1. Deep Breathing<\/p>\n
\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Taking a deep breathe not only lowers your blood pressure but also\u00a0 lowers cortisol levels which is what causes anxiety and stress.<\/p>\n 2. Light a Candle<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Scents like Lavender or Fresh Linens are known for their relaxing effects.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Chew Gum<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Chewing gum also lowers cortisol levels and leaves a person calmer state.<\/p>\n 4. Hug!<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Studies have shown that hugging is a great way to loosen up and get back to that Zen state of mind.<\/p>\n 5. Count backwards<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>You\u2019re Kindergarten teacher was on to something. It\u2019s hard to freak out about a due date or midterm when you\u2019re taking a short counting break.<\/p>\n 6. Give Yourself a Hand Massage<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This is especially useful for people who spend a lot of time typing. Hands can hold a lot of tension and massaging them is a easy way to remove some of that strain.<\/p>\n 7. Dance!<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Turn on your favourite song on have a crazy dance party by yourself or with your friends. Release some good endorphins and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.<\/p>\n 8. Make a List<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Make of lists of all the tasks you need done or all of your goal you want to achieve. Often things don\u2019t seem as overwhelming when they\u2019re written down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. Deep Breathing \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taking a deep breathe not only lowers your blood pressure but also\u00a0 lowers cortisol levels which is what causes anxiety and stress. 2. Light a Candle \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scents like Lavender or Fresh Linens are known for their relaxing effects. 3.\u00a0 Chew Gum \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chewing gum also lowers cortisol levels and leaves […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26924,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1959,3455,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-experience","category-tips","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26924"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":994,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions\/994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}