Calm Your Mind

On a daily basis, we experience what is commonly referred to as the “monkey mind.” Our brain is filled with thoughts, a lot of which bring negativity and distraction into our lives. The more we start to notice these thoughts, the more easily we can let them go. Our mind is a muscle, just like anything else, and we can train it to be more aware and calm. The calmer the mind, the better and wiser we feel. 


Activations:

  1. Goldie Hawn - Brain Break Meditation

  2. Jewel's 10 Breath Counting Meditation

  3. 21 Day Meditation Practice

  4. Try using little moments throughout the day to focus on your breathing: stoplights, bathroom breaks, walking to a destination, etc.

  5. Meditation from an Inspiring Children Foundation Youth

Resources:

  1. Innerworld, an online immersive peer to peer mental health community invites people to connect, share, heal and grow. Find your own happier place—in Innerworld! Their built-for-wellness worlds give you unlimited access to a social VR mental health peer support community. Click here to download the app (2-Month FREE TRIAL with our link)

  2. Book - The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh

  3. Book - Total Meditation by Deepak Chopra

  4. Watch this video - You Are Not Your Thoughts

  5. Article - 7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain, Forbes

  6. Video (1hr+) - How Meditation Works & Science-Based Effective Meditations

  7. Dr. Lisa Damour - How Breathing Reduces Anxiety

  8. Try this Relaxation Guided Meditation (42 min)

  9. Dr. Lisa Damour - How to Cope With Stress

  10. Dr. Blaise Aguirre - DBT, Mindfulness and Suicide

  11. Mindful Things Podcast - McLean Hospital

  12. Apps:


Hotline information: If you are in crisis please call the mental health hotline and dial 988. You can also text ‘HERO’ to 741741.