Ep 1: Stretch or Stress?



How are you? Like…how are you really? If you are like Mandy and Chau who are juggling several tasks like essays, exams prep, team projects, co-op and even a case competition in the weekend, you might feel a lot of stress as we approach the end of the semester. That’s not to mention having neck pain, hip pain, maintaining relationships with loved ones, and having a social life out of work and school. Ughh, if only we could have a clone or have extra 5 hours in a day, life would be a little bit easier for us to just BREATHE, right?. But that’s ok, because we are warriors and we will tackle these last few weeks of the school year like bosses!

We talk about mindfulness and meditation as well as the things that we do we keep ourselves sane these days to get that ‘work-life balance’:

  • dealing with anxiety, depression, doubts and triggers
  • breathing and meditation technique
  • mental health, physical health and self-regulation zones checkin
  • resources to support ourselves during tough time. Super helpful and genuine stuff that we think you can relate!

Link to Chau’s favourite daily 12-minute meditation podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/50yOGRLSNwrA5mDO2g5gt8 

Box Breathing Technique that Mandy mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmt1Znux58

Headspace App: https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app