101 Days of Happiness #66
Taking time to be grateful, even for small things, has been shown to gradually make people more positive. https://iono.fm/e/1549762
Taking time to be grateful, even for small things, has been shown to gradually make people more positive. https://iono.fm/e/1549762
Some of the best can be found on Joseph Herscher’s YouTube channel, Joseph’s Puzzle Machines.
By activating your parasympathetic nervous system, a quick splash of cold water might be the best way to calm yourself down in a hurry.
Long periods of chair-sitting render the hip flexors (the muscles high up at the front of your thighs) short and tight. An extended stretch helps liberate them and can also alleviate lower back pain.
Don’t put off using face masks, waiting until you have time for a full-blown “pampering session” because nine times out of ten that time never comes.
Taking five minutes to bond with a ficus or a swiss cheese plant can be a soothing bit of micro-mindfulness.
Research shows that channelling your efforts into making someone else happy raises your mood more than doing so for yourself.
Trauma counselors say that lying down on the floor brings us into greater contact with gravity, which helps the body feel grounded, supported, and safe. https://iono.fm/e/1545822