17½ Improve Your MENTAL HEALTH
01 CHECK YOU MENTAL PLAYLIST
“What are the top five feelings on your emotional playlist?” asks Oren Jay Sofer, a meditation teacher who appears on the Ten Percent Happier app. Are you frustrated, angry, judgemental? Acknowledging what you are feeling and how often the feelings arise can help you see those emotions for what they are, which can help you manage them.
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02 BOOK IN FOR A TREATMENT
Not only will it work out those office aches, but a 15-minute back massage is enough to release oxytocin – the ‘bonding’ or ‘cuddle’ hormone – according to a small study of 95 people by the University of California San Diego Medical Center.
