July 8
Check in
How a hobby can help reduce stress
A hobby is something that anyone can pick up! Recreational activities can reduce stress. These can include creating something, being physically active, or learning something new. A quote from an article on Head to Health:
“Research shows that people with hobbies are less likely to suffer from stress, low mood, and depression. Activities that get you out and about can make you feel happier and more relaxed”
Here are your check in questions:
1. What am I feeling right now?
2. Have I been letting myself feel this feeling all the way?
3. What is one thing I can do today that i will enjoy? How can I make time for this?
Feel free to share your answers with us and post them on the Decompress Community Board! An answer to question three would be really to cool to share because you can see what others are doing to pass the time.
Activities
Pressed Flowers
I think this is a really neat, relaxing activity that combines creativity and gives us the opportunity to go outside and be with nature. Check out Four ways to press flowers.
Learn Something New
New Skills to Learn:
Learn a new Language
Public Speaking: An Introvert’s Top 3 Tips to Becoming a Great Storyteller
Free sketching course (you’ll have to sign up for free to access the rest of this course)
Learn how to use Procreate (you’ll have to sign up for free to access the rest of this course)
Highly rated Drawing Course (but it’s not free)
Learning new things (history, science, and more!)
Introduction to Sustainability on Coursera
Introduction to Philosophy on Coursera
An Introduction to American Law by University of Pennsylvania
Bioinformatics UCSD
and more! This article has some really cool suggestions including courses on art crime and dinosaurs!
Resources
A pressed flowers tutorial
How to dry and preserve flowers!
Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/X5HQ3MJPaLg
content belongs to: Jordan Clark
Meditation Basics from Headspace
An eleven minute meditation you can do today :)
direct link to video: https://youtu.be/1MM2-4lVPr4
content belongs to Headspace: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31Uu0VYJ3tX3xEFwqMcR4w