when staying physically active your brain produces feelgood chemicals that positively affect your mood this is a basic human reaction and the reason why many people report a runners high after a healthy jog your brain will reward you for keeping its body healthy yoga is a great activity that requires very little space and will work on your entire body promoting relaxation and also strengthening the immune system staying physically fit as a family will allow you to bond together its a great idea sharing an activity for all family members to participate in meditationmeditation is a lot simpler than most people think and the fear prevents many from trying it at all similar to joining a gym countless medical studies have shown that meditation has several health benefits the most useful being reducing anxiety and promoting relaxation people who regularly meditated had much lower stress levels and were reported to feel happier and more peaceful than those who didnt start by taking 510 minutes out of your day and consistently practice meditation can be done by anyone of suitable age and is extremely beneficial to students who are dealing with studies as well as the restrictions caused by covid plan your dayshelp your kids structure their days one of the biggest adverse effects of the pandemic has been schedules being changed holidays being altered and plans being cancelled start taking charge of your day by adapting to this new way of life begin by following a routine of set tasks having a mix of activities allotting kids play time as well as work time and have a routine yourself toodo not allow your work to burn you out make time for family activities that everyone can participate and enjoy themselves in a structured day will allow everyone to be more productive talk to family and friendsmany times in an effort to rid ourselves from boredom we may send time with our loved ones by watching a movie or playing a game but we may forget to actually communicate and converse with them often we can be at our loneliest even in a room full of people and it is vital to our wellbeing that any feelings we feel and thoughts we have be openly discussed with the ones we trust humans are social creatures and we depend on each other for survival it is important for us as a society to rid ourselves of the stereotype that having feelings and expressing emotions is bad emotional suppression can lead to many health risks and early deaths and have a grave impact on your nervous system practice allowing yourself to listen to what your children really want to say without responding with advice or lectures and express yourself in a healthy way too mindfulness is the exercise of being aware of the present moment and not thinking of anything related to the past or present in any way and is a good mindset to practice when times are stressful