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STRETCH AWAY STRESS

There’s good reason yogis always look so chilled. Did you know that yoga backbend poses help relieve anxiety and stress? Deepening your breath and stretching your spine, backbends bring you into a new state of calm and are said to open your heart and mind to new possibilities. Struggle to hold that pose? Stretch out with the support of this super cool, dual-sided Design Lab Infinity Yoga Ball (pictured, $27; designlab.com). Perfect for your living space, you can also use it for a quick workout at your desk – who said abs can’t be made in the office?

TRY SOME ASMR THERAPY

Heard of Auto Sensory Meridan Response (ASMR)? It’s a feeling of deep relaxation with a tingling sensation in the scalp and back of the neck,.

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