Explore Hobbies to Help reduce stress and lower anxiety
Reduce stress and lower anxiety, it is all in your Perspective!
It’s time to Reduce stress and lower anxiety.
This cartoon says it all….
“Oh, those? I thought drawing might help relieve the tension around here a little. I did these while you were napping. I’m particularly fond of the Red Cross ship.
What do you think?”
1Exercise
It’s not a dirty word… If you’re not a morning person, just set aside 10 minutes after your coffee to stretch and wake up your muscles.
Reducing stress and lowering anxiety may also start by putting down your phone and use social media for interest groups and distant contacts.
click the button to go to The Fitness blender!
Daniel and Kelly are fantastic! They have over 33 million hits each month. Take a look for yourself
Yoga may sound daunting but it helps you focus your ideas and gives you a full body work out. It feels so good.
As a result yoga gives you a fresh outlook and loosens up all those tight muscles.
Check out Yoga!
YouTube has Free Yoga instruction. I prefer Yoga with Adriene.
Click either button below for Yoga or The Fitness Blender which includes weight and friction exercises.
Breathe and Stretch with Yoga
Sometimes all the Holiday celebration can lead to a slow and lonely time afterwards. Don’t let the Stress and anxiety get you down. Hobbies can be low cost and are refreshing to reduce stress and lower anxiety.
YOU are in control!
This is a time of patience and understanding.While we can’t enjoy our social contact of the past, we must look for new ways to connect.
Choose what you enjoy creating or exploring for a hobby.
Consider different activities. Try something that fits your time and budget. The last thing you need is More stress…
Keep an open mind, perhaps something a friend is doing would also interest you.
Join me at my site to start finding your passion.
Set a time to enjoy the world of hobbies and your passion or interest. Find a Youtube video of an activity you enjoy.
Some days you will get a new idea to try something and the spark will be the beginning. You will feel it!
Sharing with others of the same interest will create a new communication level whether on the site with groups of the same interest or a friend who is willing to try a new hobby
Well it is here and everywhere we turn today we cannot avoid it.
Stress
Prevention magazine explains …
Stress is triggered by something external, anxiety is worry that doesn’t disappear even when stressors are gone. .. anxiety can be motivation, when it drives you to meet a deadline. The trick is learning how to use it to your advantage and not let it rule your life.”
If you would like help selecting a hobby contact us!
Amy Przeworski, Ph. D. Associate professor , Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western University in Cleveland.
https://thedrawingboardnow.com
I tried not to mention it but Covid-19 has brought a lot of change…
Change to the way we shop, work, travel and communicate.
We need to make this a positive experience and try something new. I started to outline some ways to find a hobby for you. Send me an email if you are interested in something I haven’t identified.
Send me your email (the form is on the front page)
and I will keep you up to date with my new hobby updates!
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http://www.webmd.com>features
Here are a few tips that may help from Web Md and me!
- Add structure to your day. I know this may sound hard, but just getting up, doing stretches and even just changing out of your pajamas may help change your mindset and get a kickstart to the day. I usually put on my workout gear, have a coffee then workout.
- Eat well and stay hydrated. Getting some greens, and veggies in and steering away from ‘junk’ foods will not only help the waistline but also can help your immune system. Many veggies and fruits contain vitamins that can give you a boost, helping to protect you from infection. Arugula, Nuts, homemade cookies and don’t forget the dark chocolate!
- Sleep. This may seem basic, but it is really important. Getting enough sleep can also help ‘arm’ your immune system, but also helps with your focus, energy, and mood.
- Socialize. Whether it’s Facetime, Zoom, texting, (you might check out the privacy on zoom first)or just an old-fashioned phone call, make sure you connect with others regularly. Reach out to a friend to vent or to ask how they are doing. Our emotional health can benefit from even small interactions, so carve some connection time into your schedule.
- Show compassion. Reach out into your community to see if there is anyone who needs anything. Is it an elderly person who you could drop some cans of food for, a local restaurant that you could support by ordering food, or maybe there’s a program to drop food to the hospitals for our ‘frontline’ health workers? Anything you do can help to others will also help you
2 Journaling
It’s a new way of jotting down doodles, poems, a fun idea, a-little story about your experience…and it looks cool!
A-little black book or cool looking journal.
You can draw or stick a wine label on a page, record your favorite meal.
It’s all up to you!
3 Art
Yes everyone has some artistic talent. You do not need to be able to draw a straight line. In fact a crooked line is more interesting in some art work.
Art encompasses many areas. Designs of Doodles, sketching, watercolor, acrylic, oil paint and the list goes on with different mediums.
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Music
Listening, playing an instrument, following certain musicians on Spotify, studying art composition…there are many ways to enjoy music. It is universal!
Perhaps the family wants to give you a present, consider a turntable. Records are a fun hobby to collect.
5 Photography
Take a look at my snap shot on photography!
Everyone has a camera today!
Just open your phone.
Photography ❤️ click here for more information on how to get started!
