Mind

Centr Team

Stress relief toolkit: 4 tools for fast relief

Can’t stop overthinking everything? If so, you’ve probably already out that trying to think yourself out of stress only ends up landing you deeper into stress. Break the cycle by activating your body’s calming control center: vagus nerve exercises will help you override stress and take back control of your breathing and heart rate.

You can do these exercises anywhere (even at your desk).

Your most powerful tool against stress is quality sleep. Of course, stress likes to think it can control whether or not you get that good night’s rest. Not tonight, stress!

This tool will help you to build a relaxing pre-bed routine, with exercises to calm racing thoughts and ease anxiety. So next time your head hits the pillow, you know you’ve come prepared to win.

Sometimes you just need to unload. There’s only so much your nearest and dearest can take, so our tip: get on board the journaling bandwagon. Don’t know what to write? That’s where this tool comes in.

Tune in and we’ll provide journal prompts to write down your thoughts, which can help to ease your mental load and reduce constant anxiety by giving you a daily outlet. Dear diary, we’re feeling more relaxed already…

Grey stress clouds are rolling in, and we could be facing a thunderous outburst… You don’t need a breathing technique, pen or paper, or even a degree in meteorology for this exercise.

All you need to do is tune in and observe your feelings – learning to read your emotional weather patterns so you can be prepared, rather than simply reacting when lightning strikes.