Physical exercise also releases nervous energy, and can thereby help to restore emotional balance. The same is true of meditation. Heading outdoors to hike or sit on a rock can restore perspective and cut one’s problems down to size. To release excess emotion, one can also go to an empty room, or write a letter to a person one is upset with—and then not send it. And of course the outdoors can provide spiritual inspiration in countless ways. One can also find the same inspiration while sitting in an empty church.
