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Triangle Breathing - Calm Your Mind With This Simple Deep Breathing Exercise

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  Deep Breathing is a well known tool that can help calm your mind, lower heart rate, and reduce stress. This article is a good introduction to the principle. You can read a more in-depth article at this link . A lot of research has been done around this psychobiological hack. Here is a brief review of some of the literature.  "Psychological/behavioral outputs related to the abovementioned [physiological] changes are increased comfort, relaxation, pleasantness, vigor and alertness, and reduced symptoms of arousal, anxiety, depression, anger, and confusion." - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137615/ "Students reported having perceptions of decreased test anxiety, nervousness, self-doubt, and concentration loss...and believing it helped them academically..." - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10401330701366754 The problem with the term deep breathing, is it can mean many different things to different people. I have attempted to rectify that. T
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How to Brighten Someone’s Day - In the Hospital

 If there is one thing the COVID-19 Pandemic has shown us, it’s the widespread extent of loneliness in the United States. Statistics have shown increasing rates of loneliness. This trend is especially prevalent among older adults. Social media has not done much to reduce the rates of loneliness. The Pandemic of course amplified the isolation of people 1000%. Some people have been trapped in the hospital for months on end. Because they are on isolation they are allowed no visitors. The only people that do come in have their faces completely covered. Loneliness has caused some to give up. But even a short hospital stay of just a few days can intensify feelings of loneliness and depression.  Here are a few ways you can brighten someone’s day while they are in the hospital: 1) Share a complement. A kind word let’s someone know you care about them. It lets them know you are paying attention to them. It’s not a cure for loneliness, but it can make someone smile, if only for a few moments.  2
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