Tips Category: Cultivate serenity

Cultivate serenity. Take 30 minutes to declutter an area of your life (e.g., workspace, living space, paperwork, digital files, storage space, or social media).

Cultivate serenity. Give yourself a foot massage.

Cultivate serenity. Give yourself a 20-second hug two times today.

Cultivate serenity. Spend 20 minutes bird watching either in the real world (preferred) or on the internet.

Cultivate serenity. Do a frugal audit. Consider your regular expenses and seek out ways to reduce these expenses. Search the internet for cheaper alternatives (e.g., “good cheap cell phone plans”, “good cheap cat litter”, or “free streaming services”).

Cultivate serenity. Take 30 minutes to unfollow any social media channels that are draining or otherwise toxic. Quit any platforms that do not nurture your spirit. While you are at it, delete any of your old posts that leave you feeling down.

Cultivate serenity. Set a timer for 90 minutes. When the timer goes off, try the mindful 5-4-3-2-1 exercise. Name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and one thing you can taste. Reset the timer and repeat. Do this activity three times […]

Cultivate serenity: Create an inner peaceful place. Visualize a place that brings you a sense of calm and balance. Make the visualization as vivid as you can. Practice this visualization often so that you can bring it to mind when you are stressed.

Cultivate serenity. Take a walk in nature and pick up small tokens along the way (pretty pebbles, an interestingly shaped stick, a seed pod or leaf, etc.). When you get back to your home or workspace, make a small vignette to remind yourself of the world outside of your studies.