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Tiny Habits: Get Into Nature
In the last episode, Lauren gave tips for making micro-habits stick. Today starts a series of micro-mental health strategies that take less effort to implement and are more sustainable than big changes.
Getting out into nature is a small change that you can make to regulate your nervous system and decrease stress. Even just 5 minutes of outside time per day provide benefits. We are biological beings so we are hard-wired to thrive in that environment.
Remember, to make this a habit, trying pairing it with a routine that you are already doing.
Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: What if I can't leave the city to get out into nature?
Try-at-home tip: Bring air-purifying plants into your house. (There are a lot of plants that are REALLY hard to kill - start with those!)
Resources
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- Achieving Balance: The Polyvagal Theory
- Creating Rituals, Routines, and Habits
- What is self care and why is it important?
- The First Step to Emotional Regulation
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