There are different techniques that can help you manage your stress in a healthy way. Eating a balanced diet and exercising are just some form of stress management techniques that focus more on the physiological aspect, and when these are included in a daily basis, they can help you manage your stress and become a healthier individual overall. Other techniques that focus more on the cognitive and psychological aspect mindfulness practices, breathing exercises, and yoga exercises. Mindfulness is the act of allowing yourself to be in the present and allow your emotions and thoughts to flow without judgement or trying to interpret them; rather, you just let them be and focus solely on the here and now. When you apply mindfulness in your life, you increase your capacity or ability to process thoughts, emotions, and sensations as they arise and are able to manage them better (Worthen & Cash, 2020).

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In fact, in a systematic review done by Sharma to assess yoga as an approach for stress management, she found that stress is a major public health problem in the United States and therefore, stress management is important to implement. Yoga can be an effective tool to reduce stress. Practicing yoga was shown to have positive psychological and physiological outcomes related to stress management and therefore, it can be a great way to deal with your stress as a college student.