Welcome to the Greenwood Laboratory School Virtual Calming Room

We all know that life can throw some curve balls and we still need to find ways to swing and keep our eye on the ball. Life is hard and your feelings are validated and we are here for you. No matter how you feel, we all need moments of peace, reflection, processing, and recharging.

Take a moment and breathe, relax, and realign what is needed and remember what is important. Self-care is vital to a person's mental health. If you need anything, please reach out. We hear you, we see you, we are with you on this journey.

This Virtual Calming Room is a place to find tools and strategies to manage our emotions and remind us that there is always help when needed. Also visit our page on community resources and mental health articles HERE.

Disclaimer: The following links are purely for educational purposes and are not intended as psychological interventions or as a substitute for psychological treatment. If you are in need of psychological help you should seek the consultation of a licensed mental health professional.

Top Ten Benefits Of Sound Therapy

In today's age of stress, anxiety, and frustration it can seem very difficult to get any kind of break from the pressures of our daily activities. One way to make a positive change in your life and to relieve stress is to use sound therapy. The ways that your body reacts to certain sounds and vibrations can have a positive impact on your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.

Here are the top ten benefits that you can get from sound therapy:

Relief from stress
Fewer headaches
Boost in confidence
Gives you more focus
More energy
Improved relationships with others
Think more clearly
Improve organization skills
Improved attention span
Get relief from common ailments
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Meditation and emotional and physical well-being

When you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress.

The emotional and physical benefits of meditation can include:

• Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations

• Building skills to manage your stress

• Increasing self-awareness

• Focusing on the present

• Reducing negative emotions

• Increasing imagination and creativity

• Increasing patience and tolerance

• Lowering resting heart rate

• Lowering resting blood pressure

• Improving sleep quality

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Benefits of Yoga:

• Yoga improves strength, balance and flexibility.

• Yoga helps with back pain relief.

• Yoga can ease arthritis symptoms.

• Yoga benefits heart health.

• Yoga relaxes you, to help you sleep better.

• Yoga can mean more energy and brighter moods.

• Yoga helps you manage stress. 

• Yoga connects you with a supportive community. 

• Yoga promotes better self-care. 

Scientific Research on Yoga Benefits 

The U.S. military, the National Institutes of Health and other large organizations are listening to — and incorporating — scientific validation of yoga’s value in health care.

Numerous studies show yoga’s benefits in arthritis, osteopenia, balance issues, oncology, women’s health, chronic pain and other specialties.

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Health benefits from regular exercise that should be emphasized and reinforced by every mental health professional to their patients include the following:

• Improved sleep

• Increased interest in sex

• Better endurance

• Stress relief

• Improvement in mood

• Increased energy and stamina

• Reduced tiredness that can increase mental alertness

• Weight reduction

• Reduced cholesterol and improved cardiovascular fitness

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