@headspace: Four tips you can keep in your mental health toolkit to use anytime, anywhere, when stress strikes: TIPP tools 👇 🧊 Temperature: Holding an ice cube, dunking your face in cold water, or soaking in a cold plunge activates the mammalian dive reflex, slowing your heart rate and calming the nervous system. 👟Intense physical activity: When your body is revved up by stress or anxiety, it’s primed for action – but often left to sit in fight-or-flight. Even just a short bout of exercise, like jumping jacks or dancing, can work to expend that pent-up energy and bring you back into the present. 💨 Paced breathing: When we’re distressed, our breathing intensifies — but by intentionally breathing deeply into the stomach and slowing the pace of our inhales and exhales, we signal to the brain that we’re not in actual danger. 🤜 Progressive muscle relaxation: When stress is high, we carry that tension in our bodies. By clenching our fists (or any muscles) tightly, keeping them flexed, and releasing with an exhale, we release the muscle tension and give our bodies permission to relax. #StressRelief #nervoussystemreset #anxiety #instantrelief #headspace

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