06.24.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   One Way to Improve Your Day: Try a simple, calming yoga pose during one of your daily breaks. Yoga has many health benefits, but studies show that particular poses can relieve anxiety and stress. Consider adding a short 5-15 minute yoga break to your daily routine. Not familiar with which yoga poses relieve stress? Check out these thirteen poses: https://upliftconnect.com/yoga-poses-for-stress/. Campus/Community Resource: The Center for Healthy Minds has posted a recording of a webinar they offered earlier this year entitled Cultivating Purpose in Uncertain Times – https://centerhealthyminds.org/news/events/webinar-cultivating-purpose-in-uncertain-times. Cute Video of the Week: Man Coaxes Six Cute Baby Bunnies Out From His Garden – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0aHsy_vGiQ Podcast of the Week: Brené on Anxiety, Calm + Over/Under-Functioning an Unlocking Us with Brené Brown Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bren%C3%A9-on-anxiety-calm-over-under-functioning/id1494350511?i=1000470370881. This podcast is about thirty minutes long. Unlocking Us with Brene Brown has a lot of other non-mental health themed podcasts worth listening to as well!