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Category: Awareness

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Soothing Sounds Soothe yourself with your favorite sounds. Choose a sound from the list below (or a favorite of your own), search for it on a Spotify, Apple Music or You Tube playlist, then find a cozy spot, close your eyes, and spend 5…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Soothing Water 💦 Run yourself a nice hot bath 🛀 or take a long, hot shower 🚿. You can also fill up a large bowl with hot water and make it a hand or foot bath. Take your time to savor the sensations of…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Heat Sometimes you need a little warmth to feel cozy, safe, and calm. Here are a some soothing activities to try: Rest a heated wheat bag on your belly or chest. Snuggle up with a hot-water bottle. Immerse yourself in some warm water such…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Anchor Anchoring yourself to the present is helpful if you find yourself feeling triggered, spacey, dissociative, or overwhelmed by future worries and fears. Fill in the blanks and repeat gently to yourself: I am here. I am ______________________________. (Describe where you are specifically such…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Body Contact Come home to your body with this grounding tool. Here’s how! First, drop into your breath; observing your inhale and exhale and perhaps them to settle and slow. Now, with your eyes closed or your focus soft and your gaze down, begin…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Comforting Touch Choose an object that feels soothing and calming, such as a crystal, a stone, a small  piece of fabric, a button, a coin, or a small toy. This will be your grounding object, to carry with you in your bag or pocket…

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Comfort Color Pick a color to be your grounding color; representing safety, comfort, and inner peace. When you need a calming anchor, bring your color to mind. Close your eyes and breathe slowly. Imagine this color filling you up and wrapping a sense of…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Coping Statements Read (silently and out loud) and repeat as needed. Not everything I think is true. This feeling will pass. I have survived every hard thing I have ever been through. I am stronger than I give myself credit for. I do not…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Single Focus Pick a random object to center your focus. Pour all of your attention into this object. Describe to yourself: All its tiny details such as, colors, shape, and textures. The way it feels in your hands and its weight. The way the…