Designed for attendees at hockey games, a safe space to smash a few vases or plates with a hammer could help you and your attendees work out some frustrations without damaging the convention center.

Use these tactics to help you work more productively and take anxiety-free breaks.

This webinar outlines the hidden stressors that meeting planners face, and how to lighten your load. Plus, you can earn one clock hour toward your CMP!

The Cleveland Clinic consulted on these meeting venues and there is no reason why planners can’t enjoy the guided meditations and specially designed environments along with their attendees.

Holly Duckworth, CMP, CAE, has some words of wisdom for stressed-out meeting professionals in this video guide to Mindful Meetings.

Many venues now offer quiet rooms and guided meditations, but the JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort also offers an app that visitors can use to tour the garden while interacting with digital butterflies. It might be time to add questions about mental health breaks to your RFPs.

Once you accept the fact that there will be stressful times in your deadline-driven job, you can actually start planning for the downtime. Science shows that chronic stress is bad for you, but limited, episodic stress can actually be good for you. Just don’t forget to take some R&R afterward.