3 Steps to Release Workplace Stress

🪴 Chill out and water your plants

Hola Friend, Have you ever felt overwhelmed by work stress and turned to alternative practices like meditation, only to feel pressured to do even more? Trust me, you're not alone!

In this week's blog post, I’d like to explore how moments of mindfulness and connecting with nature can help us find balance.

Join me as we navigate the chaos, understand the role of mindfulness, and discover unexpected lessons from reconnecting with the simplicity of nature. I promise that by the end of this blog, you will feel different about your home plants.

Hello morning anxiety before work!

The other day, I woke up super anxious and stressed about timelines and milestones for my writing project. Even when I tried meditating, I wanted to finish quickly and get back to my long to-do list. But when I realized I was trapped in the looping of creativity and problem-solving, I gathered myself and stayed in meditation for a bit longer. Once I sat to work, stress came back, driven by the need to be super productive.

For a split moment, I took a break between writing emails and saw my office plants looking sad (just like me) and realized they needed some care. Right then, it hit me - how hard it is to break the habit of putting work before my well-being. I saw that I intentionally overwhelmed myself, thinking I could only work well when stressed. Taking care of my plants reminded me to stop and care for myself instead of pushing to exhaustion.

One of my many house plants

1. Morning Mindful Start:

The next morning, I changed my routine. Instead of rushing meditation, I took more time to start the day calmly. The short breaks during the day helped me focus better on my work.

2. Nature's Desk Chill Zone:

My desk became a nature zone with plants and sunlight. Quick breaks mean opening the window to feel the fresh air, going outside, enjoying nature, looking after my office plants, and spending time with them. It became a refreshing break from stress.

3. Intersectionality Advocacy for Well-Being:

I was able to reshape my workplace culture and behavior patterns by incorporating mindfulness and nature into my work narrative. As a result, I started to have an inner dialogue about mental health, which challenged my belief that success required sacrificing well-being. It is from this awareness that I share my discoveries with others.

Here is the attainable balance by blending mindfulness and nature at work.

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With love and in community,

Lorena