<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpd5b60148yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<b style="color: rgb(157, 24, 17); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Tribe (From last week\u2019s 9/16 virtual NY Health & Longevity...Next zoom mtg. is Oct. 28th, noon):</b></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#9d1811" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b><br></b></font><div class="ydp25640627yiv1393233268ydpc2f50938yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div id="ydp25640627yiv1393233268ydpc2f50938yiv2415326384"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2"><b>Stress robs health, depletes energy, and destroys enjoyment and learning.</b></font></div><div><div><font color="#4c76a2"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font color="#4c76a2"><b>Psychotherapist Dr. Janet Sullivan shared insightful and thought-provoking findings about the stress and anxiety hormone changes that assault our brains and nervous systems during periods of sustained uncertainty. Advisers </b></font><b style="color: rgb(76, 118, 162);">and guests </b><b style="color: rgb(76, 118, 162);">generously shared their deep upsets with our acrid political environment; a woefully out-of-step government; a tragically managed COVID; a retrenching economy; racial inequality and more. They also recommended the following tools for effectively protecting oneself from the toxic health consequences of sustained stress and uncertainty.</b></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>1) Acknowledge and own your feelings. \u201cYou have to feel in order to heal\u201d. It\u2019s important to acknowledge how frightened or how out of control you feel.</b></font></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>2) \u201cStay in gratitude.\u201d If you have 100 complaints,</b></font></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b> be mindful of 1000 blessings.</b></font></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>3) \u201cBe present to & embrace nature\u201d: Notice blue skies, shifting clouds, a flower, tree or plant; feel the breeze against your skin; hear the birds sing, the dog bark and the laughter of children; savor the scent of cooking food, smoking chestnuts in the fall, rising bread,</b></font></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>or a fresh cut orange. </b></font><b style="color: rgb(157, 24, 17);">4) Learn to Forgive. Don\u2019t make this or any other assault unforgivable.</b></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>5) Be generous to yourself as daily wonders an assaults flow through you.</b></font></div><div><font color="#9d1811"><b>6) Stay in community. And don\u2019t forget genuine acts of kindness even if it\u2019s a smile or a nod.</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#4c76a2"><b> Meditation is a proven stress buster and provides numerous health benefits.</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2"><b> The following programs and/or apps were recommended. <br></b></font><div id="ydp25640627yiv1393233268ydpc2f50938yiv2415326384AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><p class="ydp25640627yiv1393233268ydpc2f50938yiv2415326384ydp880eac47yiv4510063848MsoNormal" dir="ltr"></p><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2" style="background-color: inherit;"><b> TM-Meditate.org - Twice daily guided meditation calls from around the world (also provides a heartening sense of community.</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2" style="background-color: inherit;"><b><br></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2" style="background-color: inherit;"><b>Two apps include: Meditate Me and Calm. Calm can assist with sleep and meditation. For Calm, you can also </b></font><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Cell #. </span>516.528.5599</div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2" style="background-color: inherit;"><b> According to several, both are great stress-reducers.</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br><blockquote type="cite" style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px;"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2"><b>Kelly Welles, LUTCF</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2"><b>Co-chair & GC, Gotham NYHealth & Longevity</b></font></div></blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#4c76a2"><b><br></b></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpd5b60148signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:24px;"><span><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0px;padding:8px;font-size:small;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0px;padding:8px;"><b 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