In a results-driven lightning speed world where more is being asked of us than ever before, it’s no longer about “finding time” to recover, but recognizing that without preemptive rest we’ll get less done, fall further behind, and feel more overwhelmed than ever.

Are you feeling frazzled, anxious or overwhelmed? Experts agree that the time is now to practice stress reduction strategies to preserve your health and wellbeing. The ongoing financial and social uncertainty surrounding the pandemic has us all on edge, and it’s more important than ever for our health to make time for stress-reduction and self care.

Discovered around 1970, the mechanism of your internal “clock” is called the Circadian Rhythm. It keeps your body functioning on a 24-hour schedule when photoreceptors in the retina of your eyes communicate the brightness of your surroundings to your brain. Your brain then dictates an ongoing cycle of physiological changes in your cells; for example, your blood pressure is usually highest around 6:30 p.m. and your body temperature is lowest around 4 a.m.