What are some tips/tricks to reduce stress and anxiety?

Anxiety: We often have to learn how to manage our thoughts, our worries, and how our body reacts to these things that often are at the center of anxiety. Pills most often fail to fix anxiety. But, exercise, especially cardiovascular or yoga, is a very natural way to change our bodies and our thoughts; to burn off the stress in a healthy way. Modifying how we respond to worry is important.

Breath Work: One trick includes relaxing through breath work. Take slower/deeper breaths, look up deep breathing techniques online (tutorials or videos on youtube) to learn how to regulate your breathing.

Several options: There is good research data for use of progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness, meditation, and deep breathing for reducing anxiety and stress. There are some useful free smartphone apps as well as several youtube videos that can walk you through the strategies.