• Move!

Stand up and move your body. It can be simply swinging your arms or shaking them out. The point is to move. It starts moving the energy around you that had become stagnant.

• Go outside for some fresh air and a quick stroll if you can.

It’s even better if you can find a bit of nature. You tend to take deep breaths when you first go outside or get into nature. This slows you down, resets the vagus nerve, and tells the system that you’re safe. You don’t need to be in survival mode.

• If you can’t go outside, take the deep breaths anyway.

An exhale that lasts longer than your inhale will also reset your vagus nerve.

• Drink some water.

Not coffee. Water. Your body needs hydration. 

• Now move some more.

Bounce, wiggle your butt, have some fun, laugh. The levity releases feel good endorphins, and helps you to feel refreshed.