Blog Post 2: News Review
Mindfulness During Lockdown:
Taking Care of Our Psychological and Emotional Health
We are all dealing through this pandemic in our own way. Some may think that we are all in the same boat and others may not. Reality wise, we’re floating on the same boat when it comes to the virus itself because we are all human beings and each and every one of us can be hit by this invisible monster. However, when it comes to our psychological, physical, and emotional health, every individual is definitely struggling in his/her own way due to our personal experiences that we are being faced with in present times.
For those that are trying to find some sort of normalcy by creating your own psychological and emotional balance, whilst the storm keeps hitting on a daily basis, The Telegraph news posted an online article of ten tips and activities for us to try during this lockdown.
The first one is rather interesting. It's something that we do on a daily basis but never think about how much time we waste and how much stress we accumulate by reading and writing e-mails. This tool helps us to reduce the time we spend on e-mails, therefore we are also reducing our stress levels and time.
EMBRACE YOUR INFINITY BOX
Another tool that we can use is by finding some time to disassociate ourselves from our own thoughts and enhance our focus by using breathing techniques.
CHANNEL YOUT INNER TIGER WITH THE 3-4-5 BREATHING TECHNIQUE
An endless strain for many is money and through these harsh times we are encountering, money can is clearly an issue especially for many who lost their jobs.
KEEP A SPENDING LOG
If there’s one thing that drives us all to distraction it’s money. Whether you have too much or too little, planning our financial matters can send even the most rational person into despair. But the Japanese have created the perfect way to stop money matters from causing you too much strain. Kakeibo is the Japanese art of saving – and being more mindful of – money, and it involves running a five-step process money journal.
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