cushions to customize your at-home practice. Use them alone or together. Organic and conventional cotton. (Affiliate link.)
Meditation cushions for beginners and experts
Quality online fabric shopping with small shops
A passionate (or newby!) quilter in a busy world needs quality fabric and exemplary customer service. As independent fabric stores within driving distance have closed, I find myself relying more often on web merchants. I support local businesses when...
Not just for quilting cotton, Firecracker Fabrics has it all! Apparel fabrics, patterns, craft kits and supplies. Ethical, inclusive, great customer service!
Firecracker Fabrics
1
Cottoneer calls themselves “a happy little fabric shop”! They have plenty of cotton wovens for those on the hunt. Cottoneer is a family shop with periodic sales on bundled bits. Support small businesses as you de-stress.
Cottoneer Fabrics
Cotton and Joy is a small, online modern quilt and more shop. Patterns designed by Fran, yardage, cross-stitch patterns and supplies, and stickers! Just browsing this sweet site reduces stress. Fran has a good back story, as well.
Cotton and Joy
Another great little independent online fabric shop with a modern inventory. I've appreciated their selection of organic fabrics and Charley Harper fabrics! Best selection around, and sometimes there are surprise bundle sales. Fabricworm always has a...
Fabricworm
Another small business modern quilt shop to favor with your attention. They offer courses, how-tos for beginners, tutorials, blog posts, and well-curated products. Their fabric is primarily bundles or precut yardage, and they even have pillowcase kit...
Lo and Behold Stitchery
Wovens, chambray, AG pure solids, many kits! Global Fibers supports independent quilt designers and you can see their quilts on display. AND. . .eco-friendly packaging for the win!
Global Fiber
Find your next mind calmer here!
Analu Therapy Dough is a handmade, scented putty formulated to help fight the fidgets, calm the mind. Multiple scents. (affiliate link)
Therapy dough
Mildly sweet, floral, containing adaptogens to help settle the nervous system. One of my favorite commercial teas.
Stress ease calming tea
Great desktop/tabletop stress reduction gift for yourself or another.
Sensory small sand sphere
Vegan, homeopathic, safe for everyone (2+). Developed in 1936 and has stood the test of time! A staple in my house.
Bach Rescue Remedy natural stress relief
Yep. Seems kind of woo. My work team used to look forward to pulling three cards at the start of meetings. And, if it was a bad day. . .we used the OTHER deck that we created.
Angel cards