In the frenzy and anxiety of starting a new semester, I started to feel stressed out about the stress that I may experience when the workload of the semester picks up again. I know I should have been living in…
6 Things You Can Do to De-Stress When You Don’t Have the Attention Span for Meditation
Featured artwork by Ari. See more of Ari's artwork on IG @Ariigum I’ve lost count of the amount of times that people have told me to meditate, “take a deep breath”, do some stretches – anything that relates to taking…
Benefits of hitting the pool
There’s something so calming about swimming. I love just being able to get in the water, and let everything else from my day literally wash away. I used to swim a lot when I was younger, and I always looked…
WABAM! “Stress Tummy” Strikes Again
Hi all, If you're like me, you probably have some go-to strategies for dealing with stress in your life. These may be coping skills or activities that help you slow down, relax, and take a break from life's many pressures and expectations. I like to call this my stress-busting…
How to Chill
Ah, April at U of T: The pitter-patter of rain on the windows, those beautiful spring days in between that dreaded April snow, and of course, the low murmur of thousands of students who are currently reviewing a semester’s worth…
Let’s get downward, dog: Enlightenment at Hart House Yoga
*Credits to that one random poster at UTSC for the title. I wish I were that creative with my puns. If the title wasn’t a dead giveaway, this week I had my first yoga class at Hart House and it…