When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine ☀
1. Practice ANY Yoga Class
Blow those stress hormones to smithereens with an energising vinyasa or pilates class HERE, or get back into your Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) with a delicious Mellow class HERE.
2. Pump Up The Tunes
Blare some awesome feel-good tunes HERE and dance it out, or close your eyes and allow yourself to just listen and enjoy.
3. Get A Good Night’s Sleep
It can be hard to crack a smile when you’ve had a shocking night’s sleep (or a bunch of them for weeks on end). Check out our ‘10 Tips For Getting A Good Night’s Sleep’ blog post for all the info you need to become the King/Queen of quality sleep.
4. Practice Gratitude
There are actual benefits to practicing daily gratitude, and one of them includes an overall improved perception of happiness. Dust off that old journal and try writing down three things a day you are grateful for. We also have a great mindfulness practice for cultivating gratitude HERE.
Getting outdoors, especially in the sun, is an instant mood boost. If you’re feeling a little blue, try getting outside to breathe in some fresh air and be one with nature.
7. Get Off Socials
It seems like an obvious one because it is… Scrolling on socials has been proven to be hugely detrimental to our mental health. Do yourself a favour and give yourself a beneficial break.
8. Fake It Till You Make It
Research shows that our facial expressions, body posture and movements appear to influence our thoughts and emotions — so, why not embody confidence? Chin up, drop those shoulders and smile. You might be amazed by how quickly your mood can shift.
9. Be Generous
There are many reasons for why it’s nice to be generous! Generosity generates happiness and happiness generates generosity. Thereby, fueling each other in a circular fashion. Source.
10. Hug A Human Or Animal
Hugging helps lower our stress throughout the day by producing soothing chemicals, it gives our immune system a healthy boost and it could assist with depression. Source. Time to get your hugs on!
