{"id":12174,"date":"2015-01-26T20:25:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/blog\/courtneyhardebeck\/?p=68"},"modified":"2015-01-26T20:25:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:25:14","slug":"slowing-down-in-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/slowing-down-in-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowing down in Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I maneuver through adulthood, I learn the importance of self-care more and more. In my search to deal with anxiety and stress, I have found some concrete tools (some of which are <strong>Detroit<\/strong>-specific)\u00a0that have improved my overall emotional well-being.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/citylife.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-73\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/citylife-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"citylife\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love living in an active, energized city like Detroit, but sometimes it is nice to use these tools to slow down and relax:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Pick a slogan or mantra for the day<\/strong>.\u00a0A commonly used phrase is\u00a0\u201cJust for Today&#8230;\u201d You can fill in the blank with whatever is weighing on you at the time. For example, \u201cJust for today, I will not be afraid\u201d or \u201cJust for today, I will not second guess myself\u201d. And then really hold yourself accountable to the slogan that you create for yourself.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Breathing exercises<\/strong>. My fianc\u00e9 recently sent me this video about a simple breathing technique. I have found it helpful in moments of stress. It is a really simple, tangible thing that you can do to feel better when you are overwhelmed. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drweil.com\/drw\/u\/VDR00112\/The-4-7-8-Breath-Benefits-and-Demonstration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.drweil.com\/drw\/u\/VDR00112\/The-4-7-8-Breath-Benefits-and-Demonstration.html<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We hear it over and over again, but stretching and\/or Yoga does make a lot of us feel relaxed<\/strong>. However, Yoga can be pricy and therefore, unrealistic for many of us. I have found a couple of tools for this. One, the <strong>Yoga Shelter in Midtown<\/strong> has a deal that is 10 days of unlimited Yoga for $10. It is not a long time, but it does give you almost 2 weeks of access to guided Yoga, which I found to be really nice (and I learned some yoga poses that I can do on my own). Another is a Phone Application that my co-worker\/friend introduced me to called \u201cDaily Yoga\u201d. It is free and has some really good practices of both Yoga and Meditation that you can do on your own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>(Note:\u00a0DailyYoga does reserve some of their more intense routines for premium members that pay for a fee for premium membership \u2013 but the free courses are really great too \u2013 especially the de-stressor, which you can do in the office!)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Healthy drinks<\/strong>:\u00a0 I have developed a new taste for drinking Vinegar. I first discovered this at Great Lakes Coffee Company, when my fianc\u00e9 ordered one of their \u201croot drinks\u201d, which includes a flavor of the <strong>McClary Bros (Detroit made) Drinking Vinegar<\/strong> and sparkling water. Since then, I have tasted almost every flavor and always have a bottle of McClary Bros Drinking Vinegar and Sparkling water at home, so that I can make my own \u201croot drinks\u201d. I also really like Kombucha, specifically the Synergy brand that can be found at most Health\/local Food Stores <em>(the first place I ever had it was Honey Bee Market in Southwest\u00a0Detroit<\/em>)\u00a0For me, I feel like I am taking care of myself when I drink these things. Maybe it is the placebo effect at work, but nonetheless, they help me feel healthier and more balanced.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Setting the atmosphere<\/strong>. I am a really big \u201catmosphere\u201d person. I feel like the space I am in plays a big role in how I am feeling. When I\u2019m feeling stressed out, I think it is nice to clean my apartment and light a candle.\u00a0 It is also helpful to really observe the views I have access to &#8211; both on my drive home and from my apartment\u00a0window &#8211; &#8211; Detroit has a lot of beautiful sunrises and sunsets that are worth stopping for.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/detroitsky2-e1422302283864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-72\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/detroitsky2-e1422302283864-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"detroitsky2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have not done any real research on these strategies.\u00a0 I am only speaking from personal experience \u2013 However, if you are one to feel anxious at times &#8211; they might be worth a try.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/detroitsky-e1422302267753.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-71\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/courtneyhardebeck\/files\/2015\/01\/detroitsky-e1422302267753-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"detroitsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I maneuver through adulthood, I learn the importance of self-care more and more. In my search to deal with anxiety and stress, I have found some concrete tools (some of which are Detroit-specific)\u00a0that have improved my overall emotional well-being. I love living in an active, energized city like Detroit, but sometimes it is nice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}