Author: Michelle Kramer

You have been surrounded by a lot of distractions and stressors lately. Life has never been busier now that the world is moving fast, chasing endless possibilities. As a result, you have been living in autopilot, mindlessly going through your daily routine to keep up with the world. And then one time, you finally caught a break and realized that although you can connect to the world, you can’t connect to your thoughts and emotions.
People have been realizing this; they’ve been looking for ways to reconnect with themselves. It’s ironic how the technology that brings us close to others encourages us to be closer to ourselves …

We often hear people throwing around the word “stress” nowadays that it has been accepted as something mundane— a normal feeling people have. The problem seems to be the lowering of our tolerance to stress over time. Nowadays, we feel stressed over the things we used to simply shrug off.
The lowering of our stress tolerance is influenced by a lot of factors, and tolerance levels vary from one person to another. Regardless, we would adapt better if we know how to de-stress.
What is stress anyway and how can we deal with it?
Stress is a body’s reaction to any changes, demands, or tension that require …