Wellness ideas to help you support your mental health. Meditation, deep breathing, and other helpful links to support your wellness journey.
Meditation
Meditation is a simple and inexpensive way to give you as sense of calm and peace. Anyone can practice meditation. It doesn’t require any special equipment and can benefit both your emotional wellbeing and your overall health and wellness.
Deep Breathing
Deep breathing is a simple, effective way to help lower stress in the body. Deep breathing can be especially helpful as it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax and then your brain can send this message to your body. Breath focus helps you concentrate on slow, deep breathing and aids you in disengaging from distracting thoughts and sensations.
Walking
Walking is an activity that is frequently underestimated, but it is one of the easiest ways to get outside and to get active. Being active has been show to reduce the likelihood of clinical depression and spending time in nature is a proven way to calm the mind. The combination of walking outside in nature and the endorphin release from exercise can make a noticeable difference in stress levels.
There are numerous walking paths and hiking trails around Wellington County. For more information on trails: