Online Guide for Staying at Home - Part 3 - Stress Relief
By Anna Hazard
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Introduction
Due to health & economic related worries as well as burgeoning cabin fever, now is a time that many people may be seeking new forms of stress relief and anxiety management.
Here are a selection of free online activities for stress reduction during the coronavirus crisis. Options vary from guided meditation classes, to calming or tension venting online games, to various relaxing livecams & livestreams that are still being broadcasted.
Here are a selection of free online activities for stress reduction during the coronavirus crisis. Options vary from guided meditation classes, to calming or tension venting online games, to various relaxing livecams & livestreams that are still being broadcasted.
Meditation
Ten Percent Happier Guided Meditations
Shambala ONLINE
SoundsTrue Resilience Care Package
- A series of audio guided meditations that have been specifically designed to help the user deal with coronavirus-related stress and anxiety.
Shambala ONLINE
- A series of weekly online programs & classes held online via Zoom that focuses on meditation, dharma, and pandemic support.
SoundsTrue Resilience Care Package
- Free online courses, podcasts, audio programs, books & more on mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, and healthy sleep during times of stress.
Calming Games
Mom Books Art Therapy Coloring
Jigsaw Explorer
Ella Stewart Recommended Online Stress Relief Games
- Includes a wide selection of therapy & stress relief coloring pages tailored for adults. Images can be colored directly online or printed & downloaded for later use.
Jigsaw Explorer
- A wide assortment of various online picture jigsaw puzzles from various categories. Puzzles are free to use with new ones uploaded each morning.
Ella Stewart Recommended Online Stress Relief Games
- An archive of previously recommended calming stress relief games that are free and available online. Includes zen gardens, point & click adventure games, online Tetris, and much more.
Venting Games
Games XL Rage
Angry Games Co.
Ella Stewart Care Recommended Online Anger Management Games
- An assortment of free flash games (such as the Disaster will Strike series) that focuses on venting through stress by breaking things in demolition-style entries.
Angry Games Co.
- An entire website dedicated to online & mobile games for stress relief and anger venting. Includes categories for boss beat'em ups, rampages, and ragdolls.
Ella Stewart Care Recommended Online Anger Management Games
- Our archive of recommended tension relieving games that will allow one to safely vent and otherwise blow off steam. Includes Angry Birds, Stress Relief Pig, and more.
LiveCams
Explore.org
Monterey Bay Aquarium Web Cams
Houston Zoo Webcam
- Livestreams & recordings of various natural & artificial environments around the world from city streets to wild dolphins underwater to puppies in a backyard.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Web Cams
- Ten different livestreams offer a wide range of subjects to view including open sea, coral reefs, and kelp forests. Footage is also available on the aquariums's Youtube Channel.
Houston Zoo Webcam
- Includes livestreams from various exhibits such as giraffes, gorillas, and elephants. Unlike other livestreams, these webcams have a function in the lower right display that will allow the audience to queue up for the chance to directly control the camera including zooming & direction.