Calm and In Control

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- Our bodies feel best and are at their healthiest when our nervous systems are balanced,
- A range of body based strategies are available for avoiding stress or reducing stress
- Different strategies work for different people,
- Practice a range of strategies to identify personally valuable approaches to balancing the nervous system.
- There are a range of different body based strategies that can be used to balance the nervous system – different strategies work for different people.
- Breathing strategies can calm our bodies and allow us to rest, repair and digest.
- Breathing strategies can help balance our nervous systems.
There are a range of body based strategies that can help improve wellbeing.
Meditation is one body based strategy that can improve wellbeing by:
Increasing immune function, increasing positive emotion and decreasing anxiety, among other benefits.
Listening to music that we enjoy helps balance the nervous system.
Some people enjoy drawing or colouring to music.
Colouring a mandala while listening to music can feel relaxing.
Making your own mandala while listening to music can feel relaxing.