On a day-to-day basis, it’s probably fair to say that a large number of people would like to find ways to achieve a state of relative calm, equanimity, and balance — as opposed to feeling overwhelmed and frustrated in one way or another.

The kind of inner mental “turmoil” that comes from being chronically stressed, or from not knowing the best way to act in a given situation, can be very detrimental for your overall well being. It can make it difficult to appreciate the moment, and it can cause you to adopt a more negative and pessimistic outlook on life, more broadly.

In life, there are plenty of real and serious challenges that can arise, including the kinds of incidents that may require you to seek out the help of birth injury lawyers and other such experts.

But maintaining a sense of inner balance, as opposed to a sense of inner turmoil, is always likely to do some good.

Here are a few tips for reducing mental turmoil today.

Try meditation

Meditation has been undergoing something of a renaissance in recent times, with a number of high profile meditation apps and online services — notably including Headspace and Calm — helping huge numbers of people to begin developing their own meditation practices.

Among the claims made on the behalf of meditation and its benefits, one of the most significant is that it can help to create a greater sense of calm and equanimity in life — that it can make people less reactive, and more capable of noticing their thoughts without being dominated by them.

There are a number of different forms of meditation out there that you could try. Some people find that mindfulness meditation, centred on watching the breath, is beneficial. Others prefer meditating with a mantra. Still others favour guided meditation and visualisation exercises.

Whichever form of meditation you try, meditation may help you to experience less inner turmoil and a greater sense of balance and harmony in life.

Make a decision, and commit to moving forward and taking action

On a day-to-day basis, a lot of the stress and uncertainty that we are confronted by often end up being a result of our own imaginations and expectations of particular situations — instead of the reality of those situations.

In particular, whenever you are faced by a particular decision and feel yourself lost in a state of “analysis paralysis,” simply trying to get your thoughts straight can be stressful, and can throw you into a sense of inner turmoil.

In cases such as this, there’s real benefit to simply making a decision — almost regardless of what that decision is — and committing to moving forward and taking action, ideally as soon as possible.

A sense of decisiveness, combined with action, can go a long way in terms of helping to clarify things and reducing stress and doubt.

Fit more low-moderate intensity physical movement into your day

Strenuous workouts can be a source of stress in and of themselves, and can be hard on the body — but getting in substantial amounts of low to moderate intensity physical activity and movement each day can help to provide greater clarity and sense of direction, and more mental calm and poise.

A lot of inner turmoil can develop — or at least be exacerbated — due to simply getting too stuck in your own head, and your own thought loops.

Moving around more — even in terms of just pacing around the house — can help to bring you more “into your body” and into the world at large.

Practice good stress management practices, such as by reducing caffeine, eating well and sleeping enough

It’s possible to feel completely overwhelmed by relatively minor and insignificant things, particularly if you are already in a state of chronic stress.

If you’re already highly stressed out and on-edge, even just receiving a standard letter in the mail might cause you to panic and to imagine some bad news or unwelcome bill coming your way.

Stress, of course, can be caused by a lot of different factors — ranging from real external events and circumstances, to the way you interpret and make sense of things, to basic elements of your daily routine such as how much caffeine you consume and how well you are sleeping.

Practising good stress management practices — such as moderating caffeine intake, eating well and at regular intervals, and sleeping enough — can certainly help to reduce mental turmoil on a day-to-day basis, and to make you more resilient to the stress that’s present in your life.