Nature is a balm. Stillness soothes. How about we all partake of these freely available gifts for just a moment?
Want more? Here’s another anxiety-reducer. I’ve given this one a tile on my phone.
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Lori Holden, mom of a young adult daughter and a young adult son, writes from Denver. She was honored as an Angel in Adoption® by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.
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11 Responses
Wow, thanks for that. I am breathing so much easier now.
Weirds me out. So, for me, back to the drawing board. 😉
Beautiful moment! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely! Thank you!
Sometimes when I’m stressed I like to watch the Monterey Bay Aquarium webcams: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-experiences/live-web-cams The jellyfish and keep forest are my favorites.
Excellent! I’m going to share that tumblr link with my girls – I think the three of us could use something like that on our phones as well. Thanks!
I love them both so much! That expanding and contracting breath shape exercise is phenomenal. And I always love me some cattails. The six seconds seemed to stretch. I need to remember to self-soothe my anxiety more often… thank you!
Just what I needed. Thank you!
Wind (and grass) doesn’t do it for me. All I can think about are crickets. But water? I love apps that show running water. I have one called Do Nothing that is like that. But better is to drive to the beach and enjoy it in person.
The grass makes me itchy! Man, people are complainers, aren’t they? 😉
I do like the shape breathing thingy – that’s pretty cool.
xo. Thanks, Lori.
On occasion, I walk through the woods and there’s a certain smell I get, a warm earthy breeze that blows through. And it never fails to calm me.