Music
Studies have shown that music can lead to decreased feelings of this, which can include feelings of impending danger, sweating, trembling, difficulty concentrating, or trouble sleeping.
What is anxiety
When engaging in exercise, make sure you have the proper footwear, like Nancy Sinatra describes in this song.
What is "These Boots are Made for Walking"
Jaws, Baby Shark, and Nemo may be on to something—this is a healthy activity to drown out negativity.
What is swimming
Edgar Allen Poe wrote "The Raven," an example of this
What is a poem
Use this song from The Lego movie to see the learning opportunities in situations.
What is "Everything is Awesome"
Music can improve this for people, which elephants are known to be good with
What is memory
Mr. Miyagi taught 'Daniel-san' this as a healthy way to deal with bullies.
What is karate
Enjoy a warm summer night by going outside and looking for glowing bugs, which are the focus of this song.
What is "Fireflies" by Owl City
David Bowie sings about Andy Warhol in his song of the same name, who was influential to Bowie and many others for his use with this art medium.
What is paint
Love yourself no matter how others treat you and tell others what the bearded lady sung in "The Greatest Showman"
What is "This is Me"
This movie features a koala having a competition to save their performance theatre.
What is "Sing"
Tom Hanks' character stops doing this after 3 years and states, “I'm pretty tired. I think I'll g o home now."
What is running
Graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows are combined to eat during this activity, but watch out for the bears.
What is camping
This helps with self-expression, increases memory, and was part of the viral online debate in 2015--is the dress blue & black or white & gold?
What is photography
Not everyone is worthy of being part of your support system. For those who aren't, you might follow the advice given in this song.
What is "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
Evidence suggests that music can help to lower levels of this stress hormone.
What is cortisol
Whitney Houston describes a fun way to enjoy movement in this classic song
What is "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"
If you like animals, you might want to spend some time at the zoo with the animal Survivor references in this song.
What is "Eye of the Tiger"
This is used to make ceramic bowls and may decrease anxiety and improve mood.
What is clay
Use this song to remind yourself that there's a spark in you, you just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
What is "Firework" by Katy Perry
Musical variations of this may decrease anxiety, induce sleeping, and create a relaxing sensation known as a 'brain massage.'
What is ASMR
This mental exercise features a giant turtle named Bowser, who’s trying to take over the kingdom.
What is Super Mario
What "The Notorious" boxer is doing while singing “La-da-da-da-da" from a Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg song.
What is bicycling
Released in 1985, the music video for this song featured a woman creating a comic strip at a diner and being coaxed into her drawing by her main character.
What is "Take On Me" by A-Ha
About 20,000 people joined together to do this while dancing to Black Eyed Peas' song "I Got A Feeling" on the Oprah Winfrey show
What is a flash mob