DeStress on Monday to Stay Calm and Positive All Week
We have weekly practices in breathing, mindfulness and positivity to refresh your mind on Monday and help you manage stress all week.
Weekly Practices
Getting the proper amount of sleep can dramatically improve your physical health and mental wellbeing. This Monday, learn about how quality sleep can benefit your cognitive functions, physical health, energy levels, and mood.
Heart racing? Feeling overwhelmed? Use Monday to practice belly breathing as an easy and proven way to reduce stress.
Dr. Pooja Amy Shah, assistant professor at Columbia University and sleep expert, offers three easy ways to create a comfortable sleep space. And don’t worry, you don’t need to be an interior decorator or whizz with a drill to apply them to your bedroom.
Lack of sleep can lead to burnout and can trigger or exacerbate a number of physical and mental health issues. Use a nighttime sleep ritual to wake up energized and refreshed.
The goal of the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique is to use the five senses to focus on the moment and avoid multiple anxious thoughts.
Sometimes moods are hard to shake. They can linger like fog and make it hard to see your way. Use this Monday to pivot towards the positive. Here are four unique ways to let the sun shine through.
Change your focus to recall the positive this Monday for unexpected results. Savoring and focusing your thoughts on positive events is a way to shift to the positive and deflect stress.
Physical activity is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, but regular movement—whether it’s dance, running, tennis, or yoga—can also have an immediate impact on your mental health and wellbeing.
Calm the Mind, Calm the Class with the DeStress Monday at School Program
Start the school year right with our DeStress Monday at School program! Join the thousands of teachers around the world who've used our free 10-week email series to introduce stress management practices into their personal routine and their classroom.
Success Stories
To address the unique challenges facing the medical community, Healthy Monday partnered with the Columbia University Irving Medical Center to develop a wellness program designed specifically for healthcare workers.
Teachers deserve to have tools that can reduce their stress at their disposal. The DSMAS program is a simple, turnkey option that takes only a few minutes every week to start off with a more mindful, focused approach.
From gratitude journaling to mindfulness to deep breathing, DeStress for Success offers solutions to common college-life problems and challenges.
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