How to De-Stress & Relax | 6 Practical Self Care Tips to Manage Stress

All things on how to be less stressed, reduce anxiety, relax, and manages stress. Thanks Care/of for sponsoring this video! ❤️ Get 25% off your first month at http://bit.ly/2E9qqfu (Care/of website) using code: rowenatsai. As always, pop open description for time stamps, annotation, and links galore. 🤓 ••• ➊ [1:24] Make time for yourself ⇨ Article: 7 Science-Backed Reasons You Should Spend More Time Alone (Forbes) http://bit.ly/2CDyzn1 ➋ [3:25] Accept you're stressed and that that's ok ⇨ Book: Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuck http://amzn.to/2Fzgxpf ⇨ Article: Why Acceptance Is One of the Best Stress Reducers (Psychology Today) http://bit.ly/2ENPlSt ⇨ Article: Does Mindful Acceptance Reduce Stress, Increase Happiness? (Psychology Today) http://bit.ly/2BMRT4A ➌ [4:30] Identify what's causing you stress ⇨ Article: Stress management: Know your triggers (Mayo Clinic) http://mayocl.in/2HDrQx2 ➍ [6:08] Defensive vs active coping ⇨ Article: On Coping, different ways of coping, how to positively cope (Positive Psychology Program) http://bit.ly/2CD5VST ⇨ Article: Why Avoidance Coping is the Most Important Factor in Anxiety (Psychology Today) http://bit.ly/2ELh5ev ➎ [7:19] Active coping in action How often should you take breaks from looking at computer? ⇨ Article: 20-20-20 rule (WebMD) http://wb.md/2ot93M3 Sleep & wake early: ⇨ Article: Why lack of sleep makes us depressed (Thrive Global) http://bit.ly/2BMu6Sl ⇨ Video: How to wake up at 4am (Youtube) http://bit.ly/2vcRZvw Better posture: ⇨ Video: Exercise to improve hunchback posture forward head carriage correction (Youtube) http://bit.ly/2CDsyXz ⇨ Article: Fixing posture with links galore (Reddit) http://bit.ly/2oj84Po ⇨ If you want to learn more about qigong and Falun Dafa, check out local contacts in your area - there are practitioners globally and in most big enough-ish cities: http://bit.ly/2E0PL6S ⇨ Qigong/my spiritual practice, Falun Dafa http://bit.ly/2z49zqz ⇨ If you're interested in reading more, start with this to get an understanding of what qigong entails http://bit.ly/2u8DXOC ⇨ The main text we read is Zhuan Falun* http://bit.ly/2t48xJP *Best to read start to finish in the shortest time possible for the highest benefit. ⇨ My friend Chris over at China Uncensored made an incredibly informative video on what Falun Dafa is and why it's being persecuted in China (YT video): http://bit.ly/2CR9yZQ ➏ [10:55] Turn stressful thoughts to grateful thoughts ⇨ Article: Tony Robbins on gratitude (Thrive Global) http://bit.ly/2Cd2839 ••• Equipment: ⇨ Camera: http://amzn.to/2khCf7V ⇨ Tripod: http://amzn.to/2sPRaIu ⇨ Edit: Final Cut Pro X ••• Don't be a stranger ♡ ⇨ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subrowena ⇨ Instagram: http://instagram.com/rowenatsai ⇨ Email: rowenatsai@gmail.com