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Quick Relaxation Technique - 1 Minute Nature Connection

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These days we take it for granted to be busy and stressed out. We have 1440 Minutes in a day and we have filled them with activities. However all it needs a 1 minute of mindfulness to disconnect yourself from all the rush , anxiety and stress. No matter wherever you are right now, look outside the window, or stand in the doorway , look up and around. Sunny, cloudy or rainy day. Just watch for a minute and see what is nature doing around you. Forget for 1 Minute where you need to be and what you need to do. Just be there. There are 1440 minutes in a day. Before to rush out of your home, hop in the car or in the bus, taking kids to school or activities, taking dog out for walk or going to run an errand stand still for 1 Minute. Look around you and just notice. Sky, trees, birds, plants and insects. Even if you are living in concrete jungle, you will find nature in little nooks and crannies. Stand still and take a deep breath, close your eyes and hear your heart beat. Feel the sun or wi...
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5 Simple ways to make calming and serene home - Bring Outdoors Indoor

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We often hear how connecting with nature and spending time outdoors reduces stress and anxiety. How spending time among trees help improve healthy. However what do you do if you are unable to spend outdoor time everyday or often enough. Here I will share 5 simple tips to rip the benefits of outdoors by bringing them indoor. Fill Your House with Plants: Plant breath carbon dioxide and other toxins while releasing oxygen for us to breath. There are some simple to grow plants that can survive indoors easily and provide us tons of greenery and creates serene environment. Plants like Pothos, Peace lily, Chinese evergreen , Snake Plant are so easy to grow and can make every corner of the house peaceful. Use Essential Oil Diffuser: When you are outdoors essential oils from plants and trees have the stress reducing effect on you. They also help improving sleep , increasing blood circulation and balancing heart beats. You can get benefits of essential oil by using essential oil diffusers. Us...
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How to be happy every day - Zen Habits for Calm and Happy Life

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Did you always wish to have a calm and happy life regardless whatever is going on in your life? What if I told you, you need these subtle habit shifts in your life to ensure permanent calm and happiness. These are minimalist habits drawn from centuries of wisdom from Buddhist life style that will bring you lifetime of calm and happiness. Morning Routine: Wake Up Time: Wake up 15 minutes earlier than usual and savor the quiet time. Before daily routing kicks-in, savor the time with yourself. Morning Fresh Air : Take a quick 10 minute stroll outside in fresh morning air, or spend some outdoor time taking fresh morning air in. Breakfast: Have fresh fruit and juice for breakfast instead of oily, sugary or salty processed breakfast. Afternoon Routine: Post Lunch Walk: Take light walk after the lunch and help food digest properly. Late Afternoon Drowsiness: Have warm green and white tea instead of reaching for a salty snack or coffee. Evening Routine: Eating Meal: Have meals sitting ...
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5 Simple steps to prevent technology addiction

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Have you been in a situation where you wanted to have conversation with your child or partner but they were barely listening and busy with their electronic gadgets? Per survey done by Deloitte, average smart phone user in US checks his mobile phone more than 47 times per day . 85% of Americans use their cell phone while talking to their friends and family !! When you are trying to compete for time with electronic gadgets, it is easy to be upset and feel disappointed. It is not just impacting relationships, it is harmful and risky to ones health and safety . In these circumstances, how can you raise kids or your family in a digital world and prevent technology addiction. Free Download: Sign-Up Below to access 5 Steps Chit Sheet To Prevent Digital Addiction Here is a 5 step process to ensure you are having healthy balance of electronics in your life, and you can claim your family back from electronics. Keep track of screen time and follow healthy screen limits: If you do n...
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How to overcome stress and anxiety

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5% of American adults suffer from atleast one emotional issue in one year ie. about 43 million adults. 4.4 Million kids have been diagnosed with anxiety and 1.9 million kids have been diagnosed with depression in USA. Although these issues may require medical care, one may depend on many scientifically proven hobbies to overcome stress, anxiety and depression. Even for people not suffering from any emotional issues, hobbies have proven to boost mood, make one happier and healthier. Binge watching your favorite TV show or browsing social media for hours is not considered hobbie. Infact binge watching or spending hours on social media has proven to drain energy more and make one more depressed . Instead lets look at these easy to pick-up hobbies that will help you feel more joyful and make you healthier. 1 .Ikebana: Ikebana is Japanese art of beautifully arranging flower, stems and leaves. Ikebana is not just decoration but allows one to see beauty in natural world around. Art of Ike...
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DIY Geography Summer Camp

Last week I talked about 5 week At home DIY Summer Camp Plan for busy parents . Today I will be talking about Week 1 Geography Camp. As mentioned in my previous post, this camp is based on book series Horrible Geography (Set of 12 books). This is a fun book series that makes learning about geography fun and is very informative. Both my kids found this book funny and are enjoying the reading. Along with these books you can do fun projects to expand and internalize the learning. Below is the table of how each book can be tied to one project per day: At the bottom of the post you can download Geography Camp Plan PDF and access the projects for each of the book. Additional Activities: Explore point of interests from the books on Google Earth Explore point of interests with live webcam. Read Aloud the book with parent or sibling Talk it out about the book – what surprised you most, what you found funny, what new wonder you learned about Prepare questions for additional exploration Find out...
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At Home Summer Camp

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It is time of the year where kids are home and especially this year with quarantine situation, there are not many options available for on-site camps. I see many virtual camps being offered, but I was looking camp that does not require screen time. Given the circumstances I decided to create my own schedule of at home summer camps. I used 5 criteria for these camps: Should not require screen time Kids should get camp like experience – with new topic every week There should be minimum prep for parents and yet each activity should be hands on and inspire kids to explore further Activities should be cost effective Every camp should involve some reading activity Also Read: 5 Steps to prevent technology addiction This week was last week of virtual school and kids did not have much homework. So I decided to give it a try and it went really well. Kids infact mentioned that they enjoyed my camps more than the camps they have attended in past. They even provided me more topics for addit...
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