Breathing techniques help to improve students' mental health.
Elements of well-being improve through stress and anxiety exercises.
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By Brita Belli, Yale News
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- Resiliency training programs help address mental health issues on university campuses.
- The most beneficial exercises include breath meditation, yoga postures, social connection, and service activities. These exercises lead to improvements in depression, stress, mental health, and social connectedness.
- Resiliency training will help reduce the demand for on-campus mental health services.
“Students learn tools they can use for the rest of their lives to continue to improve and maintain their mental health.” Christina Bradley.
- Davornne Lindo, member of the Yale track team, claims that the breathing techniques component of the resiliency exercises helps her both in academic work and sports activities.
“Now that I have these techniques to help me, I would say that my mentality is a lot healthier. I can devote time to studying and not melting down. Races have gone better. Times are dropping.”
Source: news.yale.edu
