Chinese Youths Fight Stress with Adult Pacifiers
There is a bizarre stress-relief trend sweeping through China these days – thousands of grownups are relying on adult pacifiers to mitigate stress symptoms like anxiety and insomnia. From work-related stress and financial burdens like mortgages and car payments, to complex interpersonal relationships, modern life is full of anxiety-inducing problems, but who would have thought […]
You Can Now Relax by Cuddling a Cow for $75 an Hour
Cow cuddling has been around in Europe for a while, but now a farm in upstate New York is giving Americans the chance to unwind by getting up close and personal with peaceful bovines for just $75 and hour. Mountain House Farm, a beautiful 33-acre retreat in New York, has been offering wellness sessions with […]
South Korean Soldiers Take Ballet Lessons to Relieve Stress
Guarding the border with North Korea is a very stressful job for the South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas, but they recently found a very unconventional way to unwind – taking ballet lessons. Once a week, the young soldiers of the Koran army’s army’s 25th Division switch their heavy […]