Holistic Well-being
Mindfulness and Well-being
- Earl E. Bakkencenter For Spirituality & Healing - University of Minnesota
- U of MN Student Counseling Services Mindfulness Resources
- Change to Chill from Allina Health MN
- Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Center for Mindfulness at UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Mindfulness Meditation Podcasts - University of St. Thomas
- Mindfulness Meditation for Messy Times - YouTube Video
Relaxation and Stress Management
- 40 Ways to Relax in 5 Minutes or Less
- 8 Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress
- 7 Ways to Stay Productive When You’re Stressed
- A Simple Breathing Exercise
Self-Care and Resiliency
- Building Your Resilience (American Psychological Association)
- 5 Ways to Handle Uncertainty
- Self-Care: 10 Simple Ways to Practice Self-Care (Wanderlust)
Well-being Apps
Happify
Science based activities and games can help reduce stress, overcome negative thoughts, and build greater resilience by providing effective tools and programs to improve emotional well-being.
Healthy Mind Innovations
Trains your mind through meditation and podcast-style lessons to develop skills - to gain focus, reduce stress, and maintain positive social connections.
MyLife
MyLife has both Spanish and English Meditations while also having great resources for children. Cost is $10.00 with some free content before purchase.
Stop Panic & Anxiety Self Help
What's Up?
Utilizes CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) methods to help you cope with depression, anxiety, anger, stress and more.
Headspace
The Headspace Meditation resource has free content and full content with a subscription. You get one free week trail and costs $12.99 a month.
MindShift CBT - Anxiety Relief
Uses strategies based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful and develop more effective ways of thinking.
Smiling Mind
Web and app based program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to people’s lives with mindfulness meditation and looking after the mind. A good general self-care app.
Virtual Hope Box
The VHB contains simple tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking.