India’s Stress Storybook
A people-powered movement by Relax Play Thrive.
How do you show stress regulation?
You tell stories.
Of real people. With real wins. Living real change.
From homes and hospitals to therapy rooms, classrooms and offices — everyday Indians are rewriting our country’s relationship with everyday stress. Their voices now form a growing, living Movement Wall.
This isn’t just storytelling.
It’s public health in motion.
Building a nation of RPTians. Starting with you. 🫵🏼
Lived stories. Everyday Indians, everyday change.
Professions from students, parents and teachers to doctors, defence and professionals.
PIN codes From metros to small towns across India
Meet our RPTians — the faces behind the movement. 🙋🏽
Every Relax Play Thriver (RPTian) has a story.
Real people — just like you — who turned stress into small wins, and play into power.
Tap a photo to step into their journey — the challenges they faced, the wins they celebrated, and the activity that made them say, “Okay… this actually works!”
And who knows — maybe you’ll find a spark for your own journey too.
😓 Challenge:
Constant stress, lack of focus, procrastination and terrible time management
🏆 Win:
I was able to stick to my to do list
⭐ Favourite activity:
Mandala art
🤝 Played it forward?
Yes, gifted to my sister
Sejal, Ceramic artist and business owner, Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
Overthinking, burnout
🏆 Win:
Feeling lighter, calmer and more in control
⭐ Favourite activity:
The Great Overthinking Escape
Shweta, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Consultant, Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
Felt easily overwhelmed with work
🏆 Win:
A deeper awareness has been life-changing — I can now recognize what’s happening inside me when I’m feeling a certain way
⭐ Favourite activity:
Mood Map
🤝 Played it forward?
Did an Instagram series with Dr. Anuja Luniya.
Aastha, Podcast Host, Mumbai
🏆 Win:
“…it will reduce risk of Diabetes. And, if you prevent Diabetes, you can prevent many complications like blindness!”
🤝 Played it forward?
Yes, gifted to 2 colleagues and a friend
Dr. S. Natarajan, Padma Shri Opthalmologist, Mumbai
🏆 Win:
“The biggest revelation came from her discussion of the vagus nerve.”
⭐ Favourite activity:
Unlocking You
Shailendra, Professor & Entrepreneur, Delhi
😓 Challenge:
Stuck in a negative loop.
🏆 Win:
Helped me look on the bright side with a perspective shift. Felt better and focused. Felt like I’m taking a pause. Felt present
⭐ Favourite activity:
Roll ‘N Relax
🤝 Played it forward?
Shared about it with my LinkedIn community.
Neha, PhD Researcher & Freelancer, Hamirpur
Proof in numbers. Rooted in real lives. 📊
Every story adds up. These graphs show the collective wins of RPTians — less stress, better sleep, more energy, and playful habits that actually stick. It’s not just data… it’s living proof that stress regulation works, and it works for everyone.
📉 From stuck to thriving — see the shift.
Stress scores dropped. Energy and sleep rose. Proof that play works.
⏱ Just 5 minutes can make a difference.
Real story: How much time RPTians actually spent playing Relax Play Thrive
🔄 Small steps, big consistency.
Most RPTers keep coming back — tiny habits, big consistency.
🌎 Stress doesn’t discriminate. Neither does play.
From Gen Z to grandparents — every age found something that worked for them
of RPTians are sharing the gift of stress relief — recommending, gifting, or referring Relax Play Thrive to friends and family. Want to gift some calm? You can too.
of RPTians say a resounding YES — India needs tools like Relax Play Thrive to manage stress.
“India is navigating a period of incredible and rapid change, creating a clash between traditional values and modern aspirations. This can be disorienting, especially for the younger generation. What we need is an 'inner compass.' Relax Play Thrive provides exactly that—a framework for developing psychological flexibility ('Play') to adapt to this change, while also helping individuals connect with their own core values to 'Thrive' in a meaningful way.”
Vishal, Advisor - SETU Aayog, Dehradun
“My background is in higher education. I have struggled with no support. We are not taught the vocabulary to express our emotions, and we are quick to judge and dismiss. With RPT I see lives, and relationships saved, individuals happier and fulfilled.”
Neha, PhD Researcher & Freelancer, Hamirpur
“India needs a tool to facilitate unpacking of oneself.”
