9 tips to help you deal with your Covid-19 stress.

These days are quite intense. There is a very real heavy load hanging above all our heads, waiting for our recklessness to unleash its sad truth. Though, what we tend to forget in the midst of the general panic, is that there ARE in fact, things we can do to better take care of ourselves, our loved ones, our communities and our dear home we call planet Earth. Yes, we can (and must!) wash our hands, avoid touching our faces and frequently touched surfaces, practice social dist

As Covid-19 continues to put us in self-isolation, here are some tips and hacks to mindfully live the quarantine.

“ His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s vomit on his sweater already; mom’s spaghetti ” Yep, I just quoted Eminem. I didn’t do that just because I like this song, like, A LOT (admit it ; you cannot just casually sing this song, you have to yell it...), but also, because it quite graphically and unapologetically exposes some of the physical symptoms of my good friend ; #stress. It is common knowledge that stress induces more or less intense physiological re

Saying no is hard. Really hard. Most of us wants to please everyone, be nice to everyone, be helpful and generous and giving. Boss : Could you take on that project? Me : Of course. (Desire to show my boss I am great at my job and and can take on responsibilities : through the roof. Agenda : clogged) Friend : Are you going out with us this Friday? Me : Of course. (Fear of missing out and disappointing my friend : high. Energy the next day : non existent.) Sister : Would you ba

Reiki is primarily a stress and anxiety relieving and healing technique that was brought in the West from Japan. I would describe the feeling as an assisted, hands-on meditation. Reiki is love. I am now a Master Reiki, but, when I first decided to complete a Reiki training, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Quite frankly, I wasn’t even sure what Reiki was. I knew that it was a stress relieving technique. That’s it. But I felt very much drawn to it. Like if I absolutely had to lea

Physical activity is not just a good way to build a 6-pack or to successfully run a marathon. Even a few sweaty minutes everyday has amazing #antistress benefits that are sure to make you live a happier, calmer, more magical life. Photo credit : Kenza Sassi I have always been a fairly active person. PE was always me favorite class at school. I was dancing ballet and playing soccer my whole childhood up until my university years. Moving, sweating, accelerating my pulse, having

I was diagnosed with IBS about eight years ago. Actually, diagnosed is a tricky term when talking about irritable Bowel syndrome… In fact, this dis-ease is identified only after multiple tests that allow the gastroenterologist to reject all other options, such as Crohn’s, celiac and other fun, very fun, gastrointestinal problems. Before the diagnosis, I spent at least a whole year bent in half, holding my stomach tight, trying to dissolve my excruciating pain with streams of

Yoga is an ancient philosophy which was born in India, thousands of years ago. Its purposes are multiple, from attaining enlightenment to increasing one's #mindfulness. Did you know it also has tremendous health benefits? Yoga is not for you. You’ve been to a class and it was slow, and long, and not physically entertaining for your body. You wanted a workout and sweat and muscle pain and standing on your head, instead, you got boredom, frustration, sleepy eyes and awkward int

#Overanalyzing. #Overthinking. #Spinning. Or, in (my) other words, the act of going so deep into the analysis of a certain situation, that the said situation becomes out of proportion and therefore, so is the expectations, anxiety, stress, paranoia, name it! There is great danger, I find, in digging deeper and deeper in our mind in search of… Of what again? Answers, perhaps, or comfort, or reassurance, or glitches. Whatever the question might be, by looking to closely at it,

Smartphone addiction is real and symptomatic of our overly connected society. But what if, in addition to addiction, our overuse and reliance on portable technology was causing us, to be more stressed and anxious? I think it definitely is, and here is a #lifehack to reduce that unhealthy smartphone induced #stress, one step at a time. The vast majority of the modern american population relies on technologies for all sort of important things, from running a business to connec

A technique to teach your body to breathe right again. Once upon a time, I was at work, as usual, emptying boxes and being nice to clients. All of a sudden, a sharp pain around my sternum made me bend in half, almost unable to breathe. I went home panicking crying a lot little. I took an appointment for the next day with my osteopath. While I was lying on her table, she asked me to take a deep breath. Which I did, it seemed. She asked me again, telling me to FULLY breathe. Wh

Reducing stress, one life-hack at a time, so you can live your truest most wonderful life. *Note that in no way I am a health professional, doctor or therapist of any kind. Everything expressed below is based on my experiences, learnings, readings, trainings and desire to truly help humans to live their best life. Stress. You know, this awful dark insect who haunts our brain and our whole body too when we anticipate an intense event? Stress. You know, this sort of volatile de