Feeling down in the dumps? Sometimes, your brain chemicals plummet to the point that no matter what you do, you can’t shake the blues. Before you reach for the pills, step outside. The sun gave Superman his powers- it can do the same for you in seconds.

When Superman basks in the yellow sun, he absorbs great quantities of solar energy that makes him invincible. He’s a solar battery and so are you. Did you know that by simply stepping into the sun’s energy at dawn or sunset, closing your eyes and gazing into that fireball behind your eyelids, you dramatically skyrocket the levels of endorphins in your brain? That chemical gives you that sappy happy feeling. It’s a sensation of being high.

This ritual of solar energizing is called solar healing or sungazing. Two minutes is all it takes and you’ll feel like Superman- even after your bratty kids drained you like Kryptonite.