DEEP BREATHING
Make sure you are practicing belly breathing during this exercise. Place your hand on your stomach and feel it push out as you take air deep into your lungs. Also taking 5 normal breaths in between each 5-5-5 exercise can be useful in slowing down your breathing and is recommended for maximum benefit.

 AEROBIC EXERCISE
Research shows that aerobic exercise has been shown to decrease anxiety and depression and improve
​mood and sleep, and improve self-esteem. About five minutes of aerobic exercise can begin to stimulate anti-anxiety effects.

THE POWER POSE
​Amy Cuddy's research shows that by simply holding one's body in the expansive, power pose for as little as two minutes you can stimulate higher levels of testosterone (increasing motivation) and decreased levels of cortisol (the "stress" hormone that can, cause anxiety.)

BODY SCAN MEDITATION
The body scan meditation is a deep investigation into the moment-to-moment experiences of the body. By bringing awareness and acknowledgment to whatever you feel or sense in the body, the body scan can be very helpful in working with stress, anxiety, and physical pain.

PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
This stress and anxiety reducing relaxation technique is simple to do.  It takes about 5 minutes and involves tensing and then releasing the muscles in each of 6 zones in your body.  Tense for about 5 seconds and release/relax for 30 seconds.  
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