Exercise, mental health and social distancing | JIGSAW
Úna, Jigsaw clinician, talks about exercise and mental health in the context of social distancing.
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A video game that helps us understand loneliness | Cornelia Geppert | TedTalk
Step into artist Cornelia Geppert’s visually stunning video game “Sea of Solitude,” which explores how battling the “monsters” of loneliness and self-doubt can help us better grapple with the complexity and struggles of mental health.
St Patrick’s Mental Health -Walk in my Shoes: Mind Your Mind | Short Film Competition Runner-Up | John the Baptist Community School, Limerick
Runner-up in the 2020/21 Frame of Mind short film competition went to John the Baptist Community School in County Limerick. Frame of Mind celebrates film as a means to creatively challenge mental health stigma or highlight a positive health message. Find out more at walkinmyshoes.ie/campaigns/frame-of-mind
St Patrick’s Mental Health- Walk in My Shoes: Notice 5 Things
This exercise will help you slow down and engage with what is happening around you.
St Patrick’s Mental Health- Walk in My Shoes: Leaves on a Stream
This exercise will help you notice your thoughts and then let them go.
St Patrick’s Mental Health- Walk in My Shoes: Dropping the Anchor
This exercise will help you learn how to ground yourself in the present moment
St Patrick’s Mental Health- Walk in My Shoes: Body Scan
An effective method to introduce mindfulness and meditation into your classroom is to engage in a mindfulness of the body, relaxation exercise.
Kids Sleep Meditation FREDDIE THE FOX Helps You Fall Asleep Fast (Children’s Meditation Sleep Story)
Deep in the hidden woodlands there is a sleepy burrow which only foxes know… The very cheeky and mischievous Freddie the Fox will take you on a wonderful night adventure and help you fall asleep fast into your happiest dreams. This kids sleep meditation and children’s meditation sleep story is full of lovely surprises and …
5 Mindfulness Exercises for Kids
Here are 5 easy and practical mindfulness techniques kids from the age of 5+ can use to self-regulate, calm down, tune into their listening and sharpen concentration. Each one is taken from a Zen Den – our longer mindfulness video series which is here on this handy playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… 🌈 All our videos are …