Here's some inspiration to get you stoked about life right now. Say to yourself, my life is not about me. I'm here to bring happiness and love to the world and that's what my intention is.

Even when people around me live trying to validate themselves, I love them and show pure intentions to help them find joy and kindness without being above anyone. I learn from others who always have something to teach me. I don't need their validation to feel good about myself, I only need to focus on loving everyone more openly and enthusiastically from the bottom of my heart.

Studies show that crying produces feelings of calm, relieves your emotions, and improves your mood. But, how? Tears release stress hormones, detoxifying the body. Crying, also, causes the body to produce endorphins, making you feel better! Bonus: Science indicates that crying, also, clears out our eyes and acts as a natural lubrication and cleaning mechanism.

So, go ahead. Cry it out. Don't bottle up your emotions. Don't be afraid to shed a tear or two. Let it all out. You'll improve your mental state and feel less stressed!

Does having proper posture affect your stress? Yes. When we crunch ourselves up all day, the muscles around our rib cage and upper back become constricted, which can limit our ability to take deep breaths. It can also lead to pain, which definitely doesn''t help when we're feeling tension physically and emotionally.

If your slouchiness is due to sitting in a chair at a desk all day, you can counteract by focusing more on how you sit. Yoga balls are one way to go, as they can promote small muscle contraction in our hips, core and legs while we try to stay balanced. We still have to be aware of not slouching though, so make sure your thighs are parallel to the floor and your head is stretched up to the ceiling to improve your posture. Deep, relaxing breathing, here you come! Remember that sitting in any one psotion is not great for you though, so alternate between sitting in your chair and on your ball, as well as standing if you can swing it.

Here's a quick meditation tip to reduce anxiety that really works. Take a deep slow breath visualizing soothing light blue light with specks of gold coming into your body with your breath. 

Slowly breathe out and visualize greys and dark colors that represent your negative energy leaving your body as you exhale. Watch the soothing energy go into each part of your body to relax it and you continue to breathe slowly and deeply. 

Now visualize white light around your body with golden fractals of light. This is your soul that always has your back and connects you to the universal field of energy that you can call on for emotional support at anytime. See the white light shining from your body and connecting to the entire universe. In your mind see great things coming to you and people smiling at you. 

Take one more inhale, smile and open your eyes. You have just changed your emotional state, activated the law of attraction in your favor and all in just a few moments of meditation. Meditation is your super power.

What's going on in our bodies when we get stressed? When we sense we have to fight for something, our bodies release a whole whack of hormones, namely adrenaline, cortisol and noradrenaline, all of which are dumped into our systems to help us battle. 

This was helpful when we were dealing with saber-toothed tigers and beating off competitiors for food and mates, nowadays, it's a reaction we get when we are pushed to our limits or yelled at by a demon of a boss. When we don't actually engage in a fight as our bodies prepared for, we don't get a proper release of that stress and we can clench up, holding it in. Stress balls, meditation, yoga and exercise are just a few things that can help us release some of this built up tension.