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. Jewel’s “The Portal” Meditation (4 min - 10 min)

  2. Goldie Hawn - Brain Break Meditation

  3. Jewel's 10-Breath Counting Meditation (click here for worksheet)

  4. 21 Day Meditation Practice

  5. Suite of Guided Self-Compassion Meditations by Dr. Kristin Neff

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

  7. Meditation from an Inspiring Children Foundation Youth

Resources

Virtual Reality

Innerworld, an online immersive peer to peer mental health community invites people to connect, share, heal and grow. Their built-for-wellness worlds give you unlimited access to a social VR mental health peer support community.

Watch

  1. You Are Not Your Thoughts

  2. DBT, Mindfulness and Suicide

  3. Relaxation Guided Meditation (42 min)

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

Read

  1. 7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain, Forbes

  2. Dr. Lisa Damour - How Breathing Reduces Anxiety

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

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

  5. Book - Total Meditation by Deepak Chopra

Listen

  1. Mindful Things Podcast - McLean Hospital

Apps

  1. JewelNeverBroken.com - (FREE)

  2. Insight Timer - (FREE)

  3. Moshi (for kids) - (FREE)

  4. Calm - 14 Day Free Trial

  5. Headspace - 14 Day Free Trial

  6. Breethe - 14 Day Free Trial

  7. Tone It Up - 7 Day Free Trial

  8. Chopra - 7 Day Free Trial 


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