{"id":337101,"date":"2016-04-20T18:02:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T10:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/5-ways-to-relax-your-mind-without-technology-337101.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T03:38:10","slug":"5-ways-to-relax-your-mind-without-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/healthy-practices-hk\/wellbeing-tips-hk\/5-ways-to-relax-your-mind-without-technology-337101.html","title":{"rendered":"Quick Comfort: 5 Ways to relax your mind without resorting to technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

When taking a break from work or study, it is so easy to reach out for your phone and start scrolling through Instagram or play that new game you just downloaded from the app store<\/a>. Grabbing your tablet or laptop to mindlessly surf the net or to watch cute animal videos has become the new 21st century way to unwind (or procrastinate).<\/p>

Sure, technology is here to stay, but we shouldn't always rely on it to help us relax our minds. What happened to the good old days when we used to go outside for picnics in the park, surrounded by nature<\/a>? Or when we used to sit down with family to play board games like Monopoly and Scrabble instead of stare at the television all evening?<\/p>

Using technology can actually have the opposite effect of relaxing your mind, which is especially true if you stare at your phone for ages<\/a> just before you clock in for the night. It's best to embrace more old school ways of calming the mind down. Head up to the gallery above for 5 technology-free ways you can de-stress\u00a0your frazzled brain.<\/p>

Angela Goh<\/em><\/p>

Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>

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10 De-stressing beauty products to calm your senses<\/a><\/p>

Laughter Yoga: 5 Exercises to de-stress<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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