The trainers who have worked with stars like Heidi Klum, Kate Hudson, and Julia Roberts swear by these physical and mental exercises.

5 Emotion-Management Tools to Adopt Today

By Andrea Orbeck, Desi Bartlett and Nicole Stuart

Published: Aug 22, 2023

All our feelings and emotions are inside us. They are messengers of important information from our body, as well as an expression of the energy of how we feel in any given situation. Our body is a wealth of information and can be a great source of inner guidance. A key component of emotional health is being in touch with our emotions, taking the time to understand them, and navigating through them.

Think of physical and mental exercises as tools on a continuum that can help you to manage your emotions. At one end of the continuum is external movement, and at the other end are meditation and internal focus of the mind on one point or sound. In the middle are practices like yoga, which embodies elements of both. Here’s a brief look at what each tool offers.