Tag: stress

Decompress in Weird Ways

Last week, I saw the Pixar film, Inside Out 2, which I loved. The story highlights the good and bad aspects of anxiety in a unique and fun way, and got me thinking about my own mental mechanisms.

Life is stressful. We can’t really avoid that if we want to accomplish our higher goals, love people around us in their challenges, and stay healthy and secure.

In the film, the character of Anxiety is not inherently bad. She is even wise in some ways. She becomes a problem when she takes too much control or goes into overdrive.

Anxiety can be managed through direct practices, regardless of the problem that created the tension. 

We all know about how breathing tricks, exercise, and getting enough sleep can help. But I wanted to share some more oddball ways of resetting the mind with the body.