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Breathwork helps reduce stressand anxiety.
So its also OK to take that rage/stress/sorrow and blast it outwards with all of your might.
Some somatic exercises might look oddsticking your tongue out, waving your limbs, clenching and unclenching your firsts.
Know this: doing something out of the norm can break a pattern and refocus your attention.
Here are some somatic exercises worth trying:
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A 1-minute somatic release
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Youll contract your muscles, and then integrate how they feel.
For example,diaphragm breathingis a core engagement workout and a stress-reducer in one.
Here are fivesomatic yoga flowmoves for a calming and gentle workout.
you could also cover yourself with a blanket (or aweighted blanket) for an extra feeling of security.
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SomeEFT researchsupports tapping at strategic points on your body.
It targets the same points as acupuncture to help you let go of the thoughts crowding your mind.
Heres how you tryEFT tappingon your own.
Running, jogging, or other cardio
Regularly doing cardio is ascience-backed method for reducing anxietyover time.
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But it can make you feel good in the moment, too.
After 30 minutes of heart-pumping movement, those endorphins will be flowing.
Heres a20-minute beginner running workoutif you dont know where to begin.
Want to take the stress relief to a whole other leve?
You could also try ashadow boxing workout.
Dance
Dancing has the same cardio benefits as walking or spinning, with an added dose of joy.
Heres ajoy-inducing dance workoutto combat mental jitters with a primal sense of fun.
Yelling
Even if you cant find avent boxnearby, screaming into the void can help release pent up feelings.
Simply put: If you feel like you should probably scream, let it out.
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