Class 5, October 14

 By Nate Feldman

*We will listen to the lecture about the best ways to reduce stress in our lives.  I will show a clip from my video, Fall Journeys, to show a way I reduce stress.  

Note: Your story about stress, no more than a page, should be completed by Friday.  We will have a small vocabulary quiz on Thursday of terms we have learned in this class thus far.

Warm-up Discussion:

*Do you use any of the techniques the doctor mentioned to reduce stress in your life?

Vocabulary:

1. vital: something very important 

2. calm your mind: make your mind and thinking more relaxed 

3. greater social connections: have more relationships with more people 

4. bodily tension: pressure felt by the body when you are stressed 

5. trigger: cause something to happen 

Discussion: 

1. What is vital for good health in your opinion?

2. How do you calm your mind?

3. How do you build greater social connections?

4. What triggers problems for you?  

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