Growth is an important part of life. Although physical growth is easier to see, emotional growth is just as important. This is because it helps us to learn how to cope with the ups and downs that life throws our way. These challenges and setbacks can help us to grow and adapt and by trying new things, we learn to move out of our comfort zone and into new possibilities.

Want to try something new? We’ve put together 4 new skills you can learn with the help of social media.

Dancing

Dancing is a great new skill to learn. Not only is it fun, but it’s also a way of staying active and improving your mental health. Exercise can help reduce stress and anxiety as well as make you feel happier. This is because it releases endorphins (these are the hormones that make you feel good). If you want to have some fun and learn how to dance to a range of TikTok trends and popular songs, then MihranTV might be for you!

This YouTube channel provides a range of dance tutorials ranging in difficulty, so get your friends and family members involved and have some fun learning a new skill together.

Mindfulness and breathing exercises

Learning how to do mindfulness exercises and learning some breathing techniques is another beneficial skill to have. Learning this gives you a new way to manage anxiety, stress and improve mental health. Headspace is a popular app used for meditation, mindfulness, breathing, and improving sleep. It has plenty of activities to do, as well as reminders and trackers to help you manage these new skills.

Headspace also has a YouTube channel you can use which can also help you with the downs everyday life throws your way.

Cooking

Learning to cook is a useful life skill to have which can help you to eat healthily as well as save money. Even though we all love a good McDonalds every now and then, it’s rather expensive to constantly eat out and it’s definitely not healthy to do so either! By learning to cook you can also start to understand world cultures and the flavours they use which can be really interesting. TikTok is a great platform to get cooking a range of foods.

This TikTok account is a good place to start. It shows fun and affordable tutorials which are easy to follow and also puts a step by step recipe and all the ingredients you need in the comment section of each of the videos.

What would you like to learn?

Learning a new skill isn’t always about finding a new hobby or investing a lot of time. We know that trying something new can be scary, especially when it’s out of your comfort zone. Don’t forget to celebrate the small wins too! It could be as simple as learning how to make scrambled eggs or trying out a cool new way to put on eyeliner. If you’re feeling too overwhelmed at the thought of something big, set yourself a small challenge instead.