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Mindful Monday
This week’s calming practice in The River of Mind. Let’s imagine our mind is a river and we are sitting on the riverbank.
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Wellness Wednesday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice A – Z Distraction If we cannot fall asleep because our minds are racing or we need some distraction, we can try a brain-refocusing game. Here’s how! Select a topic and think of something that begins with each letter of the alphabet for that…
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Letting Go We hold on to all kinds of things in life: people, old habits, emotions, resentment, limiting beliefs, relationships… We really want to just ‘get over it’ or ‘let it go’ but it is hard than we thought. This practice can help demonstrate…
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Vagus Nerve Exercise This tool helps to activate our vagus nerve, bringing us back to a calm ventral vagal state. We might notice signs of release such as, a deep sigh or swallow, a yawn, a general feeling of calm or our tummy gurgling. Here’s…
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Somatic Holds These holds anchor us into our body and compassionately connect us with ourselves through safe, calming touch. Here’s how! Place your left hand on your heart and your right hand on your belly. Close your eyes if it is safe. Breathe slowly and…
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Welcome October
This month, make the world a little better.
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Containment Hug A containment hug (or safety hug) has so many benefits! To name a few: it provides calming proprioceptive input; it anchors us in the present moment; it builds a compassionate connection with our body; it feels like a loving hug. Here’s how!…
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Wellness Wednesday
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Finger Taps Bilateral stimulation can help us process emotions and memories by activating both hemispheres of our brain. It can also help us center our focus, providing a gentle way to stay grounded and connected to our body. Last week’s post featured another form…
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Wellness Wednesday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Bilateral Stimulation Thigh Taps Thigh taps are a useful tool for when we are in a public space and feeling anxious, triggered, overwhelmed, or dissociated. No one will know what we are doing! It is especially easy to hide if we are sitting at a…
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