Hippie advice on remaining sane in the academy

I am aware that the word “hippie” and it’s concept is sometimes negative. Negative because some assume loving nature and wanting to abolish capitalism is pointless. Complacency and boxy rooms are apparently the “in” thing to do. But I am totally re-claiming hippie as a revolutionary awesome identity. Especially when combined with institutional obligations. It creates quite the brew of contradictions. Anyway, here is how I remain sane while being a GTA, intern, grad student, small (new) business creator, cat care-giver, and partner. These are my remedies to being overwhelmed as an English teacher and all the other stuff I am, learned through many semesters of struggle at FAU. Hopefully you get something positive out of it.

1. Do Yoga or some form of meditation/relaxation in-between  moments of wanting to rip your hair out.
2. Do not grade the bazillion papers before doing your grad paper/assignment. You need to graduate.
3. Eat! Remember to eat (hopefully healthy-ish) in-between the hours of grading, writing, and classes. Your health is important and will help you continue on. Denying yourself of food for the sake of producing is a symptom of capitalist disease. 
4. Rebel in some way. This is open to interpretation. But rebellion feels sooooo good. Even in a small way.
5. Exist in nature and just be. Its up to you how long you want to do this for. Go to the ocean, park, forest, sit in the grass, touch a tree, moon gaze… anything that is outside is a change from being inside an artificially-aired, boxy room. 
6. Drink tea. I know many academics are coffee drinkers, but non-caffeine tea is helpful in soothing nerves. Especially with herbs/barks like chamomile, lavender, sorrel, cinnamon.
7. Essential oils! Use them, smell them, do aromatherapy. Very calming.

Okay so that is all I can think of right now, at least in terms of “appropriate” content. This may seem like yucky self-help stuff, but I actually just helped myself and realized that I do a lot to keep myself  “sane” , despite alllll the responsibilities of grading and teaching and etc that I have. Remedy accomplished.