After Donald Trump's win, mental-health professionals and mindfulness experts are helping anxious people 'be in the moment, not in the next four years.'
After Donald Trump's win, mental-health professionals and mindfulness experts are helping anxious people"be in the moment, not in the next four years."
Other movement- and mindfulness-related businesses said community members have turned out in similarly robust numbers over the past week. Not only are anxious residents signing up for yoga, barre, and pilates classes, but they’re also booking private meditation sessions, joining group nature hikes, downloading mindfulness apps, and seeking out therapy., it could provide a small but meaningful boost to business owners.
The meditative time made the emotional weight of the days feel a little lighter, London said, and it allowed her to go on with her day Wednesday with less paralyzing anxiety than she felt in 2016. She wished that she had such an outlet back then. She usually takes Saturday off but ended up going to two different events the Saturday after the election to provide sound therapy and other wellness resources. In her work as a licensed professional counselor, she said she has responded to five crisis sessions in the past week, and other patients have requested to increase the frequency of their appointments to cope with the election.
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