Last week we wrote about the benefits of sunshine for your health and happiness. Unfortunately for most of us year-round sunshine is but a distant dream. We’re here to tell you that that doesn’t matter, merely being outside can help your body and your mind:
1) How nature helps your body
Feeling stressed? Here are five ways to de-stress in five minutes.
1.Breathe deeply – often when we’re stressed we hold our breath. Even worse, you may not notice yourself doing this. Our minds and our bodies are integrally linked and when you hold your breath or take shallow breaths for long
Do you have a best friend at work? It’s a question that caused controversy when initially included in a Gallup poll on workplace productivity. Many people felt that the concept of a ‘best friend’ was at odds with their concept of work. But the question has been included in a
We all want to be happy but sometimes it can be hard to The Action for Happiness group have put together a list of key steps to incorporate some more happiness into your short and long-term futures. But first, what are the benefits of being happy?
It may seem like an obvious question but actually
Feeling stressed out and need to relax? While an hour-long massage, forest walk or yoga session sound just the ticket sometimes life doesn’t give us time as a luxury and all you may have are five short minutes to breathe deeply and relax before you have to leave for work/the
McFarland School District in Wisconsin, US, have been using Pip with great success to assist students learn to better manage stress. They have found the Pip particularly useful to help students identify what helps them calm down and learn to self-regulate.
Their Special Education teacher, Colleen has been using the Pip with