Harvest Fair 2024

This Fall Rethinking Success, took our ideas off our blog and brought them to Needham’s Harvest Fair. Here are some action steps to help transition from reading and thinking about our ideas to incorporating them into your day. The action steps are in 4 categories: Sleep, Exercise and Movement, Brain Breaks, and Social Media.

Sleep

Sleep affects every part of our body and brain. Use these tips to improve sleep and watch other areas of your life improve.

Exercise & Movement

There is lots of evidence that physical exercise improves depressive and anxiety symptoms. Living in Needham, we have many opportunities to move our bodies.

We encourage those who are able to work up a sweat on a treadmill or in a class at the Charles River YMCA.

Looking to move your body and be mindful check out a class at Steve DeMasco’s Martial Arts in Needham

Gardening is a perfect activity to move your body and calm your mind. The Needham Community Farm has education and volunteer activities. Getting your hands in the dirt is good for the body and soul.

Brain Breaks

The world feels very stressful at times. We can’t completely escape being busy but we can take time out in the form of a brain break. Try the 3 options below and give yourself and your kids the gift of a brain break.

Curate your Social Media Feed

Social media can be a wonderful connecting tool and resource to encourage hobbies and creativity. But it can also negatively impact mood and be incredibly time consuming. We have included some tips below to help you bring out the best of your social media feed and reduce negativity. These are general instructions because all social media applications are unique.