Anurag, Head CSR, Mumbai
“Today people's concept of work is absolutely wrong. Working long hours and stress has become the new hallmark of productivity and hence the poor mental health. But so be it, its this book which can take India forward.”
Mrugendra, GOI, Pune
"Stress has become basic in everyone’s lives. And regulating it is the only way we’ll be saved from walking around like zombies one day."
Hafsa, Calligraphy artist, Hyderabad
“Each one of us are extremely stressed we don't want to talk about it we are so stressed that we are ageing faster this is a great way to get people to start working on their stress.”
Shweta, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Consultant, Mumbai
Data proves it. RPTians live it. 🌱
😓 Challenge:
Anxiety and overthinking
🏆 Win:
Could breathe 🙂
⭐ Favourite activity:
Connect the Calm
Anonymous, Wedding Planner, Vasai
😓 Challenge:
It's difficult to pick one. It's more about the wrong or right mix of all the necessary elements put together in a package. So, the package was not really well in its optimum or desirable shape
🏆 Win:
Respond, not react, to any given situation
⭐ Favourite activity:
The ACT Matrix
Vishal, Advisor - SETU Aayog, Dehradun
😓 Challenge:
Anxiety and restlessness in my daily chores
🏆 Win:
I feel that there is hope in dealing with tough things
⭐ Favourite activity:
Not yet
🤝 Played it forward?
Promoted it on my groups
Mrugendra, GOI, Pune
😓 Challenge:
Anxiety and work stress
🏆 Win:
Changed in my mediation techniques to trigger specific components of the nervous system
⭐ Favourite activity:
Whistle at work
Anonymous, Dentist, Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
I always found it hard to navigate through the emotional turmoil that keeps pricking throughout the day. Mini pokes that I dint know how to deal with. Which eventually would turn into one big outburst
🏆 Win:
Acknowledge my patterns and use the right tools for each
⭐ Favourite activity:
Ridikulus Revelations
🤝 Played it forward?
Yes, gifted to my cousin
Hafsa, Calligraphy artist, Hyderabad
😓 Challenge:
Get anxious amd stressed every other minute.
🏆 Win:
Feel relaxed and calm within a minute.
⭐ Favourite activity:
Technicolour Tranquility
Jyoti, Influencer, Navi Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
Stress and anxiety
🏆 Win:
Drastic shifts towards cal
⭐ Favourite activity:
Empty to Happy
Plavita, Founder and Architect, Bangalore
😓 Challenge:
Feeling low on energy and on emotions, was feeling stretched out in multiple directions
🏆 Win:
Allowed me to reinvent myself and also allowed me look at things which I thought are no more there…I miss it the day I don’t use it
⭐ Favourite activity:
Stress Sanctuary
🤝 Played it forward?
Yes, gifted to my CEO
Anurag, Head CSR, Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
Constantly overthinking — always stuck in a loop of a thousand scenarios and never really present.
🏆 Win:
Helps me just pause. I’ve become more aware of my present state of mind
🤝 Played it forward?
Referred it to my friends.
Resham, Founder & Architect, Mumbai
😓 Challenge:
Feeling blue
🏆 Win:
Helps me relax
⭐ Favourite activity:
Unlocking You
Anonymous, Neurosurgeon, Chennai
😓 Challenge:
Busy days with little free time
🏆 Win:
Quickly get back my control over stress
⭐ Favourite activity:
Roll ‘N Relax
Shweta, Founder, Kochi
😓 Challenge:
Busy days with little free time
🏆 Win:
Quickly get back my control over stress
⭐ Favourite activity:
Roll ‘N Relax
Rashmi, Founder, Bangalore
Disclaimer: All stories and data here are shared voluntarily, with participant consent. Data is used only to amplify the impact of everyday regulation.
Stress isn’t personal…it’s national. 🇮🇳
The WHO estimates 60% of global disease burden is stress-related.
In India, it fuels rising hypertension, diabetes, and mental health crises.
But here’s the hope:
If 100 RPTians felt a shift, imagine what 10,000 employees or 1 million citizens could experience.
Fewer hospital visits. Stronger homes, classrooms and workplaces. A healthier, more resilient India for generations to come.
Small wins today = national wellbeing tomorrow